Does dry firing harm an SSP?

[Prone Shooter]

If you carefully open the HW40 mechanism only far enough until you hear the click of the valve/trigger cocking then close it again you can dry fire with only a tiny fraction of normal air compression & noise,
Regards,
Nick

As Nick has said, most SSP's have this function, especially if designed as a paper puncher. In 10m competition, you are not permitted to expel air or make a discharge sound over a minimal level when at the firing point and dry firing.

Bob

[magicniner]

These are co2 of course but the theory of charging a valve with air / gas into a tiny chamber is the same .

It isn't you know, SSP have a valve that once released stays open and dumps all the gas, there isn't a hammer-against-sprung-valve as in CO2 guns, the technology is very different, unless you have a Schimmel, of course

- Nick

[Cones]

It isn't you know, SSP have a valve that once released stays open and dumps all the gas, there isn't a hammer-against-sprung-valve as in CO2 guns, the technology is very different, unless you have a Schimmel, of course

- Nick

Hi, I think it depends on the SSP. If this were true then the hammer velocity adjustment on the Feinwerkbau 100 series would have no effect. It does work in exactly the same way as the Co2 and PCP versions. You can even hear the air dump when recocking the pistol if the power is adjusted to the lowest setting.

Mark