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Can someone recommend some good 22lr snap caps please?

Looking to do some dry fire practice with the K22…


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Don't over think it just use some empty brass cases and rotate them ocassionally so that the firing pin hits them a different spot.

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You pick up some plastic drywall anchors at home depot, lowes, ect. They work pretty good for what you are needing.
Something like these. I don't remember the size for 22lr.




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You can get a pack of 100 yellow screw anchors for about $3. They are tapered, and last for several hits, extract and eject just fine.

The main problem with using empty cases is that they have no bullet or taper, so they are a PITA to fit into the chamber, especially with guns with a small port like most semiautos.

BTDT. The plastic anchors work much better.


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So none of the snap caps offer much more than a spent case do due to lack of durability?

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Originally Posted by Walker6
So none of the snap caps offer much more than a spent case do due to lack of durability?


I have spent the money on snap caps and they get chewed up pretty quick. For the money I don't think they are worth it.

I practice with empty cases but do not use them for storage. The drywall anchors are the cheapest and best solution.

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An old Gunsmith, who is no longer with us, taught me to put a dab of Silicone on my Snap Caps, and,
they've lasted for yrs!

Picture a small amount, about an 1/8 inch thick, evenly spread over the base,
of the shell.

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#2 drywall anchors are all I use

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Caution: Rimfire dummy rounds are not the same as snap caps. I had some blue aluminum dummies where the package clearly warned not to use them as snap caps. Being aluminum, the rims wouldn't hold up. It's pretty hard to make a true rimfire snap cap. The cheap disposable drywall anchors do everything except feed through a magazine like a cartridge. Can't have it all.


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