Home made snap caps.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:33 pm

Hereâ€™s the results of my thrifty do it myself 10 min. snap cap project.
I made these for my Colt SAA 357.
I started by knocking out the primers on six empty .38 spl. cases.
Located one rubber washer same thickness as the primer pocket.
Used the largest setting on my leather hole punch, to cut the
round rubber inserts for the primer pocket. (perfect fit BTW

).
A small dab of clear silicon sealant in each primer pocket to
secure the rubber in place.

Now I can sit in front of the tv and do a little indoor winter time practice.

TedH · Post by **TedH** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:38 pm

Well done!

rjohns94 · Post by **rjohns94** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:41 pm

very kewl idea. i'm thinking i need to get creative and do that for my .44

Mojo · Post by **Mojo** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:42 pm

What a great idea!

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:45 pm

rjohns94 wrote:very kewl idea. i'm thinking i need to get creative and do that for my .44

Hey Mike how goes it??
Are you on the mission field yet or still down the rd. from me?

Never mind Mike, I just got caught up on the board postings.
"back from Sendafa, Ethiopia with PICS and updates."
Welcome home.

cnjarvis · Post by **cnjarvis** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:46 pm

casastahle wrote: Now I can sit in front of the tv and do a little indoor winter time practice.

While watching westerns of course...

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:50 pm

cnjarvis wrote:
casastahle wrote: Now I can sit in front of the tv and do a little indoor winter time practice.
While watching westerns of course...

Removed by poster.
I donâ€™t want the men in black suits coming to my door.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:12 pm

I've been thinking of how to make snap caps for my C&B revolvers, and now I wonder if I can get a washer thick enough. Time to hit Home Depot!

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:18 pm

Griff wrote:I've been thinking of how to make snap caps for my C&B revolvers, and now I wonder if I can get a washer thick enough. Time to hit Home Depot!

Hey Griff,

Take one of the knocked out primers with you for match up.
I found the right thickness at ACE in the plumbing section.

handirifle · Post by **handirifle** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 9:43 pm

Good idea. Will use that myself!

salvo · Post by **salvo** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:16 pm

You can also cut the "rubber primers" from the right size O-ring.
One O-ring will make quite a few snap caps.

Slick · Post by **Slick** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 10:21 pm

I do pretty much the same thing. The thickness of my sheet of material is a little too thick - but I just use a razor blade to trim it flush with the shell base.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 11:48 pm

Excellent idea!!!

Sixgun · Post by **Sixgun** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:19 am

Thanks for sharing dude! This invention is an absolute MUST for you boys out there who have some nice double barrels such as the Fox's, Parkers, Ithaca, LC's etc---Dry firing these guns will damage them

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:54 am

Now if I could just come up with a way
to run my jeep on water.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:32 pm

The safety modification I made.
Scuffed up the case rims and then painted them with red finger nail polish.

Nate Kiowa Jones · Post by **Nate Kiowa Jones** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:53 pm

To use these in your levergun just grind off part of the rim so the extractor won't grab it.

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