homemade Snap Caps?

[Saym14]

to be used for practice and dry firing. why not use an empty shell: a fired shell with spent primer, no powder, no bullet. maybe color code the end for safety reasons with day glo orange paint?

thoughts?

[Army GI]

That's what I do. Works like a charm, and a million times cheaper than buying those red anodized aluminum ones.

[NavDoc]

If you have the ability to reload, here is an idea...
Remove the spent primer from the intended cartridge casing, seat a new bullet (no powder or primer) and then trim a red pencil eraser to fit flush in the primer pocket, secure with glue. Works great, and allows you to cycle the action and chamber rounds safely. Color it if ya like...

[sorensen440]

because snap caps are cheap

[AndrewMendez]

Snap Caps have are the exact size of the entire bullet, and weight. I would think that some mags may have an issue if they didn't have a bullet, or didn't weight very much. Snap caps are only about 2 bucks and completely reusable! Do you need more then 1?

[JTROKS]

If you have the ability to reload, here is an idea...
Remove the spent primer from the intended cartridge casing, seat a new bullet (no powder or primer) and then trim a red pencil eraser to fit flush in the primer pocket, secure with glue. Works great, and allows you to cycle the action and chamber rounds safely. Color it if ya like...

I agree, don't forget to resize the case so it will fit and extract properly. Try using acetal or nylon instead of pencil eraser. It will last a lot longer.

[Saym14]

I am not worried about cycling or extraction. only firing a DAO semi auto.

the used brass is free and I have plenty of it. I would imagine after about 100 fires I need a new brass/used primer.

[kf6tac]

Possible problem that comes to mind is you can't guarantee that you're striking an un-dented portion of the primer each time; if the region where the firing pin is set to strike is already dented too far, then you're not achieving anything by using the "snap cap" since the firing pin is striking into nothing anyway. Even if the primer is not completely used up (i.e. there are some portions that are still not dented), you don't know for sure that you're actually hitting the parts that aren't dented yet.

[Taurus94538]

I take the spent primer out of the brass and fill the primer hole with glue from a hot glue gun.

[bballwizard05]

Ok i feel pretty caught up with most gun knowledge... but am totally lost on exactly what a snap cap is... and what its purpose is. Fill a nooooob in please. thanks

[five.five-six]

I put a boolit in and no primer, it is a great use for that wortless small primer .45 brass that I always end up with

just sneek a few in my practice ammo for good mesure

[Citadelonline]

I take the spent primer out of the brass and fill the primer hole with glue from a hot glue gun.

RTV silicone also works well for this.

[HappyG]

Ok i feel pretty caught up with most gun knowledge... but am totally lost on exactly what a snap cap is... and what its purpose is. Fill a nooooob in please. thanks

A plastic replica of a bullet in various calibers to help you practice trigger control, muscle memory and function without causing wear and tear to certain moving parts of the firearm. Basically to practice dry firing, loading a round, safety drills, etc. without having a live round in the chamber.

[minuteman]

For the cost I think its just better to go for the manufactured snap cap. I do not want the possibility of the slug coming off the homemade snap cap and causing a barrel plug or some other safety issue.

[MRpink]

any recommendations for good snap caps that can be purchased at local gun stores?