dummy, loads, no, powder

mitch_mckee · 03-22-2008, 09:25 PM

Has anyone else tried to make dummy snap caps by loading a round with something inert like sugar or talc, crimped it well, and put Permatex Blue gasket sealer in the primer hole for "bounce?"

AKHunter · 03-22-2008, 10:12 PM

I just use empty brass, seat the bullet and use a piece of pencil eraser in place of the primer.

SwedeSteve · 03-23-2008, 01:51 AM

Ditto ^+1. Another good primer replacemet is rubber cement. When hardened it has plenty of bounce!

Nathan123 · 03-23-2008, 03:22 AM

I have never done it or heard of it. The only dummy rounds i have heard of are once i set my dies i will seat a projectile in a case, then the next time i use those dies they can be easily be reset to the dummy round for a given projectile.

What would such a thing be used for?

mitch_mckee · 03-23-2008, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Nathan123

I have never done it or heard of it. The only dummy rounds i have heard of are once i set my dies i will seat a projectile in a case, then the next time i use those dies they can be easily be reset to the dummy round for a given projectile.

What would such a thing be used for?

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phoenix79 · 03-23-2008, 07:14 PM

You may want to dip the bullet into blue paint too. To make it look like an actual dummy round so you don't get mixed up.

Magnumsrule · 03-26-2008, 08:54 PM

For $15 isnt it just easier to go with them?

mitch_mckee · 03-26-2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Magnumsrule

For $15 isnt it just easier to go with them?

Well, that would be $15.00 x 8 or 10 different guns vs. a nickle or so each.

03-22-2008, 09:25 PM	#1
mitch_mckee Banned Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,085 Images: 3	dummy, loads, no, powder Has anyone else tried to make dummy snap caps by loading a round with something inert like sugar or talc, crimped it well, and put Permatex Blue gasket sealer in the primer hole for "bounce?"

03-23-2008, 01:51 AM	#3
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 10,372 Images: 1	Ditto ^+1. Another good primer replacemet is rubber cement. When hardened it has plenty of bounce! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-26-2008, 08:54 PM	#7
Magnumsrule Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Northern Alberta, Canada Posts: 593 Blog Entries: 2	For $15 isnt it just easier to go with them? __________________ Cartridge Group Like to discuss cartridges? Join HERE!

03-22-2008, 10:12 PM	#2
AKHunter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 899	I just use empty brass, seat the bullet and use a piece of pencil eraser in place of the primer.

03-23-2008, 03:22 AM	#4
Nathan123 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Newcastle, N.S.W, Australia Posts: 355	I have never done it or heard of it. The only dummy rounds i have heard of are once i set my dies i will seat a projectile in a case, then the next time i use those dies they can be easily be reset to the dummy round for a given projectile. What would such a thing be used for?

03-23-2008, 07:14 PM	#6
phoenix79 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 221	You may want to dip the bullet into blue paint too. To make it look like an actual dummy round so you don't get mixed up.