MidnightMinstrel
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Hmm..you know what...for the sake of a Tenner...I think I'll just get some when I buy my Gun...( may try to get a deal on them or something) at least they wont do any harm by the sound of it.
What are these used for ?
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Redders
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I was told by a gunsmith that if you did not use snap caps, your firing pin/ springs may be good for 200,000 releases (average), if you use snap caps you would get a little more at 200,010 uses (average). So, my opinion was made, it probably isn't worth the money.
I used them as new shooter because I got caught up in all the must have gadgets etc, but since I've stopped using them, I get no dramas either. So once again, I don't see a need for them.
I used them as new shooter because I got caught up in all the must have gadgets etc, but since I've stopped using them, I get no dramas either. So once again, I don't see a need for them.
EdSolomons
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They make good paper weights if you buy the brass ones. Other than that a total waste of time and effort.
Jonny English
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They're not bad for practising catching spent cartridges either at home, but do it over carpet. Good skill to learn to catch your empties, makes life a lot easier! 
if your right handed trap the butt inbetween your right elbow and body, pull forend down with left hand, catch cartridges with your right hand as they eject, dispense empties into adjacent bin with anger, try to look cool at all times!
if your right handed trap the butt inbetween your right elbow and body, pull forend down with left hand, catch cartridges with your right hand as they eject, dispense empties into adjacent bin with anger, try to look cool at all times!
MidnightMinstrel
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I suppose you could just use already Spent cartridges for that though....apart from these Snap Cap thingies everyone, is there anything else accessory wise that a newbie, like me, would probably think they need, but actually don't ?They're not bad for practising catching spent cartridges either at home, but do it over carpet. Good skill to learn to catch your empties, makes life a lot easier!
MidnightMinstrel
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PS...doesn't just shooting the darn thing make you look cool?....?coz I need all the help I can get!
Jonny English
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You need to fire the gun in order for it to eject and as people have said the firing pin can go through the primer and stick, locking the gun shut effectively, so not the best idea. And yes shooting is bu far the collest sport ever. You will also need:
Decent baseball cap
Shooting glasses
Gloves
Wet weather gear
Cartridge bag
Clay shooting bag
Gun slip
Cleaning kit and many many products
Skeet vest
Shooting coat
Snap caps
Extended chokes
Towel or drying cloth
Ear protection
The list goes on and on and on!
MidnightMinstrel
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Blimey...thats quite a shopping list...I have a few of those things hanging around already, they weren't intended for shooting but they will do,...hoping I can do a few deals when I come to buy my gun...or I might just start buying a few bits at a time, while I save up for my gun.
Mick Shaw
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PhilS
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PhilS
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Martin,
you forgot the second & third guns.................... plus their accessories as per your list! :spiteful:
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Jonny English
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Some days I could just pick empties out the bins and throw them at the clays and do just as well, environmentally friendly and cheap!
Santa2512
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Everytime ive been for a lesson, the guns we use are straight from there slips, no snap caps,
To me (as a non shooter ) unless the gun is to be used, then they should be empty....
Quick Q, do guns at gunsmith's have snap caps in them?
Mart
To me (as a non shooter ) unless the gun is to be used, then they should be empty....
Quick Q, do guns at gunsmith's have snap caps in them?
Mart
Michael
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Would you say the trigger pull is now slightly heavier?Emmsy said:
Always used them. Got them for free with an o/u so just kept on using them. Did just pay out for a new firing pin though on the 2nd barrel at the same time as getting it serviced (still had its original from 1977)!
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