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Snap Caps
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Anyone use snap caps in their .22s?
Someone told me that you can use a number 4 plastic drywall anchor for a .22 snap cap, any of you guys have any experience in this area?
"Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you"
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NO. Snap caps are cheap. New cylinders for rimfires are not.
Some folks use a spent case with good results.
Ricci, how would that damage a cylinder?
The drywall anchors work fine.
Yes but I have a very hard time getting a spent case chambered in a semi-auto.
Just use sent brass,, What could be better. It’s what is designed to strike and it’s free
Back before .22 snap caps, and when I had more time than money, I whittled down and pushed a dowel rod the full length into spent casings then rounded off the end roughly the shape (but slightly under sized) of a projectile and glue them in. Always make sure when you cycle them out that they come out. After the first 5-10 cyclings, I never had one pull out after that. Most did it the first time if I didn't quite make it under sized enough.
I'd load them into the magazine, and they'd feed just fine when I'd gently cycle them into the cylinder.
That's a great idea ..... and I have "more time than money" so I'll give it a whirl.
The lack of a projectile is the problem I have chambering a spent casing as it's difficult (for me) to guide it into the chamber.
Centerfire firing pins hit in the center of the cylinder but rimfire pins hit on the side of the cylinder and if the cylinder doesn't have a relief cut the firing pin will peen the cylinder and eventually cause misfires. The same is true of rifles and pistols.
Just make sure after pressing it in, that it stays in place. Last thing one would want is for it to come loose and become an obstacle in the barrel. I've thought before that a person could soak it in oil after a nice tight fit into the cartridge and it might even swell to fit even tighter, but I never have. Just simple super-glue type stuff.
For the most part now, I don't really mess with this anymore. All of my collectibles either have these I made eons ago, or have proper snap caps. The ones I shoot fairly often don't get them anymore. Still, I actually enjoyed making them too and it was a conversation piece around the campfire at hunt camp.
We use snap caps on all our .22's
Never used or seen a need for them in a .22. I keep my few cocked and don't dryfire and am careful not to fire unless aiming to.