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12-14-2014, 11:01 PM
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What is the best brand of 22lr snap caps for dry firing
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12-16-2014, 08:56 AM
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#4-6 x 7/8" Ribbed Plastic Drywall Anchors.
Home Depot PN 54772.
They will even cycle in some semi-autos.
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12-16-2014, 09:04 AM
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Once fired 22 brass: readily available, virtually free and disposable. The best of all worlds!!
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12-16-2014, 09:09 AM
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I have been using A-Zoom snap caps for the past few years. They offer them in pretty much every caliber and they last quite a while. They are a dark red color to remind you that they are practice rounds and not live ammo. I have heard of people using spent cases for dry-fire practice, but I believe that's asking for trouble if you think you're practicing and then accidentally fire a live round off in your home (or conversely, you think you have a loaded gun, but it is just full of spent cases).
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12-17-2014, 01:43 PM
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Plus one on the A-Zoom snap caps. I've used them in every handgun I have. They are durable and the red definitely makes distinguishing between real ammo and dummy ammo a snap.
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12-17-2014, 09:35 PM
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Be careful while shopping for rim fire snap caps. Many are labeled "not for dry fire...". Unlike center fire snap caps with a spring loaded center, most rim fire are solid with no way to absorb the shock.
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12-17-2014, 09:46 PM
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Originally Posted by collectorden
#4-6 x 7/8" Ribbed Plastic Drywall Anchors.
Home Depot PN 54772.
They will even cycle in some semi-autos.
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I bought a box of 100 of these and they work great, thanks
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12-17-2014, 10:29 PM
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I bought a box of 100 of these and they work great, thanks
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And are cheap then after you use them you can then use them for what they were made for. 
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Be careful while shopping for rim fire snap caps. Many are labeled "not for dry fire...". Unlike center fire snap caps with a spring loaded center, most rim fire are solid with no way to absorb the shock.
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Some are listed as "Action Proving Dummy Rounds".
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12-17-2014, 10:31 PM
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#4-6 x 7/8" Ribbed Plastic Drywall Anchors.
Home Depot PN 54772.
They will even cycle in some semi-autos.
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I once saw a photo of a .22 revolver (probably a model 17) with drywall anchors. Yellow but the person did not mention the size. I thought that was genius and have been meaning to put them into my 17 and 617. Not so much for a bunch of dry firing but just in case someone isn't listening to me when I am showing the gun off and say not to dry fire.
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12-18-2014, 04:19 PM
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I once saw a photo of a .22 revolver (probably a model 17) with drywall anchors. Yellow but the person did not mention the size. I thought that was genius and have been meaning to put them into my 17 and 617. Not so much for a bunch of dry firing but just in case someone isn't listening to me when I am showing the gun off and say not to dry fire.
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I keep them in all my 22s. They're less than $4 per 100.
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You can buy a bag of plastic 22 snap caps from Brownells for little money. They are designed to be disposable. Use them until they get a little beat up and change them out for new ones. All of my 22 cal. handguns, revolvers and autos, have a full compliment installed at all times. They are designed as snap caps and will cycle through autos. They not only work but are quite inexpensive.
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