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Originally Posted by vash

on a glock you need to. after racking the slide to check for emptiness..the firearm, not our souls.

you have to drop the hammer before you can disassemble the thing. but that is relatively FEW dry fires, compared to making PEW PEW PEW sounds with the thing running drills.

I haven't had a Glock, but I've had two of it's biggest competitors (Springfield XDm and S&W M&P Shield), and according to everything that I could find, both of them are fine to dry fire.


Per S&W, the only thing that you shouldn't dry fire is a 22. I assume that's for current models. I don't know that it would apply to a 40 or 50yo handgun.
https://www.smith-wesson.com/customer-service/faqs

Can I dry fire my S&W handgun?

Q: Can I dry fire my Smith & Wesson?

A: Yes, except for the .22 caliber pistols which includes models 22A, 22S, 422, 2206, 2214, 2213 and 41.

.22 caliber revolvers such as models 17, 43, 63, 317 and 617 also should not be dry fired.

Q: Why can't I dry fire my .22 pistol or revolver?

A: Dry firing a S&W .22 pistol or revolver will cause damage to the firing pin.