nonseven
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I am a regular participant in this forum, but I also have a plastics manufacturing company that does injection molding/assembling etc. We currently do quite a few products for the ammunition industry (wads, sabots, polymer ballistic tips, plastic packaging trays, boxes, etc. Needless to say, quantities in this area have been up recently!
From time to time I've bought some "snapcap" like products used to dryfire my weapons, and found them quite expensive - I mean like $10 or $15 for a package of 6. While they seem to work, to me they seem overly expensive and perhaps overkill for the application. Most of them have a plastic or aluminum casing, and an internal spring with a brass "primer."
I've thought of making a less expensive version, with a high-performance polymer "cartridge" and a high performance thermoplastic rubber "primer" that would hold up to repeated firing pin strikes. Perhaps a replacable "primer" that would be very cheap and easy to replace if necessary. I've notice that the brass versions dent right away and probably become less effective at absorbing the shock over time. In that respect, the plastic ones might actually be superior.
We could probably manufacture a package of 6 for around $1 or $1.25. After markup, the retail price might be $3.00 or $4.00. (Retailers have large margins on these low cost items).
Would anyone buy this product at that price? Good idea/bad idea?
From time to time I've bought some "snapcap" like products used to dryfire my weapons, and found them quite expensive - I mean like $10 or $15 for a package of 6. While they seem to work, to me they seem overly expensive and perhaps overkill for the application. Most of them have a plastic or aluminum casing, and an internal spring with a brass "primer."
I've thought of making a less expensive version, with a high-performance polymer "cartridge" and a high performance thermoplastic rubber "primer" that would hold up to repeated firing pin strikes. Perhaps a replacable "primer" that would be very cheap and easy to replace if necessary. I've notice that the brass versions dent right away and probably become less effective at absorbing the shock over time. In that respect, the plastic ones might actually be superior.
We could probably manufacture a package of 6 for around $1 or $1.25. After markup, the retail price might be $3.00 or $4.00. (Retailers have large margins on these low cost items).
Would anyone buy this product at that price? Good idea/bad idea?