Best Dummy rounds?

[locosway]

That's okay... you scooped us on the a-zooms.


I just cleaned out the Chino Hills WM of WWB 9mm 100rd value packs.

I didn't intend to. I walked in intending to buy 4 boxes.
They were low... the guys in front of me bought one or two.
I asked for 4. Guy bagged them along with a couple of other items and I paid my $144.

On the way out, I looked at the receipt (and I never do that).
He charged me for FIVE boxes.
I went back and he was tied up on the phone in at auto service desk. One of the other guys looked at the receipt, checked the remaining box, realized the guy was going to be "a while", and handed me the 5th box.

Nice! I can't remember the last time I bought ammo from a brick and mortar type establishment... UPS is my usual supplier these days.

[Cokebottle]

Nice! I can't remember the last time I bought ammo from a brick and mortar type establishment... UPS is my usual supplier these days.

Same here for the most part (though I really should start reloading for the 357mag), but at $22.97 for the 100rd packs, even after tax that's still a couple of bucks a box better than my usual online sources.
Turners is $29 something for the same boxes.

I would be more excited, but I remember paying $13 for a box in '07.

[scarville]

The best dummy rounds come out my my Dillon XL-650, pull the decapping pin, resize, no powder dump. seat bullet, taper crimp bullet. After many malfunction drills, bullet set back, pull bullet and start over again.

Same here except I use a 550B. I put a bit of silicone in the primer pocket to act as cushion for the firing pin -- probably not really necessary -- and to make them more easily recognizable as dummy rounds.

[SammyL]

Found some on fleabay if you're still looking.

http://cgi.ebay.com/9mm-Snap-Caps-Set-5-Dummy-Rounds-Pistol-cap-NEW-/120708939663?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1ad03f8f#ht_880wt_875

[Cokebottle]

Found some on fleabay if you're still looking.

http://cgi.ebay.com/9mm-Snap-Caps-Se...f#ht_880wt_875

Thanks man!

[LBDamned]

I dont know if this brand is any good - but dealer I use has 'em in stock:

http://www.hinterlandoutfitters.com/pachmayr-15116-snap-caps-p-7089.html

*Edit - I guess they are A-zoom... I guess Pachmayr is the manufacturer... I didnt realize that (and I have four different sets of theirs :\)

[Fooness]

I got 9mm ones and I'm sure you can find some on Amazon.com

[Voo]

I'm not a big fan of this, simply due to the possibility (probability) of confusing live ammo with the dummies.

+1

I also dislike this because of the same reason.. It's too unnerving to chamber check and see what looks like "live" ammo..

I like the azooms, but I still have a bunch of the plastic red ones.. As others have stated, they're POS's.. I had them for a few years but they all cracked..

If I were going to purchase them, I'd probably just go with the Azooms for simplicity.. They're cheap considering how long you'll have them..

[DasBoost]

+1 more for A-Zooms. They're what my local shops carry and recommended me. Looked at the plastic ones and they didn't seem like they were that great. As for wear, the 10 .45s only have paint removed where it meets the chamber and where the extractor grabs them. The 7.5Swiss ones I have though, they are roughed up pretty bad. I've only found 2 from eBay and have been searching for more.

[zipman5150]

http://glockstore.com/pgroup_descrip/7760_Dummunition/?return=%3ftpl%3Dsearch%26search_val%3Ddm001

[MrOrange]

I like A-Zooms. The plastic ones fall apart in short order, I think they're for snapping your gun once just before storage, and not really dummy rounds.

I used to load up dummy rounds, found out quick you have to jam some kind of filler in the case or the bullet will collapse into it. Also, with an empty primer pocket they don't cushion the firing pin and you might as well be snapping it empty. Tried various fillers (pencil eraser, silicone) but none lasted long.

Some others listed here don't have weight (basically an empty case with a piece of plastic) or anything to absorb the firing pin blow, and thus I wouldn't credit them with being full-fledged dummy rounds or snap caps. A-Zooms have both.

[Erin]

the ones I've been using lately came from here

http://www.stactionpro.com/

this. i like the 12 gauge ones for reload drills. kinda fun sometimes.

[Jlomb436]

Things I need/should have for my first handgun (mp9)?

Meant to create a new thread... oops.

[locosway]

Meant to create a new thread... oops.

Midway has a sale on range bags (their brand). The quality is excellent and the price is the lowest you'll find anywhere.