7.62x54R Snap caps or dummy rounds - impossible to find locally.

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Like the title says I cannot find 7.62x54R Snap cap or dummy rounds for sale anywhere in Edmonton. I've been to all of the stores I know about and not one carries them. And none of the sponsor sites sell them either. Anybody able to help or am I out of luck?
 
I made my own... Got 5 rounds you can sacrifice?

I just put a piece of rubber in a vise. Clamped the bullet in and wiggled the case till the bullet came out. Than fired off the primers. Epoxy the bullets back on, than drilled a hole thru and thru the case.
 
OkayShooter said:
I made my own... Got 5 rounds you can sacrifice?

I just put a piece of rubber in a vise. Clamped the bullet in and wiggled the case till the bullet came out. Than fired off the primers. Epoxy the bullets back on, than drilled a hole thru and thru the case.
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Actually that sounds like a good solution. I just need a vice and rubber lol!
 
One idea I saw somewhere online was to cut a small piece of eraser to fill the primer pocket and there's your impact point for the firing pin. Someone else told me a blob of hot glue will work the same
 
Ironers said:
Actually that sounds like a good solution. I just need a vice and rubber lol!
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Either make em or check WSS cause my local one has lots of calibers of the metal AZoom ones including 54r.
 
A big problem with stocking snap caps is the sheer variety of calibres available. The A-Zoom line is something like 250+ different cartridges, in theory; at give or take twenty bucks a package let's imagine the wholesale is $10, that's a lot of money tied up in mostly slow-moving stuff (that takes up a lot of space relatively). Any store should have 9mm and 12ga. until they sell out, but after that it becomes a guessing game even in common calibres like .308 or .45ACP, or even .22LR where the functions of dummy round and snap cap are usually performed by two separate items. 7,62x54R is a pretty big round in our market so you'd think everybody keeps 'em, but most stores are missing many very common hunting calibres like .270 so that's just the reality.

For site sponsors, I suggest searching the ones that lean more heavily to Red/surplus rifles, such as TradeEx, Westrifle, Frontier, Marstar… I have added dummies to any order when and where I found them, including from Wanstalls and Epps and anywhere. Chain stores like Cabela's, Bass Pro, Wholesale, should be able to transfer stock in from another location (or the warehouse on their next order), and even Canadian Tire out where I am has them.

Otherwise it's eBay and Amazon, the fall-backs for common firearms accessories like this. I have like two dozen different snaps, for any calibre I've owned, and have found the best price and selection from a seller on eBay who should be all over a search for A-Zoom. Note that theoretically dummy cartridges are Non-Mailable Matter as per Canada Post, and *could* cause panic if they show up on an X-rayed parcel. But honestly I've had them shipped, within Canada and across the border, from stores large and small or individuals, and it's never been a problem.
 
Removing a projectile is rather simple, but how does one get the projectile back in there straight? I was thinking about using my drill press.
 
weasel1 said:
Removing a projectile is rather simple, but how does one get the projectile back in there straight? I was thinking about using my drill press.
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I've added few drops of glue on the inside of case's neck and then hammered fmj bullets in with a block of pine :] Don't overthink it
 
Another tip - put mark on the bullet before pulling it out. It will help later to see how deep it needs to sit to keep same overall length
 
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