Best 12 Gauge snap caps?

murphjup · November 6, 2008, 09:44 PM

Just got a new O/U manufacturer.... recomends using snaps caps to relieve trigger/firing pin tension when storing...

You guys have any Manufacturer recomendations for 12 gauge snap caps?

Thank you in advance!!

oneounceload · November 6, 2008, 09:56 PM

AZOOMS seem to do well....whatever you get, DO NOT GET the clear plastic ones - they constantly break and are a royal PITA to deal with

I believe Orvis or similar also offer ones that have a wool mop on the end

you can also make your own with empty hulls and pencil erasers

USA123456789 · November 6, 2008, 10:49 PM

If you can get your hands on a pair of wooly snap caps with the cotton tail hall you should be in good shape check out http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...615***10558*** they have them

Scattergun Bob · November 6, 2008, 11:32 PM

I know one of the big time trap or skeet guys will laugh at me but I got a couple of pairs of Orvis turned aluminum snap caps chrome plated. They were given to me by some Skeet guys who shot the hi dollar guns. It is about as close as I will ever get to that grade of shotgun. I cherish them and the have been of good service to me for a very long time.

The are about $50 a set these days

.

murphjup · November 7, 2008, 08:00 AM

I will look at all you suggested....

BigJimP · November 7, 2008, 05:46 PM

I'm cheap, I use the wooly ones / when I bother ... but I'm impressed with Bob's turned aluminum ones.....I'm gonna have to go by Orvis just to take a look....( and no-one was laughing at you because of your snap caps, that was entirely another matter ....).

hogdogs · November 7, 2008, 06:10 PM

I have a question for ya'll...
I have a concept in the mental only stage. What would a snapcap with a lifetime warranty be worth to you?
I am not real far from prototyping it if it is marketable. This would be for all calibers and gauges.
Brent

BigJimP · November 7, 2008, 06:38 PM

Not much, unless you turn them from aluminum and chrome plate them ...and engrave my name on them, so ScattergunBob doesn't borrow them ...

the brass / wooly ones will last forever .....until I lose them/or put them in a shooting bag where I can't find them...

I don't know what the cost per set is ? I haven't bought any in years ... but I think the dummy round ones (hard plastic, red ones) are about $ 12 a set ... Like someone else said, the clear plastic ones last 30 days / and if you drop them on concrete they shatter ...they're junk. But make us an offer - we might buy them just because you're on the forum..

hogdogs · November 7, 2008, 06:49 PM

Well I am thinking brass body and stainless steel cap portion. These would be a true lifetime item and if used for "practice" I may offer a slightly softer but replaceable primer portion. I am really not an inventer by nature but hate to see a device made as an expendable item when a lifetime re-usable item could be built. Post some links to the most durable available and I will decide if I can compete. Cost would be based on material cost and labor. But I know that New operations have to consume some costs as production is perfected.
Brent

oneounceload · November 7, 2008, 07:01 PM

hogdogs - no s.s. please.....it's harder than some steels....go with brass

hogdogs · November 7, 2008, 07:04 PM

If I go with brass I cannot offer them as lifetime but can offer replaceable primer portion.
Brent

BigJimP · November 7, 2008, 07:52 PM

There are all kinds of ideas out there - and if you can make a buck, good for you.

I'm not sure snap caps is worth much time though ....( I was just picking on ScattergunBob, I didn't really mean it ..) but don't tell him ...

USA123456789 · November 7, 2008, 08:59 PM

Come on BigJim stop picking on the lil guy. LOL

. If i were you i would l@@k the wooly ones that i advized to you i have just lost mine on thursday and i had the darn things for a year now.

Dam shooting bag claimed something else of mine. Like my ranger color mag lenses, shooting rag, a box of shells (I guess it got hungry) , box holders at least two, oh and those dam snap caps. Well of to the mysterious powers of the inernet to buy another pair and a can of rem oil that magically dissapeared of into the deep ibis of the shooting bag.

BE SHURE TO FEED THE SHOOTING BAG

Scattergun Bob · November 7, 2008, 09:53 PM

Guess I started the whole thing with the crack about trapshooters months ago. But as we discussed "as long as you don't call me late for dinner, you can call me most anything.

"

With my girlish figure, missing dinner would be a crime!

My best to you, I'll try to get to e-mail tonight looks like you had a day off! Bob

murphjup · November 17, 2008, 12:38 PM

Well I ended up getting some metal A-zoom's, might not be as pretty as the Beretta's, bu tthey sure are alot cheaper and do the job...

Thank you for all your suggestions.

November 6, 2008, 09:44 PM	#1
murphjup Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 460	Best 12 Gauge snap caps? Just got a new O/U manufacturer.... recomends using snaps caps to relieve trigger/firing pin tension when storing... You guys have any Manufacturer recomendations for 12 gauge snap caps? Thank you in advance!!

November 6, 2008, 11:32 PM	#4
Scattergun Bob Senior Member Join Date: February 29, 2008 Location: Nine Mile Falls, Washington Posts: 1,186	murphjup I know one of the big time trap or skeet guys will laugh at me but I got a couple of pairs of Orvis turned aluminum snap caps chrome plated. They were given to me by some Skeet guys who shot the hi dollar guns. It is about as close as I will ever get to that grade of shotgun. I cherish them and the have been of good service to me for a very long time. The are about $50 a set these days. __________________ First, with the most, WINS! Regards, Scattergun Bob

November 7, 2008, 08:00 AM	#5
murphjup Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 460	Thank you guys... I will look at all you suggested....

November 7, 2008, 08:59 PM	#13
USA123456789 Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2008 Location: Somewhere Posts: 123	Snappers Come on BigJim stop picking on the lil guy. LOL . If i were you i would l@@k the wooly ones that i advized to you i have just lost mine on thursday and i had the darn things for a year now. Dam shooting bag claimed something else of mine. Like my ranger color mag lenses, shooting rag, a box of shells (I guess it got hungry) , box holders at least two, oh and those dam snap caps. Well of to the mysterious powers of the inernet to buy another pair and a can of rem oil that magically dissapeared of into the deep ibis of the shooting bag. BE SHURE TO FEED THE SHOOTING BAG Last edited by USA123456789; November 7, 2008 at 10:13 PM.

November 7, 2008, 09:53 PM	#14
Scattergun Bob Senior Member Join Date: February 29, 2008 Location: Nine Mile Falls, Washington Posts: 1,186	BigJim Guess I started the whole thing with the crack about trapshooters months ago. But as we discussed "as long as you don't call me late for dinner, you can call me most anything." With my girlish figure, missing dinner would be a crime! My best to you, I'll try to get to e-mail tonight looks like you had a day off! Bob __________________ First, with the most, WINS! Regards, Scattergun Bob

November 6, 2008, 09:56 PM	#2
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	AZOOMS seem to do well....whatever you get, DO NOT GET the clear plastic ones - they constantly break and are a royal PITA to deal with I believe Orvis or similar also offer ones that have a wool mop on the end you can also make your own with empty hulls and pencil erasers

November 6, 2008, 10:49 PM	#3
USA123456789 Senior Member Join Date: October 26, 2008 Location: Somewhere Posts: 123	If you can get your hands on a pair of wooly snap caps with the cotton tail hall you should be in good shape check out http://www.midwayusa.com/ebrowse.exe...615*10558* they have them

November 7, 2008, 05:46 PM	#6
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	I'm cheap, I use the wooly ones / when I bother ... but I'm impressed with Bob's turned aluminum ones.....I'm gonna have to go by Orvis just to take a look....( and no-one was laughing at you because of your snap caps, that was entirely another matter ....).

November 7, 2008, 06:10 PM	#7
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	I have a question for ya'll... I have a concept in the mental only stage. What would a snapcap with a lifetime warranty be worth to you? I am not real far from prototyping it if it is marketable. This would be for all calibers and gauges. Brent

November 7, 2008, 06:38 PM	#8
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Not much, unless you turn them from aluminum and chrome plate them ...and engrave my name on them, so ScattergunBob doesn't borrow them ... the brass / wooly ones will last forever .....until I lose them/or put them in a shooting bag where I can't find them... I don't know what the cost per set is ? I haven't bought any in years ... but I think the dummy round ones (hard plastic, red ones) are about $ 12 a set ... Like someone else said, the clear plastic ones last 30 days / and if you drop them on concrete they shatter ...they're junk. But make us an offer - we might buy them just because you're on the forum..

November 7, 2008, 06:49 PM	#9
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	Well I am thinking brass body and stainless steel cap portion. These would be a true lifetime item and if used for "practice" I may offer a slightly softer but replaceable primer portion. I am really not an inventer by nature but hate to see a device made as an expendable item when a lifetime re-usable item could be built. Post some links to the most durable available and I will decide if I can compete. Cost would be based on material cost and labor. But I know that New operations have to consume some costs as production is perfected. Brent

November 7, 2008, 07:01 PM	#10
oneounceload Junior member Join Date: April 18, 2008 Location: N. Central Florida Posts: 8,518	hogdogs - no s.s. please.....it's harder than some steels....go with brass

November 7, 2008, 07:04 PM	#11
hogdogs Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 31, 2007 Location: Western Florida panhandle Posts: 11,069	If I go with brass I cannot offer them as lifetime but can offer replaceable primer portion. Brent

November 7, 2008, 07:52 PM	#12
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	There are all kinds of ideas out there - and if you can make a buck, good for you. I'm not sure snap caps is worth much time though ....( I was just picking on ScattergunBob, I didn't really mean it ..) but don't tell him ...

November 17, 2008, 12:38 PM	#15
murphjup Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 460	A-Zooms Well I ended up getting some metal A-zoom's, might not be as pretty as the Beretta's, bu tthey sure are alot cheaper and do the job... Thank you for all your suggestions.

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