John Wayne
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I purchased these .38 spl A-Zoom snap caps about a year and a half ago. They are rather expensive for six otherwise-useless pieces of aluminum, but most regard them as unbreakable. I have used them for extensive dry-fire practice in my S&W revolvers. All guns have had completely stock springs.
As you can see from the picture, the rim of the "round" has completely sheared off! I have noticed rings forming around the headstamp of some of the snap caps for a while now, but always assumed this was the anodizing wearing off. Turns out the force of the hammer/firing pin pushing them into the chambers has actually started to break the rim off!
In the pictures, you can see rings beginning to form on some caps, while others appear almost like new.
I plan to contact A-Zoom, but I must say I'm quite astonished that this happened. Anyone else ever worn out one of these through normal use?
As you can see from the picture, the rim of the "round" has completely sheared off! I have noticed rings forming around the headstamp of some of the snap caps for a while now, but always assumed this was the anodizing wearing off. Turns out the force of the hammer/firing pin pushing them into the chambers has actually started to break the rim off!
In the pictures, you can see rings beginning to form on some caps, while others appear almost like new.
I plan to contact A-Zoom, but I must say I'm quite astonished that this happened. Anyone else ever worn out one of these through normal use?