Has Anyone Ever Seen a RFD/Dealer Using SnapCaps?

[General Skanky]

Intrigued…..

 

[SBL]

I’ve seen some using snap back caps

 

[Stephen Dennison]

Snap caps are fine when they are new. After repeated use they get an indent on the “anvil”, the bit where the firing pin hits it and gradually become ineffective at what they were designed to do.
When I want to relax the firing pin springs, usually after shooting and whilst cleaning the gun, l hold a coin over the pin and pull the trigger.
I sometime think that the taboo on firing on an empty chamber is to deter excessive repetition which somehow could damage the gun. Perhaps a gunsmith could elaborate on this?
However, I avoid doing it.

 

[General Skanky]

Snap caps are fine when they are new. After repeated use they get an indent on the “anvil”, the bit where the firing pin hits it and gradually become ineffective at what they were designed to do.
When I want to relax the firing pin springs, usually after shooting and whilst cleaning the gun, l hold a coin over the pin and pull the trigger.
I sometime think that the taboo on firing on an empty chamber is to deter excessive repetition which somehow could damage the gun. Perhaps a gunsmith could elaborate on this?
However, I avoid doing it.

Thank you, but it’s more about do RFDs use them and if not why not?

 

[Stephen Dennison]

Which is why I would like a gunsmith’s opinion!

I don’t think it matters if not done repeatedly.

 

[Jonny English]

Out of the total life of a shotgun it spends a fraction of its time at an rfd, so no point in making hard work using snap caps for no end gain.

 

[JoostB]

Could I take out the trigger group from my MX8 and then relax the leaf springs by pulling the triggers? This way the firing pins will not wear, but would it be bad in some way for the trigger group?

 

[westley]

The gun shops that I use have snap caps, if I ask for them, I get them. I use them to check both the triggers and the ejectors.

 

[General Skanky]

The gun shops that I use have snap caps, if I ask for them, I get them. I use them to check both the triggers and the ejectors.

Do they have them in the guns already?

 

[Paul120]

Do they have them in the guns already?

No. I've never seen them in a gun on the shelf. They usually have some handy as Westley says to check the operation of trigger and ejectors while supervised but that's all.
Other than that they are a waste of time.

 

[westley]

Do they have them in the guns already?

NO, I don't think they could afford the large amounts of toilet tissue that would be required when someone opened a gun to find something in the chambers.
When you have witnessed as many incidents as I have with the misuse of snap caps, it makes you very wary of the things !

 

[bostonmick]

I know a couple that do when a gun is taken in for part exchange or sale to check ejector timing and triggers.they do not store them with snap caps

 

[schmokinn]

Regularly when dry firing.

 

[RJD]

NO, I don't think they could afford the large amounts of toilet tissue that would be required when someone opened a gun to find something in the chambers.
When you have witnessed as many incidents as I have with the misuse of snap caps, it makes you very wary of the things !

Ah yes, the noisy snap caps are terrifyingly popular…