Snap caps

Hi all my old man has always used snap caps in his guns, are the worth while or not thanks

Noooooooooo..!!

Popcorn....!!

simple answer is yes, the theory is if the fireing pin has something to strike against it will not snap off.

If the pins free strike there is a risk that they will over extend and snap at the shoulder.

Not sure if this is right or wrong, but using a snap cap at the cost of a tenner is much cheaper than replacing the pins

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Tinker bell said:

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Please no!

Tinker bell said:

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get me a bag too please sweetie

Snap caps are used to release the tension on Vee springs as in English sidelocks and Over/Unders that use Vee springs

if you have coil springs you don't need them!    (now pick fault with this Hampster)

Sam McNally said:

Hi all my old man has always used snap caps in his guns, are the worth while or not thanks

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you can have mine if you want sam

i do,nt use them anymore because i always forget there in

nearly took my eye out and the car window last time :haha:

I only asked to make sure they would be useful thanks to all who were kind enough to help

Sam - no offence meant... this is just a perennial thread on the site and has developed lots of in-jokes.

It's a bit like whether you enjoy marmite, or don't - people love or hate them!

Personally - they make me nervous, I like empty guns at all times apart from when I am actually shooting. 

I've always used snap caps in my guns V-springs and coil springs, any spring will benefit from being at rest for long periods of time. The snap cap cushions the firing pins, and stop them falling on an empty chamber. Probably a bit old fashioned now.

Only use for me is practising in my living room when I am chasing an imaginary clay or in reality a laser pen across the wall and I want to pull the trigger.

I have started using one to allow me to release the tension on the v springs when I put the guns away in broken down form (cabinet is not tall enough to put away fully assembled- Doh!) Just hold the cap over firing pin and pull the trigger. Safety on/off then release the other one. Other peeps do this with a coin.

Glad to help

DT

darthmk38 said:

you can have mine if you want sam

i do,nt use them anymore because i always forget there in

nearly took my eye out and the car window last time :haha:

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Did you not have that nice black helmet on !!

I use 6 in my 3 semi's.

K's are so good don't need them.

Dog Tyred said:

I have started using one to allow me to release the tension on the v springs when I put the guns away in broken down form (cabinet is not tall enough to put away fully assembled- Doh!) Just hold the cap over firing pin and pull the trigger. Safety on/off then release the other one. Other peeps do this with a coin.

Glad to help

DT

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I'll go with this, but I always put them in the barrels.  And I always take the gun down for a quick clean every time I have it out.  My concerns are not for the springs, regardless of type, but the avoidance of buggering the firing pin holes in the face of the action, and the sear/hammer contact point that certainly doesn't need to sit there under load.  

And the sound of falling hammers on empty chambers just puts me on edge hahaha

but that could just be me, so do whatever you like and enjoy it   :crazy:

My plastic ones split around the lip, so one got stuck under the ejector  (took a bit of fiddling to get that out) so I haven't bothered for a while.

My father bought some alloy ones to avoid the same problem.

I have no problem with people using them or not but will suggest this:

Only use them immediately prior to putting the gun in the cabinet, and remove them immediately that you take it out (you should be opening the gun to prove it safe anyway). Keep them in/on the cabinet away from any ammo, and don't take them to the ground.

This way there is no chance of getting them mixed up with live cartridges.

Someone is bound to say something along the lines of if you can't tell the difference etc...and I would agree, but it only takes someone to start talking to you when you're putting your gun in the slip to divert your attention enough to say reach into the wrong pocket and make a potentially lethal mistake.

Sian said:

Only use for me is practising in my living room when I am chasing an imaginary clay or in reality a laser pen across the wall and I want to pull the trigger.

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I hope you close the curtains.

If it's about releasing the triggers you don't need the damned things. With gun broken down: Just pull the triggers with a penny held over the pins. Reassemble. Job done. (Don't open gun or it will cock them again).

Oh bollocks...popcorn not enough....!!

Anyone for gin....??