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Is there a way to dry fire the Pardini K 58?? I bought one used and did not get a manuel
Thanks

Frank,

The K58 is a great gun. My first AP was a used K58 from Don Nygord, about 6 years ago. I traded it for a K2s, but, recently, bought another one for my son.

Since 2003, the K58 has had a "dry fire" feature. As you know, when you pump the lever, it opens the loading gate. Pulling the loading gate all the way back sets the sear, and the gun is reday to fire. To dry fire, simply open the loading gate manually, without pumping it.

On my first K58, I'm not sure if that would have worked. Shortly after I bought my first one, I asked on if it would be ok to "fire" the pistol without a pellet. "Fine," he said. A little noisy, but, a workable solution for around the house.

Of ocurse, you don't want to do anythng which involved the expelling of gas, other than when you are ready to fire, at a match.

HTH
Scott H.

Frank,

To add to what Scott said, some pre-2003 K-58s were converted by Don Nygord to dry fire exactly as Scott describes. So even if yours is pre-2003, try pulling the loading gate all the way back to see if that cocks the trigger - can't hurt anything to try. If it does not have that capability, I don't know of any smith who does the conversion now. Even Don stopped doing it after a few years because he said it was too labor intensive for what he could charge.

FredB