No Rimfire Snapcaps?

They are out there, in droves.

But.. They have no rubber portion to absorb the firing pin hit, so you will eventually peen the edges of the base, and need to replace them (at least that's what I'm finding with my aluminum ones).

Neal
 
FYI...stay away from plastic snap caps...they usually fall apart or have the rim get ripped off...makes getting them out a pain in the ass.
 
for .22 it is common to use a fird shell as a snap cap, range pickup's....

when dry firing all live ammo should be removed from the area anyway so the safety concern of using something that looks like real is negated.

but if your concerned get some brass blackener and do up 2 dozen cases black, then the only shiney thing will be the part the firing pin hits.

either way play safe eh
 
Avoid the Tipton ones - the rimfire ones shatter in my .22 pistols and the .30-06 ones split at the base.

The AZOOM .22 ones are good but limited use, the pin leaves an impression on the snap cap but great for function testing.

Used brass works well for the .22.

There is a thread about taking used brass, dowel, silicon and voodoo magic to make your own snap caps, will try this in the summer.
 
if your gun has a firing pin "limiter" - that prevents the pin from hitting the chamber wall where the rim hits - then it should be okay to dry fire.

If it doesn't, then use something like a snap cap, or a spent casing.



I think most newer rimfire guns have firing pin block/limiters, my Ruger 10/22 does.
 
pmt said:
Use a plastic anchor designed to hold screws in drywall.
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:) hey, that is great idea! have you tried that yet? If those anchors will not work - what should I be using for hours of dry fire practicing at home? I do not have fancy dry-fire atachment for $$$$ gun. My brass cases get beaten up pretty fast, usually do not last more than 20-30 hits. Running low on cases...
 
I have never had an issue with dry firing. I do it often with no snap caps. I would not do it with an older gun. I read on the Remington Tech site that all modern firearms can be dry fired with no ill effects.
If I felt the need to, I as well would just use some empty brass.
 
bill c68 said:
I have never had an issue with dry firing. I do it often with no snap caps. I would not do it with an older gun. I read on the Remington Tech site that all modern firearms can be dry fired with no ill effects.
If I felt the need to, I as well would just use some empty brass.
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That applies to center fire only. Rimfire needs to be designed for dry firing or else the firing pin impacts the chamber rim.
 
Think the issue is the pin leaves an indent on the chamber causing a rise on either side of where the pin strikes, a cartridge seated hard against the rise has the same effect as a firing pin strike. Hence if the pin is able to strike the chamber its a bad idea, can probably test this with a felt marker or something that will tell you if there was an impact.

Perhaps the manual is on line for your particular firearm and may say something about dry firing.
 
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