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

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.

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 are nice as all their snap caps are good.

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.

The basic idea here is that ONE SHOULD NEVER "DRY-FIRE" A WEAPON. But occasionally it happens.So how do you prevent damage to your firing pin or your firing pin spring WHEN it happens?You get one of these -- or two, if you have an over/under or a side-by-side shotgun. They slide into the breach, and they have a spring-loaded brass center, rather than a primer. The strong spring behind the brass center absorbs the shock of a dry-fire without damaging the weapon.A great idea -- but again, only of use in manually- loaded guns, because these are made of plastic, and they're too short to be processed smoothly through the loaders and extractors of semi-autos or pumps. At best, that would crack the plastic out of which these are made; at worst, trying to rack these through a semi-auto or pump action shotgun would jam-up the loading and extracting mechanism creating REAL headaches.Sooo ...By all means, buy these if your shotgun is a breach-loader with a hinge; find another alternative if your shotgun is a semi or a pump.

A simple yet effective product and done with quality and durability. I've been a long time fan of Tipton.

Well made.

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.