BSA-airgunner Posted May 15, 2009 Report Share Posted May 15, 2009 i have been storing my gun with caps .do they rest the hammer springs that much to make a difference....its just the ones i have are the cheap plastic ones and there cracked after two weeks ..........are they that important that i should replace them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 waste of money mate, dont bother. lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 If you're shooting regularly, snap caps will have no bleedin' effect whatsoever - Dump 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 This one comes up a lot, there'll be lots of hysterical types along shortly telling you to use them. Bin them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 They offer no benefit in any gun unless you're practising a lot of dry-firing. I use snap caps in centrefire rifles occasionally, to ease the main spring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'm sure snap caps have been the cause of many guns putting holes in walls and ceilings. Basically, don't load your gun with anything in the house. It might sound like it'd take an idiot to do that, but it still happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 AAAAGGGGHHHH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 dump them waste of money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 only good for dry firing really, anything else is a waste of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slated Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 I put them in my gun just in case it goes off when moving in and of boot / cabinet never bother pulling the trigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Springs in any modern gun are made of the same steel as the valve springs in your car. Your valve springs will do 100,000 very fast and hot reciprocations in just one hour at 35 mph. A car engine is good for 5000 hrs use, and that makes 500 million times the valve compresses and releases - without breaking or losing tension. So, why does any-one imagine that partly relieving the tension on a gun spring is going to make the slightest difference to their life? You might fire a gun 50,000 in its total life, - and that assumes 50 rounds every weekend for 20 years - and the springs will still be good for 499,950,000 more compressions!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 waste of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George1990 Posted May 16, 2009 Report Share Posted May 16, 2009 Gun shops don't use em. They sit on the shelves for months or years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted May 17, 2009 Report Share Posted May 17, 2009 I use them in my pld English Gun but not in My Beretta. They are a waste of money on a new/modern gun but the older gun needs then to release the pressure and I only use it on high days and holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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