If you dry fire it before taking the forend off you’ll have trouble (impossible) putting the forend back on until cocking the ejector hammers in the forend. And when cocking the forend hammers against a solid stationary object you can harm the forend wood if it slips. (Voice of experience) so always remove the forend without having dry fired it first.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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