Snap Caps and dry fire

[Merc1138]

Some other questions I'd like to know the answer to:

• When the instructions say pull back the bolt, I'm not seeing a part with a nut or even threads on it -- is my gun defective?

• I see a forearm on my shotgun, but where is the afterarm?

• The range guy told me to muzzle my gun the other day, but I don't have a little hood thingy to go over the barrel, like I do for my dog's snout -- where can I buy one?

• The little red ring I see on the safety -- is that like a stop light, and red means the gun is stopped (not working) or what?

• My rifle manual talks about the "butt" of the gun, which I think is part of the stock, but I can't find a crack or a hole -- am I looking in the right place?

Inquiring minds want to know.

1. Yes, return it immediately.
2. Feed it some spinach and the forearm will be big enough to see.
3. Pet store, it's next to the spinach.
4. You need to wait for it to turn green before you can fire.
5. You simply haven't looked hard enough.

[elSquid]

All the different rimfire snap caps I have used got chewed up quick after dry firing.

I had the same problem. I'm currently using spent casings in my 617. I orient the cases such that the firing pin will strike an unused section of the rim, run through the cylinder twice, re-orient the cases...it's a bit of a pain.

I'll try the wall anchors and see how durable they are. Hopefully they are resilient enough to handle multiple strikes in the same spot.

Are there any other better mousetraps out there?

-- Michael

[Izzy43]

I had the same problem. I'm currently using spent casings in my 617. I orient the cases such that the firing pin will strike an unused section of the rim, run through the cylinder twice, re-orient the cases...it's a bit of a pain.

I'll try the wall anchors and see how durable they are. Hopefully they are resilient enough to handle multiple strikes in the same spot.

Are there any other better mousetraps out there?

-- Michael

Wall anchors tend to be a one shot thing then rotate.

[elSquid]

Wall anchors tend to be a one shot thing then rotate.

Good to know. I guess I may as well stick with empty cases then; they're free.

-- Michael

[Izzy43]

Good to know. I guess I may as well stick with empty cases then; they're free.

-- Michael

Thing is I have not been successful in loading empty cases into the magazine but have been able to load the wall anchors and they fed and ejected just like the real thing. YMMV

Even loading an empty case in some rifles can be a pain as they have been expanded when fired. Either way I won't spend money on snap caps.

[elSquid]

Even loading an empty case in some rifles can be a pain as they have been expanded when fired.

It's a bit fidgety with the revolver as well, but it's workable. I'm always open to a better way of doing things though...

Either way I won't spend money on snap caps.

If someone had durable snapcaps I'd gladly buy them. While I am a cheap bastard, my laziness takes precedence.

-- Michael