.22 snap caps?

[rickyc]

Does anyone have a good recommendation for .22 snap caps? I want to dry fire my new 22/45 Lite but all the ones I see on Amazon and Ebay have drawbacks. Some plastic ones break off in the bbl. and the metal ones are just dummy rounds and not snap caps.

TIA,

Rick

 

[rwsmith]

I would think.....

I would think that you could reuse empty .22 casings a few times as snap caps until the rim gets beat up. Maybe glue in a small rod/dowel to act as a bullet to aid feeding.

 

[Gunhacker]

Do not buy the orange plastic garbage .22LR snap caps... these are a well known and less expensive alternative that works... you can find them at a well stocked hardware store, one of the "big box" home improvement chain stores or online at places like amazon.com

I can't claim credit for the pics, they are something that's been circulating on various forum that I snagged.

I haven't tried, but maybe the rim can be trimmed off and the anchor stuffed in a spent case as well to make a dummy round.

 

[gman51]

I bought a very small pack of the above drywall anchors at local hardware. They worked in my Victory 22.

 

[Seven High]

I tried the drywall anchors in a Ruger. The firing pin would stick into the anchor which locked it up. Not good.

 

[Tom S.]

I tried the drywall anchors in a Ruger. The firing pin would stick into the anchor which locked it up. Not good.

Maybe it is good. It could be telling you the firing pin is too sharp or that the firing pin spring is weak. I've used the anchors in a number of different .22 caliber guns and never had that issue.

 

[Targets Guy]

anchors work for me in my .22 revolvers

 

[BAM-BAM]

anchors work for me in my .22 revolvers

Ditto.......................

 

[shotguntom]

They work perfectly well in my semi autos and revolvers.

 

[Radco]

cool idea and you can not beat the price

 

[Seven High]

Good point Tom S. I will check this. I have not noticed anything unusual with any brass 22lr casings after being fired in the Ruger.

 

[Bullzaye]

They work perfectly well in my semi autos and revolvers.

Same for me. I've used them in many revolvers, semis, and various rifles...without the slightest problem. The only caveat is that they may or may not feed from a magazine into the chamber.

Tim

 

[Neumann]

I have used Tipton plastic .22 LR snap caps, and they work well to a point. The firing pin is very sharp and the strike very hard. The rim of even these tough plastic caps is quickly damaged, and you have to rotate them.

A well-designed .22 revolver or pistol will not allow the firing pin to strike the chamber. The recess is cut deep enough that the pin does not strike the bottom, and the pin is shaped so that it does not strike outside the recess.

If the cylinder does not carry up properly, you will hit the cylinder and damage it, possibly the firing pin as well. That is another problem altogether, and not a safe situation with any revolver.

If everything is working properly, the main purpose of a snap cap is to reduce the stress on the firing pin itself, which is normally cushioned when it strikes the rim of a cartridge. That is true of any firearm, rim fire or center fire. I use snap caps when testing firearms after stripping or repairs, when no live ammunition should be within reach. The rims of .22 snap caps may be too weak be be extracted properly, especially after being driven into the chamber by the force of a dry fire. Aluminum center fire snap caps, with a plastic insert where the primer would go, work perfectly when tuning an action.