snap caps

mjgcarpenter

March 04, 2003 13:33

I am wondering if anyone knows if a person should use a snap cap on guns so that the firing pin is not always in a cocked positions. Ex: when a person shots the last round in a gun and ejects the last round the firing pin is ready to shoot again. I am wondering if this will have any effect on the life of the spring or maybe it will not really do anything. Thanks Everyone

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  mjgcarpenter

  March 04, 2003 13:33

  Where can I find a GOOD (not plastic) .458 Winchester Magnum snap cap? Thanks, Mike
  
  Michael A. Calvert

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  kingjoey

  March 04, 2003 14:03

  Yep, one's plastic and the other is aluminum[;)]
  The aluminum ones hold up better for automatics, the plastic ones are good for revolvers. Either should be fine unless you do a LOT of dryfiring.
  
  POOF!

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  bambihunter

  March 04, 2003 22:14

  I have some of both... They both work fine in everything I've used them in, but my mind tells me that aluminum should last longer (I've yet to prove it though). I got most of the plastic ones as gifts, but they've held up just fine.
  
  It doesn't matter what you shoot, just shoot it well...

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  A-37

  March 05, 2003 08:31

  I make my .22 snap caps out of brass bar stock. Photo at
  http://home.earthlink.net/~pek58/MVC-017S.jpg. I'm at pek58@earthlink.net

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  MJPieroni

  March 05, 2003 08:48

  I have used both and see the only real difference in breakdown shotguns (O/U & sxs). I only use aluminum in these cases as the plastic ones will have the rims wear out and fall off sending the cap into the barrel and causing the firing pin to meet no resistence when released.
  
  Mark

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  bambihunter

  March 05, 2003 13:39

  I get "page not found" on your link A-37...
  
  It doesn't matter what you shoot, just shoot it well...

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