Simulated misfire

[Guylee]

If you load your mag with used casings it will simulate a FTF. Well not really simulate it WILL FTF.

Careful though I could see this causing problems...

[Byte Stryke]

Snap Caps

Google it

All of the fun of dry-firing/Misfire without the pain of an actual dry-fire or trying to shove an already spent casing into the chamber or something else silly.

I Swear to god Im not making this up, in NC I actually sat on the line next to someone that wanted to do this, they pulled the rounds out of the casing, dumped the powder, reseated the rounds by hand with god-knows-what and ran them in with his regular ammo.

I'll give ya 2 guesses what happened the first time he hit one...



Don't play around folks, get a real snap cap, save your weapon and your life.

safety first.

[ChunkyMonkey]

I'll give ya 2 guesses what happened the first time he hit one...

The one after that most likely will go kaboommm

[CrufflerSteve]

The one after that most likely will go kaboommm

I had a squib when I first started reloading. With a 9mm the primer sent the bullet several inches into the barrel. Fortunately. I was paying attention. I use real snap caps or ones I make myself with no primer so I can see that it ain't real. Be careful. I paid much better attention when reloading after that.

Steve

[Byte Stryke]

I had a squib when I first started reloading. With a 9mm the primer sent the bullet several inches into the barrel. Fortunately. I was paying attention. I use real snap caps or ones I make myself with no primer so I can see that it ain't real. Be careful. I paid much better attention when reloading after that.

Steve

even without a primer you can damage your weapon unless the firing pin/striker has something to impact.
Unless of you are you are replacing the primer with a piece of rubber.

[SAnd]

Snap caps are snap caps, not action proving dummies. I have had snap caps jam while testing for function. That won't matter for what is being discussed here but if you are troubleshooting a gun functionally it can make a difference. There are snap caps that are made to be action proving dummies also.

I have some dummies I made to correct dimensions using regular brass and bullets. I use hot glue in the primer pockets now. I also drill holes in the side and use a felt tip pen to mark them. You have to be extremely careful not to mistake a live round for a brass dummy.

Some 22 rim fires should not be dry fired. The firing pin can damage the edge of the chamber. There are snap caps made to protect the gun if you want to dry fire them. An empty used brass will work too if you make sure the firing pin has a fresh place to hit the brass.

[arz]

Or, you could just buy all of your ammo sizes in the winchester white box!

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