Azoom .45 ACP Caliber Snap Cap,Red

I am 65 years old and I have been shooting since I was a young child. I have also been dry firing shotguns, rifles, and pistols as practice for "sight picture" and "trigger press" all of that time. I have NEVER ONCE broken a firing pin! However, the marketing department for the Snap-Cap folks has done a MASTERFUL job of CREATING FEAR that I may. So, I bought these. They seem to work very well so I can dry fire to my hearts content without worry. They are also a good product for small-arms training for inexperienced persons learning to load, fire, and clear a firearm. I have done my share of teaching as well. Anyway, God Bless and good shooting!

To be fair and honest, I will use this same review for all the snap caps I have purchased, nothing changes just because the caliber does. Snap caps are an inexpensive tool to use for training your trigger pull and reaction when pulling the trigger of your pistol. Before you take your pistol to the range, throw a few of these caps in pistol and practice squeezing the trigger so you get the feel of how much force you need and where it breaks when firing. Next, place a nickel or dime on the front of the barrel (on a semi-auto, this won't work on revolvers), close to the front site. Find a target to aim at, squeeze the trigger until the hammer fires, all while trying to keep the coin in place. Many people will flinch while pulling the trigger in anticipation of the of the upcoming shot. This practice will help minimize or eliminate this problem. The best part about this practice is you're not wasting ammo at the range, now when you get there you can feel more confident. These caps are used to protect the firing pin from bottoming out in its bore buy absorbing the impact when the trigger is pulled. You don't have to use them, but if you break a firing pin and have to have a gunsmith install a new one, the price for these caps would have been a real bargain.

The right size and durable

These are a Pachmeyer product, look no further these are it!

These snap caps are well fit for the caliber and function fine. I personally prefer the plastic type with the spring and brass base plate, as they seem to last longer and not flake or bend as much. Since these are aluminum, they tend to get damaged a bit after use. Make sure there is NO live rounds near you (or even in the same room) when practicing at home. These work for well for dry fire practice, though most modern arms don't need them since the firing pin can handle dry fire, it still is good insurance to use these, especially with a 1911 or older arms. Where these snap caps really shine is at the range for malfunction and reduction of flinching. Have someone randomly place 1 or 2 into your magazine with other live rounds (at the range, NOT at home) and this is useful for malfunction tap/rack drills and also will show you if you are predicting the recoil and flinching. All in all, a good investment for practice, they are a bit expensive for what you get, but in the end worth it.

If you live by yourself in the country I am sure you can practice with the real thing all day long. If you live in a crowded apartment building in the city where you NEVER want to risk a accidental discharge then this is a fantastic little tool to have. If you use more than one at a time these do not feed well, either by design or accident. This may be by design to practice clearing jams. I had not thought I would enjoy clearing jams until I got these. It is great practice and may teach you about your gun features as well. Mine will not cock if the round is jammed - not ready to shoot. Which is nice because you do not want to think it is ready when it is not. I feel better about dry firing with this round because there is a drop of silicone or rubber where the pin hits the round to keep from damaging the firing pin. It is great for practice loading, practice clearing jams, handling the gun in general, dry firing (I know some say it is wrong to do, but they likely have the option to fire live rounds more.) If you are new to guns or to your gun, I would get these and start handling your gun every day all day if possible. Here is my product suggestions and hopes.... i wish I could load 7 rounds and have 6 of them load, fire, slide-clear, fire... then the last round would jam. As it is.. I just use one at a time but I have really gotten very familiar with my gun in a short time without even having taking it to the range yet. it is not perfect it it good enough.

Nice for trainees

Did what it should do.

Lieferung, Preis und Qualität passen.

It works as expected but took a very long time to be delivered

Exact fit, all is good.

Der Kunststoffkern, der das Zündhütchen darstellt, steht einige Millimeter vor und muss mit dem Stanleymesser abgeschnitten werden.

Excellent