MI2600
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Why doesn't this also pertain to rifles...or does it?
Snap caps for dry firing a Rimfire revolver
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This
Pachmayr says their snap caps are good for maybe 10 dryfires per cap.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1014576963
"Manufacturer rates these for up to 10 uses each before recommended disposal"
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1014576963
"Manufacturer rates these for up to 10 uses each before recommended disposal"
Homerboy
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The problem with using spent brass is they look too much like live ammo when in the gun. Yeah, I know a check should be done and a spent brass has the firing pin indent, but I know I’ve had more than a few .22 rounds not go off on the first pull, leaving a dent, and a second try fired them.
No thanks. Bright yellow wall anchors for me, please. No chance of mixing those up. I don’t dryfire my .22’s anyway. I leave them in the chamber so I can pull the trigger on a cocked 10/22 or Mark IV. I don’t like storing a cocked gun.
No thanks. Bright yellow wall anchors for me, please. No chance of mixing those up. I don’t dryfire my .22’s anyway. I leave them in the chamber so I can pull the trigger on a cocked 10/22 or Mark IV. I don’t like storing a cocked gun.
James K2020
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I bought those. They tend to crack pretty quick. Some will take several hits, some will crumble first strike. Not the best, not the worst.
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Brubz
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That's the old "up to" scam.like when a car add says "up to 35 mpg" and you get 28.
aaaaa
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I assume snap caps are a more modern thing. Back in the olden days, what did they do for dry fire practice when there were no snap caps? Use spent cases?
aaaaa
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Get two of the same gun. Remove the firing pin from one and dry fire away! Not practical for most guns but a Ruger Wrangler is inexpensive so one could do it.
Yup, that's an option. In revolvers with a transfer bar, removing the transfer bar is often an easier option than removing the firing pin.
What I've done on a few of my centerfire guns that I dryfire "excessively" is to cut a piece of rubber that fits the hammer channel with a cutout for the end of the firing pin. Then I'll use a snap cap as well. That means that when the hammer strikes, it hits the rubber piece first which cushions it before it hits the firing pin, then you have the cushioning effect of a snap cap on the firing pin. Those rubber bracelets that were popular for awhile were perfect for cutting up to make the hammer cushion.
What I've done on a few of my centerfire guns that I dryfire "excessively" is to cut a piece of rubber that fits the hammer channel with a cutout for the end of the firing pin. Then I'll use a snap cap as well. That means that when the hammer strikes, it hits the rubber piece first which cushions it before it hits the firing pin, then you have the cushioning effect of a snap cap on the firing pin. Those rubber bracelets that were popular for awhile were perfect for cutting up to make the hammer cushion.
this is true, you can't be too carefull. a permanent marker would differentiate them from unfired. just make them black on the sides and bottom. not saying this is a good idea, just that I'd probably do it if I felt like dry firing something that wasn't designed to be dry fired.
Taurus 617 CCW
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I went the drywall anchor way and it has worked out just fine. They even chamber from a semi-auto pistol magazine. Cheap to replace when they get worn.
CajunBass
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I bought a bunch of these off ebay. Not that brand, but the same things it appears. They seem to hold up fairly well. I don't know how many I bought, or how many got broken, but I got bored dry firing the gun (a Walther PPK/S 22) and still have an old pill bottle full of them.
Homerboy
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I guess that would work, but I don’t like the idea of sliding cases I colored in with a marker into my guns. The drywall anchors are the perfect size and bright yellow. They’re also dirt cheap and available at any Home Depot.
But again, I don’t dryfire with a .22. Just never felt the need to. I just always check to make sure a gun is unloaded before I put it away, and that means drawing the slide back which cocks the gun. I don’t put cocked guns away either so when I draw the slide back I just insert the anchor and pull the trigger. Next time I go to check the gun I pull the slide back to make sure it’s unloaded and the snap cap comes out. I replace them maybe once a year or so. I’m covered for about the next 50 years for the grand sum of about 3 bucks.
bannockburn
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Been using them for years. I rotate them around every so often so the firing pin doesn't keep hitting the same spot.
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Brubz
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I thought it was the yellow one that everyone was using
Scott S
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Whatever purpose a person can find to dry fire a rim fire can be solved with an afternoon at a range with a few hundred rounds. I dread pulling the trigger on an empty rim fire and I use empty cases to release the firing pins on my semi-autos before storing them away.
I have found that there is not necessarily a standard color for specific drywall anchor sizes. I have several white ones the same size as the yellow ones...depends on manufacturer.
CraigC
Sixgun Nut
I NEVER dryfire rimfires. Ever. Never, ever, never, ever. Especially revolvers. The whole point of rimfires, in many cases but not all, is cheap practice. If I want to practice, I shoot them.
One year I received a Ruger New Bearcat as a birthday present. Which means I did not get to inspect it before the 4473. New gun but every chamber was peened by the firing pin that cartridges would not chamber. It went back to Ruger and they sent a new one. That experience only confirmed what I already knew, you don't dryfire rimfires.
One year I received a Ruger New Bearcat as a birthday present. Which means I did not get to inspect it before the 4473. New gun but every chamber was peened by the firing pin that cartridges would not chamber. It went back to Ruger and they sent a new one. That experience only confirmed what I already knew, you don't dryfire rimfires.
Ever remove the firing pin from a Ruger revolver?
aaaaa
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Well, I am going to guess that it is not as simple as with say a 1911 pistol.
In fact, I just looked at my Wrangler and it does seem to be like a project to get it out. We'll just skip the dry firing since ammo is so cheap and fire the real thing more!
CraigC
Sixgun Nut
Nope, it sucks! I'd rather just shoot too.Well, I am going to guess that it is not as simple as with say a 1911 pistol.
