A great training tool
great for new shooter training and immediate action drills
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
THAT'S WHY I BUY MORE!
Yes, they are damaged/cratered when used as snap caps. I agree with other reviewers who observe that dry firing with these damages the rims. THAT'S WHY I JUST ORDERED MORE!! These beauties allow me to use a pair of S&W revolvers for dry fire practice. Unlike the plastic snap caps, these aluminum dummy rds never break into pieces. As they become too cratered to fit, I toss them and rotate newer rds into their place. I keep a couple of newer, uncratered sets on my bench for testing BX10 and BX25 magazines. I also keep one dummy rd in the chamber of each of my 22rf semi-auto pistols, so I can lower the hammer without damaging the breechface. These are consumable parts; just like brake shoes on a car. For the two purposes for which they are made, they are the best product on the market. I'm glad that Brownells keeps them available.
excellent product
these aluminum snap caps work much better than plastic snap caps that I have used in the past. By rotating the rim of the snap cap to an unused area, you can get a lot of use from each one.
Works as expected
Since you can't spring-load a rimfire snap cap, these work just fine. Yes, the firing pin leaves a dent, turn the cap a bit and try again until the rim is fully dented. I believe it is still effective even though the rim of the cap is fully dented. The point is to prevent denting the barrel edge and these do that just fine. Of course, you can also use a fired .22 case for the same effect. It's just harder to chamber.
Not snap caps.
I bought these to troubleshoot a feeding and ejection issue. The idea being to test the feeding and ejection without live ammo. They fed and ejected well. I did NOT allow the firing pin to strike them. They worked perfectly for my purposes.
If you intend dry firing your .22, these are not what you need.
22 snap caps
Better than the plastic ones, but I do not think they will last very long.
.22 Snap Caps
These are a solution to the problem of dry firing .22 rimfire for guns where the firing pin can strike and mar the barrel breech. While not a perfect solution, they are easier to use than fired cases or plastic drywall anchors.
Compatible but dent quickly
These work fine until they get chewed up from repeated dry firing. Need a rubberized solution like for center fire snap caps snd dummies. #4-6 7/8 yellow anchors work better. Not Brownells fault.
BOO!
I am a a gunsmith. I don't want holes in my walls (or me) when I work on 22's. I bought these SPECIFICALLY for action proving, feeding, dry fire. The FIRST time I used them was great, cycled through the feeding tube, ejected (yay, I fixed it). The SECOND time, no go. (Here is where you learn from my experience). Feeding issues. They "disappeared". They were stuck in the feeding tube and the spring wouldn't push them past the little bump inside. Oh, old, weak spring, stretched it little, nope. Well, this guy never cleaned his gun, maybe it is gunked up, disassembled the entire feeding mechanism, cleaned, lightly buffed appropriate areas, nope. They are getting stuck near the elbow of the feeding tube. Checked the set screw to be sure it wasn't protruding, nope. Is the elbow bent or damaged, nope... couple hours after starting this quest I discovered that the dummy rounds rims were deformed just enough (from the dry fire that they were bought for) that they no longer would go through the elbow... tried several new live rounds and viola, they flew through like the had somewhere to be... GRR!
Description Not Accurate
It is "NOT" spring loaded as listed in the description. It appears to be solid aluminum. When I dried fired one in my Ruger 22/45 the firing pin left a noticeable dent in it that one would see in a fired 22 rimfire case. We will see how it holds up with repeated dry fires. I am disappointed that Brownells blindly copied what the maker listed on the package without checking them.
