Customer Reviews

A-Zoom Precision Snap Caps 12 Gauge (2 Pack)

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I bought 5 packs of these so I could practice and teach others to load my Mossberg 590.

Every single one of the shell rims has chipped when it hits against the shell detente at the end of the magazine tube, resulting in a double feed and a damaged snap cap. Perhaps it is the spring strength in my 8 round tube that causes them to bash into the detente a little harder than on most other guns, but in any case they're breaking and double feeding. Definitely NOT GOOD! They're not unusable, but I'm afraid the whole rim might chip off completely eventually and render them useless. At least I'm getting good practice clearing jams...

On the positive side, the anodizing of the caps is tough, and the weight of each cap closely mimics a typical shotshell. The soft primer does its job protecting your firing pin, and they're made of metal, but whatever it is it's very brittle!

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So here I have a video of how the snap caps work:

They are great for dry firing as they do not damage the firing pin when being dry fired. That being said, here is an example of what happens to them if they are cycled through a pump action 12 gauge. I fully loaded my Extended mag. Remington 870 express with snap caps (7). I bought a pack of 10 snap caps a week ago. I have used 7 them a total of 6 times each. The other 3 I left unused until today.

After the shells are cycled through, I hold up one of the snap caps to show how bad the wear/flaking of these caps are after ONLY 6 CYCLES!!! The second shell I hold up is an example of a shell that has been cycled through for the first time in this video. It already shows some serious wear and tear and flakes immediately. Please reconsider before purchasing this product.

I hope this information is useful to you. Please message me if you have any questions or experience anything different.

-J

ALSO: Not shown in this video but they have a terrible tendency to jam or not eject properly when unloaded because they are the weight of a loaded shell, Loaded shells usually do not eject too often so the action on these snap caps is a bit troublesome. IF YOU DO CHOOSE TO PURCHASE THESE SNAP CAPS MAKE SURE YOU CLEAN YOUR GUN AFTER! THEY WILL DAMAGE THE ACTION WITH THE FLAKES THEY LEAVE!!!!!

These slugs have the same heft to them as live rounds do, which is good. They function & cycle through my Rem 870 really well. There's a nice, hard plastic "primer" to cushion your hammer for repeated dry fires. The one thing I don't like about these snap caps is that they are made entirely of very hard anodized metal which will scratch at your bluing. I wish they were made entirely out of PTFE, or some other hard plastic. Over all, they do a good job at what they do, and they will last you a lifetime, I'm sure :-)

I use these to get familiar loading my Remington 870 and have shot them at least 100 times without any problems. I love them and will most likely buy more.

I bought these for a specific purpose - I needed a mold for making 12 gauge shotgun shell loops in leather and Kydex. These were the only ones I felt would be able to sustain constant exposure to temperatures at 375 degrees (to mold the thermo-plastic loops) and also not be affected by wet leather, again to mold the loops for shell carriers on a belt. These performed exactly as I wanted, and still use them without blemish or rust. They are heavy duty and perform as such.

These 12GA Snap Caps works very well. Plus they are a great way to teach and/or learn how to handle loading, firing and emptying a shotgun. Like a Pump, Striker 12, StreetSweeper, or any other type of shotgun.

They work as they should.
They protect the firing pin.
Well constructed.

I don't know what a bad snap cap is, so I am glad I have these.

im glad i waited a while before reviewing this product. at first it seemed great. first impression: these are a solid and seems to be well build snap caps. i used them for about 3 weeks to cycle through my mossberg 590a1 for basic fire drills with no problems. my impression after 1 month: they now have scratches all over them including the base of the rim. chips of the red paint have falled off and got lodged around the bolt/receiver area (which had to be blown out with compressed air). on top of that, they also started to stick in the magazine and wont even cycle through properly. they are now going in the trash, as i refuse to use a product that could potentially damage my shotgun. save your money.

I didn't grow up with guns but after buying a home I decided I wanted to have the ability to protect it. I bought myself a Remington 870 but I have to admit I was a little scared of it. I bought these snap caps to get familiar with the safe way to load and unload the weapon. They did the trick, now I keep it loaded and ready to go. A family member also recently acquired their first shotgun and I gave them these as a gift.

Others have spoken about the durability of these, I cycled them through the gun maybe a total of 10 times before going to live ammo. They didn't chip or even scratch, I'd be surprised if they were that fragile.

Platform Used: Mossberg 930 SPX 12 Gauge Semiautomatic Shotgun

Methods of training:

Randomly insert snap caps into magazine. Fire shotgun and work on clearing Failure to Fire drills.

Use Snap Caps for the purposes of dry firing. Ensuring that NO LIVE AMMO is in the room, load the snap caps into the shotgun. Use various targets and cycle the slide. Aim, fire, eject, shoot.

Use Fire and Reload Drills: With an empty magazine and chamber, load the round into the chamber, fire, eject, and then load again.

After cleaning, field stripping, and reassembling the shotgun, use these snap caps to ensure proper reassembly.

Construction:

These are aluminum shells with a soft rubber insert where the firing pin makes contact with the shell. The weight is similar to a conventional shotgun round. The feel is different. Most training Snap Caps come with 5 rounds. This is only 2.

Overall, I'm pleased with the purchase. I do wish there were at least 4 or 5 per pack.