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Dave McC · May 3, 2011, 03:34 PM

I've not done well with the snap caps for cycling them through actions. Both the metal and plastic versions chip and bust, though the metal ones last longer.

Being a reloader, I have an easy alternative. Using trash hulls of a color different from my live rounds,I load a wad and an ounce of shot, then crimp well. Either the spent primer remains in place or I deprime, then insert a whittled to size pencil eraser and trim it flat to the case head.

These last a long time, and are nigh free. It takes 10 minutes to "load" a dozen.

And they weigh about the same as a live round,thus intensifying the realism.....

May 3, 2011, 03:34 PM	#7
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	I've not done well with the snap caps for cycling them through actions. Both the metal and plastic versions chip and bust, though the metal ones last longer. Being a reloader, I have an easy alternative. Using trash hulls of a color different from my live rounds,I load a wad and an ounce of shot, then crimp well. Either the spent primer remains in place or I deprime, then insert a whittled to size pencil eraser and trim it flat to the case head. These last a long time, and are nigh free. It takes 10 minutes to "load" a dozen. And they weigh about the same as a live round,thus intensifying the realism.....