what is reason yellow plastic donut in new revolvers and

[The Last American Hero]

what is reason for those yellow plastic donuts in new revolvers and should I keep them for any reason, like long term storage?

[Virus55]

I noticed that today in a shop on a ruger

[SonofWWIIDI]

Pics?

[JWHuey]

I think it's like having snap caps. Since revolvers have to be decocked manually, in the event your thumb slips, or you dry fire, it prevents any possible damage.

[psango]

I think it used to prevents cylinder movement and damage during shipment

[rivraton]

I believe it is an "unloaded" indicator, like the "chamber flag" shipped in long arms from CMP.

[teetsjones]

Maybe they serve the same purpose as chamber flags. But used when the revolver is stored, since the cylinder is usually closed.

[Maddog5150]

It's like a chamber flag to show it is unloaded.

[SILENT GUNMAN]

Like others said, its a chamber flag. It won't fit in there if the gun is loaded. It can also be used as a snap cap but its not really meant for that.

[Josh3239]

Like the other say, it is a chamber flag. All Ruger revolvers ship with them in.

[The Last American Hero]

Chamber Flag, got it.

Now I'm thinking it isn't a very good Chamber Flag, since holes could be cut and rounds hidden.

It should be a star, so you can see yellow plastic, but also see empty space.

[Marquand]

To my knowledge Ruger is the only company using these. They are indeed intended as a visual reference that the chambers are empty since the cylinder won't close if the disc is put over a loaded chamber and even if the cylinder somehow was closed the disc would prevent the firing pin from striking the primer.

[timbo399]

yeah bought a Ruger LCR and came w one. I didn't really think twice about it and tossed it in the trash. even if i saw that yellow circle in the cylinder, w my OCD tendencies i'd always still check to make sure by opening cylinder. That being said may be should have kept it for dry firing? I dry fire mine without it.

[Frotz]

I got one of those plastic bits with the Taurus revolver I bought. I lost the thing a few months later.