Tipton Shotgun Snap Caps with False Primer, Reusable Construction, in Various Calibers for Dry-Firing, Practice and Safe Firearm Storage

Does what it says on the box.Only thing I can say about it so far is that I got this for a Mossberg 88 that is chambered for 2 3/4 and 3" shells, and this is shorter than either by a noticeable amount. It's not even a negative per-se, it chambers just fine, just something to be aware of if you are expecting a 1:1 representation of a shell that size. It comes in a 2 pack so I put the second one in the tube to cycle it and see what happens. I would not recommend doing so since the rim is plastic and gets a bit chewed up when you force it into the tube. It didn't break, but it clearly wears quickly if you do that. I'm pretty sure they aren't even designed for that, but curiosity got the best of me.Just drop it straight in the chamber, close the action, (point in a safe direction), and pull the trigger. Simple.

These snap caps are specifically designed, as stated in the manufacturer's specs to be used only in BREAK OPEN shotguns, typically for the purpose of safely dropping the hammers for storage or dry firing with them. They are NOT designed nor intended as dummy ammo for the purpose of cycling autoloaders or pump shotguns. This is what is printed in the Amazon description: (quote)DESIGN: With a false primer that is spring buffered, Tipton Snap Caps reduce stress on the firing pin and barrel breech when dry firing. For use with break open shotguns, not semi-autos or pumps.I am a certified Remington Armorer. Cycling repeaters do not require snap caps for dry cycling or dry firing. Factory personnel and armorers use conspicuously marked DUMMY ammo that can be hand loaded without powder (use Cream of Wheat or sawdust instead of the powder) and spent primers. Blacken the brass heads with Birchwood Casey brass black, and label the hulls on two sides DUMMY with a Sharpie. Or, buy five dummy shells.Do not be a dummy and fail to read the manufacturer's statement regarding their intended application.

I bought these for dry-fire and manipulation for a single shot break action .410.The ejector could not catch the rim but actually chipped it and then the snap cap got stuck in the chamber. Neither would eject or even extract. Both chipp3d and got stuck.I am not sure how this is supposed to work and the rim is tiny and the overall length is about 3/5 of an actual shell. Had to pull them out with a screwdriver.Complete waste of time. I tried to go cheap since I only needed 2 to practice manipulation, but will not do that again.I was able to get a refund, but not worth the waste of time.I'm just glad I didn't need to use a ram rod to get them out.

great product great price

These snap caps are perfectly fine if you only have occasional use. I'm a trapshooter and practice gun mounts regularly at home. In doing so I find these plastic snap caps have a limited life and break regularly. After going through perhaps six sets I finally got all metal snap caps and now have no problem. I do still have two sets of the Tipton's that I keep for use with other shotguns, ones that I use only occasionally.

I liked that the phony shell was precise to the specifications of a real shell. I used it to size and adjust various projects. I did not like the price, but it is not easy to buy ammo. anymore because of restrictions and application fees.

Purchased for use with a SxS with extractors. Works well and I feel the brass primer plug with spring are more appropriate that snap caps with a rubber bumper.

I bought the 12g, .308 and .22 lr snap caps from Tipton upon reccomendation from a local store. I haven't tried the other 2 yet as the guns I've bought them for hasn't come in yet but I have been able to test/use the 12g snapcaps. In all honesty, considering they were more expensive than the other 2 models I've bought, I'm very disappointed with their performance. The back of the 12g where the primer is located has a plastic edge/base and not brass like their .308 model. This leads to the edge of the snapcap being deformed within days of usage. I've included images showing the plastic edge of one my snap caps that the extracter holds onto being completely removed. In addition, I've included another image of the back of another unbroken (at least for now) snap cap showing the wear and tear just using it led to. Finally, I've also included some comparison images as well as an image of their .308 win snap cap showing the metallic base which I imagine is more durable that the 12g one but will have to try to confirm. In short, maybe the rifle snapcaps here are solid but I definitely wouldn't recommend the 12g one and I'll update this review upon trying the .22lr ones as those are fully plastic so I imagine they won't last long either.

I bought these with low hopes.. amazon states theyre not for pump, Tipton themselves say different, ive functioned these through probably 50 times, no issues!!Best version of 12g snapcaps is right here.. dont hesistateI use a magfed pump, still works flawlessy.

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Esta muy bien pero si fuera un poquito más largo sería mejor para guardarlo cuando valla se caza

Ces munitions bloquent dans la plupart des calibre 12, le plastique est de faible qualité et s'use vite. Bref c'est juste une bonne façon d'abimer vos armes et de dépenser inutilement votre argent !

Good look, fantastic product