I just picked up a Stainless Carbine from SA.  I was messing around with it and noticed I can't dry fire without a Mag inserted.  Should I remove the Mag disconnect(not sure if my terminology is correct)?  And if so, how do I do it.

Thanks

I never heard of that. Just picked up a Regular one and no problems.

Just wondering, thank you

I just picked up a Stainless Carbine from SA.  I was messing around with it and noticed I can't dry fire without a Mag inserted.  Should I remove the Mag disconnect(not sure if my terminology is correct)?  And if so, how do I do it.

Thanks

Maybe my information is outdated but I don't believe you're supposed to dry fire Rimfire firearms.

Most of them it is not advised because the firing pin can hit the barrel. The 10/22 has a firing pin block to keep it from doing that.

Why do you want to remove the mag disconnect? Just dry fire it with a mag in there. 10/22 doesn't hold the bolt back from factory so it is not really a pain.

10/22 doesn't hold the bolt back from factory so it is not really a pain.

I just noticed this, thanks.

You can buy a auto bolt from dex @xring or mod your own.
I never heard of issues with dry fire of rugers, ruger has said its okay in the past.  I personally would not make it a habbit.
Check out rimfirecentral.com tons of info and cheap trick writes up like auro bolt mod, trigger job, bedding the stock and more.

Thanks for the info, maybe reading the Manual should be my first step... 

Most of them it is not advised because the firing pin can hit the barrel. The 10/22 has a firing pin block to keep it from doing that.

true. now they say for rimfires you should check to see what the firing pin block is made out of first. on rimfirecentral i read that some are constructed of hollow pins that will bend and eventually break.

For .22 dry firing on a lot of my guns, I take a spent .22 case, snip off part of the rim with flush-cut diagonal cutters (not the only way to do this) and insert it in the chamber with the cut off part placed under where the extractor sits.  This allows re-cocking for the next dry fire without having the case get extracted.  Real convenient.  Need I add that I cut off the part where the firing pin originally dented the rim?

I do this disunirregardless of whether the manufacturer says it's ok to dry fire or not.

Eventually the cushioning effect of the empty .22 rim decreases, so you take your trusty cleaning rod and push it out.

There are plastic dry-fire cases, but I've never found any to be satisfactory.

So, cheapskate that I am, I just cut off the rims of fired cases.

Cheapskate, 230RN

I don't dry-fire my Rimfires often but I recently started using these for my Mark III


It'll feed and extract every time, hope that's good enough.  I'll try these on my Carbine soon.

I don't dry-fire my Rimfires often but I recently started using these for my Mark III


It'll feed and extract every time, hope that's good enough.  I'll try these on my Carbine soon.

Got a name for that thing?  Who makes it?  Does it feed from a 10/22 magazine?

Mahalo!!   

They're called #4 drywall anchors from Home Depot, just look for the yellow ones.

They're called #4 drywall anchors from Home Depot, just look for the yellow ones.

That's exactly what it looked like! 

Thanks!

4-6 x 7/8 Drywall Anchors to be exact.

They're called #4 drywall anchors from Home Depot, just look for the yellow ones.

Lol...good one!