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Posted: 1/26/2003 10:48:50 PM EDT
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I recently purchased an AR, and was wondering what you guys thought about Snap Caps. I purchased some aluminum Snap Caps from my local dealer, but they do not have a mimicked round in the top, but are cut off where the round should be. Is this a problem? Would plastic Snap Caps be better, as they have the mimicked round in the top? Can they be detrimental to any aspect of the rifle? Thanks in advance, DaleHeinz |
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I don't think it is bad to dry fire the AR. I do it. GI's do it. A lot of peopl on the boards do it. But if it makes you feel better, I think A-zoom makes a dimensionally accurate snap cap. I use them in my 1911. They accurate in size and shape and eject like real rounds. I used to use Pachmayr snap caps and they are not dimensioanlyy the same, nor do they eject. |
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Azoom snap cap works, but getting the trigger to reset is a pain. I quit using it. I wouldn't worry about it, get a spare firing pin and dry fire away. ar15junkie1, sorry, but you're incorrect, the hammer does not slam into the lower when dry fire, you could only see this because the bolt carrier is not there to stop the hammer. |
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Azoom snap cap works, but getting the trigger to reset is a pain. I quit using it. I wouldn't worry about it, get a spare firing pin and dry fire away. ar15junkie1, sorry, but you're incorrect, the hammer does not slam into the lower when dry fire, you could only see this because the bolt carrier/firing pin are not there to stop the hammer. |
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Quoted: I think the hammer will slam into a spot on the lower when dry fired. No it doesn't. If that were the case you'd get the same problem with live rounds. The only time the hammer can hit any spot on the lower is when the upper is removed - in that case a 'snap cap' won't help. Dry fire is perfectly fine with AR-15s. |
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brownells sells a "dry-fire device" that's easy to install/remove and allows you to recock the hammer with just a half inch of pull on the op-rod. it's slick, prevents contact with the firing pin, and over a period of practice time, will result in giving you more dry fire trigger pulls when compared to not using it. that being said, I've never had a problem just doing the plain old dry firing thing on any of my centerfires. NEVER dry fire your AR when the lower is seperated from the upper. |
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