Starting a new project tonight to make my own snap caps bought these for a couple of bucks and figure I can drill them out and fill them with glue or an epoxy
Diy snap caps
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Be careful that the bullet does not become unseated from the cartridge & lodge in your barrel!
Might want to measure the cartridge itself that it doesn't become lodged in your chamber too. I don't think there is a SAAMI spec for keychains & their QA/QC is probably non-existent.
I would recommend a tougher SILICONE instead of glue or epoxy - those can shatter or chip with a firing pin strike - depends on the glue or epoxy though.
~Will
Might want to measure the cartridge itself that it doesn't become lodged in your chamber too. I don't think there is a SAAMI spec for keychains & their QA/QC is probably non-existent.
I would recommend a tougher SILICONE instead of glue or epoxy - those can shatter or chip with a firing pin strike - depends on the glue or epoxy though.
~Will
Why not just fill an empty case with glue or epoxy if that is what you want to do. I would strongly discourage making a snap cap out of something that closely resembles a live round. One mistake and something or someone could get shot. Besides, plastic snap caps are cheap enough.
if you sprayed them red or some color to distinguish from live rounds that may work, but at the risk of getting paint in your barrel?
I was thinking sand paper on the primer section and hitting it with a neon green paint and in my house ammo never comes unlocked since I don't reload I never have any reason for ammo to be in the house
find someone locally who reloads and have them resize a fired case, seat projectile and fill the primer pocket with a pencil eraser drill the case body with a 1/8" bit and sand smooth
That's what I do, with the exception of the drill bit hole (which I need to add) right now the bullets are just sharpied, the case is sharpied to.
~Joseph~
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I know I'm just the type of guy that needs a project when I'm not working and I can't afford to go shoot like I want to right now so I figure a six dollar expense can't hurt plus I'll get a little time on the Drill press
Any chance you'd be willing to sell a few? I dont reload (yet) and would love some .308 practice rounds
Sell, no. But I can give you some. It unfortunately might be awhile though I have to get a new reloading bench made.
~Joseph~
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Pencil erasers are a bit too soft and fragile to offer the required resistance to the firing pin tip in my opinion. I suggest some nylon rod epoxied in. Or drill completely thru the head and pocket in a size that can be threaded to fit what ever size resilient plastic rod you can find...don't need to seek out exactly primer sized rod. Thread the rod into the hole and cut it off flush.
the trick start havin' or producing a brass dowel (same diameter as a primer) with a bigger diameter section halfway,like a donut, more or less on his middle_being that one of the two end must pass, from inside the case, through the primer pocket, where the flashhole has been previously enlarged to the full dia.of the same primer pocket_ the donut will work like an inner stop_ the portion of the dowel protruding outside the case head will be cutted/filed at the same level of the outer case head_the opposite side of the dowel will work as guide for a longer coil spring inserted around it_ the coiled part will be inside the case, and will be compressed when you would insert the bullet_ the bullet MUST be HEAVILY CRIMPED, or better, pinned_ when you pull the trigger, the firing pin will strike a brass surface cushioned thank to the dowel-guided spring enclosed inside the case_ don't forget to drill one of two holes along the sides of the case: in this way you ever know, even in the dark, the difference from this snap cap and a real cartridge_
if my bad grammar make unclear this project, let me know and I will try to explain better_(too much dumb to place pictures here, I can e-mail a drawing,if needed)
Tried,tested and in use on all my rifles & revolvers: it's indestructible,cheap,and it work_
recycling the inners of some broken plastic snap caps can defintively shorten the building effort,of course
if my bad grammar make unclear this project, let me know and I will try to explain better_(too much dumb to place pictures here, I can e-mail a drawing,if needed)
Tried,tested and in use on all my rifles & revolvers: it's indestructible,cheap,and it work_
recycling the inners of some broken plastic snap caps can defintively shorten the building effort,of course
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