RampantAndroid
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no, these guns are sopping wet with oil/grease/or whatever they coat them in. My P-01 had a ton of the stuff on it, all over - inside and out. It needs to be wiped off and then re-oiled properly.
Yup - but this is my point, don't wipe the thing bone dry then cycle it manually and everything for a while. Leave the grease on the contact points until you have new oil to put on it.
For a centerfire weapon, it just gives something soft for the firing pin to hit (i.e., if it were a live round, the firing pin would hit the primer). It's actually not critical at all for centerfire weapons.
It's generally regarded as essential for dry firing rimfire weapons: if there is no snap cap, the firing pin would slam into the (steel) breech face, or perhaps the side of the chamber, each time it is dry fired, potentially damaging the firing pin.
That's also not the case for all rimfires. I have a CZ 453, which is a 22LR bolt action. According to CZ, it's ok to dry fire without snap cap.
Yes - for example, dry firing a garand can warp the firing pin. In general, I advise owning snap caps for every caliber of gun you own. Just good practice to be in, IMO.
