Pachmayr 03200 22 Lr Plastic Safety Snap Caps (24) Pack, Orange, one Size

I use 22 lr snap caps to de-cock the springs in my 22’s. Not really interested in cycling through magazines. Probably get 10 uses or so out of each unit. Once fired brass works well too, but I prefer using the orange plastic snap caps for safety. Easy to tell what’s in the chamber. Used in semi-autos, revolvers and bolt actions without issue. If you try to overuse one, the rim will mostly split off, but I can live with that if it happens (rarely).

Great product. I got them because I got my daughter a Crickett .22lr so we could safely go over things before going to range. Since then, I’ve used these in my ruger 10/22 and surplus MAS 45 and M69, they chambered well and proved to be a great training and safety tool.

Wow. All these negative reviews. Makes me wonder if "I'm" the one who doesn't know what I'm doing or something! Seems there are many more "experts" out there that know much more than me and how I should, or shouldn't be perceiving or using this product... but, I don't think so. To be fair, I waited a month and a half after purchasing- and rigorously using/testing the Snap Caps- before reviewing to see if these negative claims were comparable with my results. No they weren't. Not even remotely. I haven't encountered any of their "negative" issues. I've had no jams, no feed problems, no crushed rims, no splits, splinters or other failures. Other than the EXPECTED firing pin dent and rim burrs from multiple (many times more than ten strikes) "firings", I'm wondering what product the reviewers were reviewing. (Oh boy... here comes my bashing from them.) Isn't that what these were intended for... to take the abuse so your rim-fire weapon doesn't have to? I'll allow my results and observations to maybe help guide your purchase decision: These things are great. They live up to every claim by the manufacturer... and then some. They do what they were "labeled" for on the package. And do that well, I might add. As a Snap Cap, they work as well, and even better, than the alternatives for protecting your firearm from damaging rim-fire dry fires. They also cycle in all "my" rim-fire weapons for failure drills and flinching indicators with newbie's. Now... having said this, I wouldn't expect these to last long using them constantly with full-force ejection or vigorous racking and firing routines. I could see how, if they were already well used and then loaded into a magazine without de-burring the rims a little first, they might fail to feed properly or even jam... but I've successfully loaded these into my mags and have had them feed and cycle properly... every time. Those whom weren't achieving the advertised "10 times" dry-fires as indicated in the negative reviews... I haven't found that to be true either. Yes. They will work better, or maybe I should say easier, in revolvers and true hammer fired auto's. It also helps to rotate the cap's rim in hammer fired weapons after every other firing or so. I've also figured a way to use them in striker fired weapons without slinging caps all over the floor and having to recover them. My "method" also rotates the rim so it's unlikely to have multiple firing pin hits at one spot for a while. I've got single snap caps that mimic a whole box of ammo before I even have to think about tossing it. Still. I wouldn't expect them to last long with forceful ejections or the slide closing on them at full speed all the time. Slow racking prolongs their life (Duh). Remember, sometimes you need to be smarter than the products you buy and treat them reasonably. How long would you expect your car to last if you constantly mashed the gas and always skidded to a stop? It's capable of that, but you'd be a fool to treat it like that (and expect it to last)! Pros: Dimensionally equal to live .22 LR cartridges. Brightly colored- hard to mistake them for a live round. Feeds and cycles properly for flinching or failure drills. Multiple dry-fire firing pin hits per rim (spot), per cartridge (snap cap). I've used one cap well over 50 times and it's still not worn out! Better than any other alternative out there (Tipt0n, A-Z00m, others). Rim can be touched up with a file (or thumbnail) to prolong its life. Relatively inexpensive "insurance" to avoid firing pin breakages or damaging chamber denting. Cons (and I'm reaching now): Not cheap... but less expensive than replacing a broken firing pin or having to re-chamber your gun. Not a single "solution" for all the reasons one might want in a rim-fire "snap cap". But let me know if you find one at less than $20 per single cap! Overall. I'm happy with my purchase and the results I've achieved with these Snap Caps. I'd give them 10 *'s (stars) if they'd allow me. If you purchase with realistic expectations... or have a little creativity on how to use these (properly) to prolong their useful life, I believe you'll be happy with them. Disclaimer: Of course... your mileage may differ. Treat and handle all guns as if they were loaded! Never point any gun at anything you aren't intending to shoot! Results and observations herewith are not endorsements nor instructions for use or misuse of this product or reasonable firearms procedures. You alone are responsible for your actions and assume all liability for your ability or inability of proper and safe use of guns in your possession or control. ******** Update- 6/29/13: Willing to admit I was a bit too zealous with my favorable review, I'd like to point out some things I have observed using these since. I too, have found some inconsistency with these snap caps. Many seem to last as long as I originally claimed- but others have separated the rim after only several uses. It's like the snap caps are made from two or more different plastic compounds on different machines then mixed prior to packaging. 1. The firing pin of some of my pistols have a heavier "hit" and after a couple snaps, the rim is starting to deteriorate excessively. The ones used in the pistols with a lighter hit, last longer. Still, even with the excessive deterioration, they meet the manufacturer's clam of 10 strikes- by rotating them in the breech. The package even says "life will vary with firearm model". 2. Temperature also seems to have something to do with how long they last or can be reused. And... it doesn't take much of a temperature difference to show separation with only a couple strikes (or re-strikes). I can't use these in the colder months, even inside here in my house. They seem to work properly right now (June) where it's 78 but in the winter, when I keep the thermometer on 68, I get more failures. They get brittle, I guess, when cooled even by only a few degrees. I just now "fired" off (on) one about a dozen times and I can barely see the firing pin marks. So... maybe both temperature and the manufacturing process has something to do with it (as too, maybe the aggressiveness between guns of their hammer (striker) dropping effort). As a result, I'm dropping my rating a notch. However, the remainder of review still has merit.

great for dry fire to protect firing pin. cheap enough to use and discard when necessary.

The rims of these do get chewed up, but even after 8-10 cycles I've had none of the breakage other users have demonstrated. But these will certainly have a limited lifespan, and these plastics must be considered as consumable. What I am getting is a failure to feed. The plastic rounds will typically end up angled upward in the chamber such that they are above the barrel and can neither feed nor eject. I suspect a combination of factors: their light weight (0.65 g, compared to 3.5 g for a typical 22LR round) and the fact that the plastic can easily deform, allowing the tip of the round to catch on the edge of the barrel. Out of curiosity, I just cycled 40 rounds through a 22/45 and counted 8 FTF. That's a 20% stoppage rate.

Most shops will not permit dry firing of a 22LR. Bring a few of these along and make purchase decision easier.

I tried to use these to check cycling (feeding & ejecting) on a newly assembled rifle based on a Ruger 10/22. The upper action consists of a machined/polished bolt, which housed a Volquartsen firing pin and extractor. Loaded 10 of these into a Ruger BX-1 magazine and inserted the loaded magazine into the rifle. The bolt was held open, using the non-stock "bolt-hold-open" feature, then released (pulled the charging handle back slightly to unlock it, released it fully and sent the bolt "home") on the full magazine. . The first round loaded, but when the bolt was pulled back, the round would not fully extract and was left midway in the chamber. Removed it by hand and loaded the next round into the chamber by cycling the bolt again. The procedure I follow is to release the bolt via it's own release mechanism and allow it to "slam" home. I do not "guide" the bolt forward. The second and third rounds did the same as the first. Partial ejections, removed by hand. Of the 10 rounds loaded into magazine and cycled through the action of the rifle, 2 ( the 6th and 8th) rounds fully ejected via the receiver port, 8 were partially removed from the chamber and were removed by hand. In my opinion, the material is too soft to reliably function in my 10/22 action. I believe a metal "dummy" round may be more suited. Others may or may not have the same experience.

“They” changed those yellow wall anchors, but these seem to work.

rubbish,rim pulled off and the rest stayed in barrel

Arrived as advertised. Product is plastic, so limited life expected.

Es wurden 10 von 15 Pufferpatronen nicht richtig zugeführt, beim Ausziehen ist bei allen der Rand abgebrochen.

They are what they say they are.

Product is completely incapable of being re-used safely. The plastic rim (.22LR rimfire) of these snap caps actually strips off the simulated cartridge with only 1 or 2 uses, which can cause the (now-rimless) plastic "cartridge" to become lodged in the barrel of the rifle. I had to use a cleaning rod to dislodge the malfunctioned snap cap, and that was only because I noticed the problem. Had I not noticed, put the rifle away, and then loaded a live round into the rifle at the range, it could have caused a very serious or fatal safety issue. This product should not be purchased nor should it be offered for sale. Completely irresponsible of the manufacturers and of Amazon to market this inferior product to firearms users.