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OK to dry fire a Walther LGR?
Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:19 pm
by tedloehrke
Can anyone tell me if it is O.K. to dry fire a Walther LGR? I am new to air gunning and recently purchased this rifle. No owner manual so I have a few questions.
Thanks for any help.
Ted
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 1:19 am
by Spencer
Owners manual
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:51 am
by tedloehrke
thanks for the link, it answered a lot of questions, but i still don't know if it is safe to dry fire this weapon.
Posted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:11 am
by frog5215
It's pneumatic, what could it possibly hurt?
In springers, you have a piston slamming into the end of the cylinder needing the cushion of the compressing air.
In a pneumatic, the power plant has no idea whether there was a pellet or not.
The valve opens, the charge escapes, no difference whether there's a pellet or not.
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:32 am
by WRC
As an aside, be sure to close the trap by pushing it down with your thumb (or other digit), NOT by using the handle. The latch needs to be firmly seated with a reassuring "snap" sound. Otherwise if it isn't seated all the way, the shot will flip the trap open and, for extra fun and annoyance, send BOTH seals flying off!
I shot an LGR for 12 years, and it was a great rifle. Coach Paula