.22 Snap cap Prices ?

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I used the Tipton 'red plastic' ones (ca. $10/25pcs -Now $19.99 CDN/10pcs) and the rims eventually wore off, brittle plastic. Maybe 20 'shots' or LESS ? One stayed in the chamber :eek: and luckily wouldn't allow me to load a live round. Now I check rims every time on the ones I have left.
And I just bought some Pachmayr Orange ones, they're softer plastic. Don't know how they'll last, mixed reviews on Amazing-zon :rolleyes:. I ordered some (PK/24) on Mar-23 for $21.99 CDN (Prime) but today (4/05/22) they're listed at $35.99 CDN !!! Whadda f-n ripoff ! :mad: Guess I won't order any more of these :rolleyes: They must have seen the price of Tiptons ($2 each).
After these are gone I'll just use fired cases with Pach-tips glued in.
I've noticed this 'Increase' on lots of amazon items lately - 20 - 50% or MORE.
BTW - I suggest when using to NOT pull the trigger, you can rack the bolt and eject-&-reload anyway. My trigger on all my rifles runs about 1.5-2# so not necessary to 'fire'. ;)
 
A friend of mine uses the A-zoom aluminum ones. Myself I just use a piece of spent brass if I have a particular gun I cannot decock. I have always found dummy rounds to be more than I wanted to spend so never had much interest in them. I dont really spend a lot of time dry firing either. Good luck on your search, other than convenience I rarely find amazon to have the best prices.
 
Started shooting a .22 rim fire 74 years ago... I have never had a need for a specially manufactured snap cap. On the rare occasion the firearm required one to prevent chamber damage, a spent brass worked fine. In my experience most modern firearms don't really need a snap cap.
 
IanC said:
A friend of mine uses the A-zoom aluminum ones. Myself I just use a piece of spent brass if I have a particular gun I cannot decock. I have always found dummy rounds to be more than I wanted to spend so never had much interest in them. I dont really spend a lot of time dry firing either. Good luck on your search, other than convenience I rarely find amazon to have the best prices.
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I just bought some of these^. I've had red plastic ones bouncing around for a decade or two, and generally don't use them. I mostly shoot bolt guns, so I de-#### when necessary. Picked-up the aluminum ones because I'm back with a semi and don't like the idea of dry firing or leaving hammers cocked. I doubt either would be an issue for the # of times the gun will probably leave the lock-up, but at least it's off my mind. I should add, I picked-up a mag loader and wasn't 100% sure how it functioned...but had these to play with indoors=already useful.
 
Indicators are usually on bolt guns which easily be decocked by holding bolt while pressing trigger and letting the bolt ease it's way closed.
 
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Some people believe it otherwise. I have no expertise on the matter, but err on the side of caution. Literally takes about 1/2 a second.
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I think that - as a general rule, given the fact that we're not allowed to transport or to store anything unless it is 'unloaded', and also given the fact that we're not allowed to handle 'ammunition' in a safety area - it makes far more sense to use a chamber flag than it does to use anything else (that wouldn't shoot anyway) in the chamber.

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guntech said:
Started shooting a .22 rim fire 74 years ago... I have never had a need for a specially manufactured snap cap. On the rare occasion the firearm required one to prevent chamber damage, a spent brass worked fine. In my experience most modern firearms don't really need a snap cap.
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^^^^^ This.

Modern sporting arms have robust firing pins and springs. Dry fire on a rimfire is more than acceptable. Now if you've got an older one, like an old Win 74 That I had, then just use spend brass.
 
I don't want the firing pin peening the edge of the chamber on my .22s. And I am a competitive shooter so I do a lot of dry firing. And I want the snap caps to function the same as a round of .22 ammo would in my bolt actions. The best snap caps for that purpose come from Yodave.
 
Walterfisher said:
I don't want the firing pin peening the edge of the chamber on my .22s. And I am a competitive shooter so I do a lot of dry firing. And I want the snap caps to function the same as a round of .22 ammo would in my bolt actions. The best snap caps for that purpose come from Yodave.
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I shot .22 Silhouette at the provincial level for years...not too many guys used snap caps in their Anschutz rifles back then.
 
I’ve read and been told that even modern rimfires don’t need them, I still feel good with a spent shell in the chamber.. I guess if you are practicing running the bolt or something I could see a use for snap caps in a rimfire other than that I think they are a complete farce in modern rifles.

Drives me crazy when a clerk at a store whines about a dry fire to check trigger feel in a Center fire. (I do carry an empty cleaned deburred 22 lr shell to try triggers in store. —— I had one clerk rip a Center fire out of my hand after that and said “your going to have to pay for it now.” I gave a less than characteristic look and eye roll and told him no, you are an idiot” and never went back to that particular shop.
 
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Drives me crazy when a clerk at a store whines about a dry fire to check trigger feel in a Center fire. One guy ripped it out of my hand after that and said “your going to have to pay for it now.” I gave a less than characteristic look and eye roll and told him no, you are an idiot” and never went back to that shop.
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I never dry fire anyone else's rifle, without asking for permission first. Everybody has their own opinion on the pros and cons.

And only the owner of the rifle's opinion counts, when handling their property.
 
Make your own.

The plastic ones break, and the aluminium ones are sold basis that they are not intended for dry fire.

De-activate some live rounds and mark them suitably to avoid confusion.
 
Like 'drill out the bottom' to dump the powder, then hope the primer all comes out and doesn't squib you w-o damaging the rim or setting off any 'missed' primer ? this is about .22s
 
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