Does dry firing an air soft gun hurt it?

Dry firing paintball guns can be harmful to the gun if done constantly. However, it is recommended that you dry fire your gun to ensure that no paintballs have been left inside the chamber. So, as long as it is only done every once in a while it will be okay.

Dry firing actually does no harm at all unless your just sitting there pulling the trigger for 4 hours.

Dry firing a marker is not potentially harmful to the marker. However, if you have a Bob Long Pillow Bolt upgrade, do not dry fire the marker. There is a chance to blow out the pillow off the bolt and ruin the bolt itself.