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To enhance my dry firing sessions... what would be a most economical training system...

Should I get one which just records where the shot would have gone... or do I fork out for a full training system?

If I need to fork out... which system should I look at? Scatt, Noptel.. etc?

Also, could anyone give me a run down on "dry firing plugs" for .22's please? Are these the best way to dry fire without damaging my gun?

GL

Greenleaf wrote:To enhance my dry firing sessions... what would be a most economical training system...

Should I get one which just records where the shot would have gone... or do I fork out for a full training system?

If I need to fork out... which system should I look at? Scatt, Noptel.. etc?

Also, could anyone give me a run down on "dry firing plugs" for .22's please? Are these the best way to dry fire without damaging my gun?

GL

The 'most economical' would be nothing, a blank wall. As to what would help you develop I would suggest a full training system. As to which is best do some searches on this site and see what's been said before. The simple answer is there is no one best system, like there's no one gun, different people favour different systems.

Rob.

Many will say that depending on the gun, a plug may not be necessary, but my personal feelings are that a plug is good insurance. A lot of .22s can be safely fired without immediate damage, but whatever is stopping the firing pin from moving forward does take a beating and something may be peened or break. In some guns, it is the firing pin itself and as long as the pin is intact, all is well. But if the pin breaks from all the beating, the forward portion can start damaging the chamber rim and causing lots of trouble.

Now for a couple of extremes in the list of available plugs:

Larry's Guns in Maine has some Haemmerli plugs which include a flag and are shaped such that they don't extract when you cycle the slide. You can find them at:

http://www.larrysguns.com/otheracc.asp

Look for:

1 520 601-5 Hammerli Dry Firing Plugs (Pkg of 5) $6.40


On the extreme low end of the scale, you can use plastic wall anchors from a harware store. There is a particular size that is just right," but they seem to have different numbers from different manufacturers. In order to keep these from ejecting, you'll need to trim an edge off and they won't last as long as the Haemmerli plugs, but then again, you can get quite a number of them for a couple dollars.

Personnally, I find the cost of the Haemmerli plugs to be warranted by the ease of use and durability. Besides, I paid enough for the Haemmerli pistol, I might as well use the Haemmerli plugs for it.:-)

Take Care,
Ed Hall
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Will the Hammerli dryfiring plugs fit in any bolt action 22 rifle?

I'm specifically thinking of the Walther KK100 and the CZ ZKM 452...

I know the CZ is a sports rifle... but thats what I'm used to shooting...

GL