welshwarrior Posted June 16, 2015 Report Share Posted June 16, 2015 The only ill effect is potential broken strikers easy to replace but cost more than snap caps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted June 17, 2015 Report Share Posted June 17, 2015 I dry fire rimfire on an old case centrefire you can make an effective snap cap by filling the primer pocket with either high density silicon, a piece of delrin cut to size or something similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courser Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Get a fired shell and seat a bullet in it to the correct OAL without powder or primer. now get a HD pencil, (one with a eraser fixed on, was going to say rubber but I don't need the jokes) Shave it so it fits tightly into the primer socket. Glue it in place and cut it level and you have a snap cap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Get a fired shell and seat a bullet in it to the correct OAL without powder or primer. now get a HD pencil, (one with a eraser fixed on, was going to say rubber but I don't need the jokes) Shave it so it fits tightly into the primer socket. Glue it in place and cut it level and you have a snap cap.Too soft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 The pin slaps into the face of the breech unlike a CF where it goes in line with the barrel - after a while the RF firing pin piens (spelling?) and can also cut a notch in the breech face As he says but it can be checked for protrusion first I don't but it won't do any harm Why don't I? Because I have some snap caps and they are easy and cheap to obtain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Tim Hannam sells just about every calibre snap cap you could ever want. Why risk it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincs1963 Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Thousands of nsp's on SLR, GPMG, SA80 etc, never broke owt . However, SMG was prone to firing itself, dry or otherwise !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambsman Posted September 3, 2015 Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Shotgun. No. Cf. yes. Edit to say don't do it with shotgun but ok with rifle. Edited September 3, 2015 by Cambsman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Thousands of nsp's on SLR, GPMG, SA80 etc, never broke owt . However, SMG was prone to firing itself, dry or otherwise !!A prerequisite of their design. Not so every sporting rifle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deershooter Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 (edited) Any firing pin that comes to an abrupt stop by dry firing will work harden, and eventually break .Using an old case is dangerous because one day it will be a live round .I have had rifles for 30 years and never had a reason to dry fire ,it's very Jonny Rambo . Deershooter Edited September 5, 2015 by deershooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Any firing pin that comes to an abrupt stop by dry firing will work harden, and eventually break .Using an old case is dangerous because one day it will be a live round .I have had rifles for 30 years and never had a reason to dry fire ,it's very Jonny Rambo . Deershooter +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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