I picked these ( https://www.amazon.ca/Lyman-Products-Group-12206-Proving/dp/B000AU1TK0 ) up somewhere and they cycle well in my B14R. Feed well from mags, eject as expected, and don't break after a couple uses unlike the plastic caps I've tried.
Rimfire Snapcaps
- Thread starter StefanGreybeard
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The only thing with those is that they have a warning that they are NOT for dry firing. I am not sure why, but I stayed away from those.
Did not know that! Perhaps the material is too hard?
Thankfully, I don't dryfire my 22 except for when storing it away and I want to leave it de-cocked. I figure the odd dryfire won't hurt my pin and protects the chamber.
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I got some things that I thought were rimfire snap caps for 22 Long Rifle and others for 17 HMR - both packages say they are NOT for dry firing - for checking feeding function only. I no longer can find the packages that they came in, so I do not know what brand they are. I have several Savage rifles with detachable magazines that do not want to feed reliably all the time - I'm using those things to try to find the issue to fix. Way back as a kid, was made clear to me never to dry fire a rimfire rifle - so I do not like to do that - to the extent I will slide in a previously fired brass into the chamber, if I really must "dry-fire" that rimfire firearm.
Several rimfire rifle Owner's Manuals mention that they are okay to "dry fire" - they are made so that their firing pin can not hit the rear of the barrel. For sure, is some other here that do hit - I have had to "smush" them back out from peening the chamber. So, "snap caps" may or may not be necessary for the firearm that you have - the Owners Manual will likely say one way or the other; and various things that I thought were rimfire "snap caps", are not.
Several rimfire rifle Owner's Manuals mention that they are okay to "dry fire" - they are made so that their firing pin can not hit the rear of the barrel. For sure, is some other here that do hit - I have had to "smush" them back out from peening the chamber. So, "snap caps" may or may not be necessary for the firearm that you have - the Owners Manual will likely say one way or the other; and various things that I thought were rimfire "snap caps", are not.
Stefan - Those may work well for some rifles. I doubt (and won't gamble the $) that they will allow the bolt to lock on my CZs and other makes of bolt rifles. The rim plus rubber gasket-thing add up to being too thick ? Blow-back prob will work unless the bolt 'locks' somehow other than spring pressure, I'd guess. Most 22s don't.
Those Lyman A-zoom are good for testing cycling but not for dry fire since the Aluminum-alloy is pretty hard compared to brass.
Those Lyman A-zoom are good for testing cycling but not for dry fire since the Aluminum-alloy is pretty hard compared to brass.
Repeated strikes from a firing pin deforms the rim, which will lead to feeding and ejection issues. They'll work for a while, I've shot mine, but they wear out too fast for me to use for dryfiring regularly given the cost.
Hardhammer
CGN Regular
I use drywall plug in all my rimfire, cz mtr, tikka upr and anschutz 1761, i can clearly see the hit mark on the plastic and since i buy them 100 at a time, i change them way before they are scrap, and they eject perfectly in all of them. I don’t dry fire regularly but i like to adjust my trigger and never leave them cocked when putting them in the safe.
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Some metal ones used to test trigger weights eventually got so banged up they would not cycle nor go into the chamber.
Blue in color and all that was printed on them was 22 LR Dummy.
Most were scrapped when they outlived their usefulness.
Blue in color and all that was printed on them was 22 LR Dummy.
Most were scrapped when they outlived their usefulness.
I use drywall anchors. I bought a package of them years ago and replace them as needed.
Some shooters report that the yellow anchors that are currently available are not quite the same as in the past. See this thread from RFC for the drywall anchors that are said to work as before. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/todays-evidence-that-size-matters.1289534/
Some shooters report that the yellow anchors that are currently available are not quite the same as in the past. See this thread from RFC for the drywall anchors that are said to work as before. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/todays-evidence-that-size-matters.1289534/
Butcherbill
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I’ve always used a drywall plug or a fired case if I want to decock the rifle before I put it away, lately I just leave it cocked and empty. Springs don’t wear out from being compressed anyway, my one Marlin .22 the factory manual said it’s safe to dry fire but I don’t seem to ever feel the need to dry fire a rimfire. Center fire or pistols is another story, I’ll dry fire them a lot more.
According to the manual, it ooks like CZ doesn't recommend dry firing the 457.
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It's not a matter of exacting standards, it's a matter of design. Some 22s are designed to be dryfire safe, but unless you KNOW your gun is designed that way its best to assume it is not.
Then again I've seen reports of damage on guns that claim its safe so I tend to be cautious with all rimfire just in case.
