Can I safely cycle these through my pistol (not just dry fire)? Would I be able to load one snap cap randomly in my magazine while at the range?
1104247
No way. Unless you just want your gun to suddenly go click and not cycle the snap cap out. There is no explosive charge to cycle the slide back to eject it. So it would be just chambered in your gun. I was told at a gun club where I tool my cpl class bye pistol shooters, nra men, with many years of experience shooting, that dry firing will not hurt your gun. As far as I can tell the only useful purpose for the snap caps is possibly teaching a new shooter how to handle a gun safely. Now I am sure the people selling the product have a different view. Just my opion and research I did.
1104248
That's a great question. From what I read when I got them, these Snap Caps are designed to cycle just like live ammo, although I have not tried randomly mixing them yet, I am definitely going to do that for my mis-fire training. I have read stories from other shooters who do that all the time, and the only safety concern that I found was the possibility of forgetting what you have in the magazine! One person got distracted and thought he had a Snap Cap in one mag, but it still had a live round in it! (NO ONE WAS HURT), but he learned the scary way to make sure of what you have loaded. Hope that helps. That's a great question. From what I read when I got them, these Snap Caps are designed to cycle just like live ammo, although I have not tried randomly mixing them yet, I am definitely going to do that for my mis-fire training. I have read stories from other shooters who do that all the time, and the only safety concern that I found was the possibility of forgetting what you have in the magazine! One person got distracted and thought he had a Snap Cap in one mag, but it still had a live round in it! (NO ONE WAS HURT), but he learned the scary way to make sure of what you have loaded. Hope... » Read More That's a great question. From what I read when I got them, these Snap Caps are designed to cycle just like live ammo, although I have not tried randomly mixing them yet, I am definitely going to do that for my mis-fire training. I have read stories from other shooters who do that all the time, and the only safety concern that I found was the possibility of forgetting what you have in the magazine! One person got distracted and thought he had a Snap Cap in one mag, but it still had a live round in it! (NO ONE WAS HURT), but he learned the scary way to make sure of what you have loaded. Hope that helps. « Show Less
1104249
These could be useful for simulating a malfunction in a training drill, but I would not leave live ammunition mixed in with snap caps otherwise. Get your buddy to mix it in at the range, when the mag jams clear the chamber and load another mag.
1104250
That's a great question. From what I read when I got them, these Snap Caps are designed to cycle just like live ammo, although I have not tried randomly mixing them yet, I am definitely going to do that for my mis-fire training. I have read stories from other shooters who do that all the time, and the only safety concern that I found was the possibility of forgetting what you have in the magazine! One person got distracted and thought he had a Snap Cap in one mag, but it still had a live round in it! (NO ONE WAS HURT), but he learned the scary way to make sure of what you have loaded. Hope that helps.
1104251
Absolutely this is a very good use of them. I keep a range magazine that is only used for malfunction drills that is marked and mixed with these and live rounds. It's also useful to see if you are pulling the gun anticipating recoil as it wont cycle like a normal round.
1311085
The only noise you will hear while "firing" these Snap Caps is the hammer moving forward and hitting the firing pin. In other words you will only hear the click, as if you were just "firing" without anything on chamber. Yes, you can fire them indoors. No, they are not going to go boom.
1714953
This is not ammo, this is the brass for you to load your own ammunition. The quality of the ammunition you fire in the range will depend on your loading techniques, the powder you use, the load you feed the brass, etc., etc.. This brass has been fired once and after inspecting the ones I received, out of 1,000, I rejected one, so that's a great percentage there. I hope I have answered your question. Good shooting. Stay safe and blessed.
911185
I'm using Power Pistol with MG 180 JHP right now I have titegroup and W231. I will load those soon. Just check your brass for any indications it could be bad and toss for scarp. read reloading manuals start low and work up to your liking.. Just check all used brass you get..
235054
I typically go through 4 magazines on one cartridge. If you shoot slowly (putting a few seconds between shots) the cartridge doesn't cool down too much; this will allow it to last longer. If you do some rapid fire play, the cartridge and gas temps drop towards freezing pretty quickly. Cold gas is much more dense so a lot more is used on each shot; that can lead to using a whole cartridge in less than one magazine. (I did that only once, I don't want to freeze the seals & damage them so I avoid rapid fire). I put standard rubberized 1911 grips on the gun without any issues.
1224404
Yes. In the middle of a 30 round course of fire the tube migrated down and stopped me from changing mags by folding up in the magazine well. Since then Ive trimmed a bit off the front and applied an adhesive to stop the migration. Going to the range again soon. We'll see.
2088306
The source of that concern is the "glock smiley" that results from the unsupported chamber with high-pressure loads. If your cases are not deformed at the head, and you run them correctly through the size and factory crimp dies, you'll have no trouble. This is what I use to load my for my 10mm Glock 20, and I've fired thousands of reloads through it with no trouble at all.
1168134
And the fact that I have it for my gun so I know it works the only thing about the mag is I you have it in while you run it's ez to lose so if your going pistol for a round it's great! But if it's just on your side it will bounce around and eventually hit the mag release so just watch it I say go for it it's a good mag you can fill it ones and use it 3 times on a worm day now fall and winter is fill it up to top it off to be safe gas does not do well in the cold so keep that in mind while useing it. Good luck
2272663
clipped head nails actually fit much closer together in a strip and I would suspect that they would not feed right and that the gun might actually hit two nails at a time when firing. I would advise not trying it but I have also never actually tried it myself
2110627
Yes and no, I was able to get a decent amount of them to fit but just barely. About 0.5 to 1mm of the plastic tip will flex when inserting the mag with a little force, and it won't cycle smoothly, a little wiggling is necessary. Despite the ergonomics, and damage to the plastic tips, I was still able to cover an eight shot group with my thumb at a distance of thirty yards. The few that were too long for the clip I used in my side lever. This is for the .22cal RWS 850 by the way, I don't know how they will fit in the .177 option.
1479718
Yes...don't shoot this gun on 6 round burst for a long time. The mechanism freezes, and gun won't fire. Have en fun!!
1415028
I actually use the metal stripper clips on it. So definitely they will work and I love this item. Get it man I got my dad one too because those 30 rnd mag start to get painful on your fingers.
1524061
No, but you should not, repeat, should not dry fire 22 or other rimfire ammo. it's bad for the firing pin and chamber face.
2184542
I have not tried them yet, so I really can't say how load they are. I do know that the product is pretty cheaply made and supplied with only two firing pins, I don't hold much hope of getting more then two shots. It did come with a field tip weighted like a loaded tip. Not impressed with the product once i received it, made VERY cheaply.
723264
Yup, all u do is twist the barrel and it switches between both loading options. Only thing is if u are in Magazine fed, make sure the mag is empty before u switch to hopper or it will probably jam. Very easy to use system though.
726263
Lot's and Lot's........ By the way I have found that they will not work in a 1911. These snap caps will not allow the firearm to lock into battery. They work well in Glocks and XD's. Just a heads up.
495425
I've gotten about 7 to 9 clips out my ex-owned Umarex SA.177 C02 gun. Those clips held about 16 shots. Remember that colder weather cause the C02 to compress which means less pressure for the shooting. On a warm day it allows the C02 to want to expand which increases pressure when shooting for a more thorough and faster shot. Just don't exceed labeled warnings on C02 box for max℉ or they will explode.