Any tips on making a snap cap??

I use a case fired in the rifle. First I polish the case then I epoxy a piece of rubber (like off the end of a pencil) into the primer pocket. I do not use fired shotshells in this plan. The plastics in shotshell hulls will pit the chamber if left any length of time.

Darryl
 
Go to a gun store. Buy A-Zoom snap caps.

Home-made snap caps look way too much like live rounds unlike the A-Zoom.

The risk of a mistake is too great.:eek:
 
I made some dummy rounds to practice with the sppedloaders. First thing I did was to paint the bottom orange so there can be no mistakes. Remember better safe than dead
 
I have seen some with holes drilled into the side of the case so you know they are (or are not) dummy rounds.
 
Last time I tried to feed an empty shell from my SKS into her to check function post cleaning (feeding it to directly in the chamber) it jammed the gun something fierce, took me the better part of the day to take the damned thing outta there ! Been looking for proper dummies ever since ...
 
This makes you think :
An old fella we shot trap with wanted a alumminum snap cap to be made up by a buddy of mine a machinist by trade. He made a beautiful snap cap. One day at the gun club after a registered shoot he reached into his pocket and pulled out the "Snap cap" put it into the Ithica 5E trap gun and BOOM ! Right trough the windshield of some guy's truck and shot the head rest off the drivers seat !
The old feller was shooting the Winchester AA silver shot shells that day. You already know the rest. He just about had a heart attack that day. No body was hurt. Paint the buggers all orange !
True story !
 
Bishopus said:
Fired brass, tight crimp on a FMJ or HP, hot glue gun 'daub' in the primer pocket and you're good to go;-)
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X2 - except I use latex caulking to fill primer pocket......too cheap to buy a glue gun. :)
 
There was a fella had a great idea last time this came up , I only remember part of it. drilled primer pocket, some stick like material , and maybe even a spring to maintain tension, and it all went up throught there, wait I think it was maybe a copper rod , anyway , someone will remember.:D
 
roccoskeet said:
This makes you think :
An old fella we shot trap with wanted a alumminum snap cap to be made up by a buddy of mine a machinist by trade. He made a beautiful snap cap. One day at the gun club after a registered shoot he reached into his pocket and pulled out the "Snap cap" put it into the Ithica 5E trap gun and BOOM ! Right trough the windshield of some guy's truck and shot the head rest off the drivers seat !
The old feller was shooting the Winchester AA silver shot shells that day. You already know the rest. He just about had a heart attack that day. No body was hurt. Paint the buggers all orange !
True story !
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What's that bit about pointing the muzzle in a safe direction?:rolleyes:
 
roccoskeet said:
This makes you think :
An old fella we shot trap with wanted a alumminum snap cap to be made up by a buddy of mine a machinist by trade. He made a beautiful snap cap. One day at the gun club after a registered shoot he reached into his pocket and pulled out the "Snap cap" put it into the Ithica 5E trap gun and BOOM ! Right trough the windshield of some guy's truck and shot the head rest off the drivers seat !
The old feller was shooting the Winchester AA silver shot shells that day. You already know the rest. He just about had a heart attack that day. No body was hurt. Paint the buggers all orange !
True story !
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My story is about the guy who pointed a Krieghoff K-80 in the wrong direction (that would be at me). When I told him to open his gun I saw the brass in the breach, came close to soiling myself and was about to beat the living s**t out of him when he pulled out two brass hulls he had fashioned into snap caps. I don't want to live through that moment again.:mad:
 
Fabricating Snap Cap!

Hi,

I tried to do the same thing and it doesn't work. Casings and shells that have already been fired have no method of absorbing the firing pin simply because the primer is already squashed. The snap caps available in the store have an internal spring which acts as a shock absorber for the firing pin. Snap caps may be a bit pricey but the damage caused by long term dry-firing is much mor expensive. They real snap caps are a good long term investment.
 
I can't remember where I saw it but someone described making their own snap caps by disassembling a cartridge or shell, drilling a 1/16" dia hole thru' the primer pocket, inserting a short length of 1/16" brass rod (Crappy Tire) to move freely, with a glob of silcone sealant inside the case base to hold the brass rod; the silicone allows some movement of the brass yet provides a solid base for the firing pin to hit, similar to a spring loaded store bought snap cap. Hope this helpful; KFN
 
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Hey Savagefan : Your right muzzle control is paramount of course. That was just one mistake of many. A snap cap the same colour as what could be a live round in my mind is a big mistake also. Especially with 83 yr old eyes ? I favour a snap cap made by Krieghoff that is clear plastic....the whole thing you can see the spring and all that is inside. Even the base is clear.

To my mind a snap cap should have a blaze orange base until they make a shell with a orange base. And..........MUZZLE CONTROL,MUZZLE CONTROL ,MUZZLE CONTROL AT ALL TIMES !!!

And by the way today at the gun club a guy walked by me with a closed gun. I pointed at his gun and asked him politely to open it up.
What ? was the reply.
The gun open it up club rule.
He complied. But asked a member of the board later if I was right to ask him to open up.
You can probably figgure how that went.

Safety is accomplished by close scrutiny of your own actions and others around you.
A little of topic I just thought I would throw that in.

See ya on the field keep it safe !
 
As/claybuster, A-Zoom make and supply some excellant snap caps. I've made a few and used a resized & deprimed rifle, pistol case and shotgun empties. I've filled the primer pocket with Glue gun 'stuff' and it seems to work really well. In addition, I've also coloured these home made dummy cartridges/snap caps with a felt pen for easy identification.
 
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