A-ZOOM 38 Special Snap Cap 16118, Brown

I tried the Otis and they fell apart after a few hundred snaps. These work great.

I had another brand that were clear plastic with a visible spring and red end. The plastic has cracked with age. The A-Zoom will not have this issue. I already have other A-Zoom snap caps for other calibers.

Great for practice and sits in the gun nicely. Also fit in my speed reloader. They may fall right out when you "empty" the casings (some casings you have to push out with the button) but otherwise they work well. No effect on a double action gun, so you can pull the trigger and pull the hammer back to cycle as you would normally. Great for practice.

I am a professional firearms instructor. Over the years, I've tried just about every approach to giving my students something to safely practice loading, unloading, and dry fire with. Then I bought a package of A-Zoom snap caps, first in 9mm. They worked so well that I got a supply of them in almost ever common pistol and revolver calibers. I use them regularly in my classes. We have lost one or two of them, but never broken one. The red color makes them almost impossible to mistake for live ammo.If you own a gun, you should know the importance of practice, especially dry fire. With these you can safely practice loading, unloading and dry fire, all without ever handline a live round, and without risking a broken firing pin. Get a set!

Save your firing pins on your revolvers. These are a necessity!!

Some guy who taught at the Sheriff's Academy recommended this to me to help me get used to using a gun. Good stuff

Many gun owners do not understand snap caps. Snap caps have 2 important functions.The first purpose is to protect the gun. Snap caps should be acquired along with the gun regardless of whether or not the gun has a frame-mounted, rebounding firing pin or not. If the firing pin is hammer-mounted (older S&W, most SAA, most Rossi), then it should not be dry fired, because dry firing will harm the frame and/or the firing pin. But dry firing is not good, even for 'floating' firing pins. Dry firing instills a bad habit--shooting a gun without loading it. Anyone used to dry firing may one day pick up a loaded gun and pull the trigger, without checking anything. Half (or more) or those gun owners who agree with me about dry firing say there is no need to waste money on snap caps--just use spent cartridges. That is not only too cheap, it is an ineffective and dangerous alternative. Ineffective because the dented primer cap no longer resists the firing pin. Snap caps have a polymer cap where the primer would normally go. This cap is resilient for several thousand strikes. Dangerous because spent cartridges and live cartridges look very much the same from the back. Snap caps are dark red, and anyone can identify them at a glance. And remember that not all frame-mounted firing pins have bushings and springs (e.g. Marlin lever actions).The other purpose of snap caps is training. Each gun has a manual of arms that is a little (or a lot) different than other guns. When you acquire a new gun and when you let anyone use that gun, you should go through the manual of arms with snap caps. Yes, they are a little pricey, but they will last a lifetime, and think about how much they are worth if they save a life.

Great for training

Cumple todas las expectativas, medidas exactas, y buena calidad de los materiales, funcionan perfectamente en .357 magnum, compra totalmente recomendable.

Good snap caps…what more can you want!