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Winchester 74. Avoiding dry firing on last round
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kenneth schaudt
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Other than counting each round, does anyone have a suggestion on how to avoid dry firing after the last round is fired?  Thought of loading a practice cap as the last round only to discover that they are not to be used for dry firing.    The plastic ones that I find come with poor reviews so I am not sure if they will cycle through the 74.  

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You should always know what round your on, even when you have hold open on last round. It’s safe gun practice.

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Yep, I do my very best to keep a running total and track what’s going on….

“If you can’t convince them, confuse them”

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Since I only have 10 fingers and can’t handle higher math, I was hoping to avoid the occasional dry fire.  Are there any snap caps that would work reasonably well in a 74 for this purpose?  As far as I can tell, the answer is that dry wall anchors work as well as commercial ones.  Either may not cycle through the mechanism and some may break apart.

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