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Reeek · 08-07-2007, 10:16 AM

Any suggestions on which brand/model holds up and works the best?

What about snap caps that will work through the magazine? Any options there?

Thanks!

AlaskaXD · 08-07-2007, 10:46 AM

Pistol Gear carries snap caps for your 45. About $15 plus shipping for a pack of five. They should last over 1000 dry fires each.

zac07 · 08-07-2007, 11:00 AM

all snap caps should feed from the magazine.

Reeek · 08-07-2007, 11:12 AM

Thanks, guys . . . I like working with PistolGear. I got great, fast service from them on my two extra magazines.

crotchetyoldcuss · 08-07-2007, 11:22 AM

Get the A-Zoom snap caps. They are solid aluminum, except for the primer.
I have heard of some of the plastic ones shattering when the slide is racked.

XD45inAZ · 08-07-2007, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crotchetyoldcuss

Get the A-Zoom snap caps. They are solid aluminum, except for the primer.
I have heard of some of the plastic ones shattering when the slide is racked.

I've got those now. Seem to do what they are supposed to.

zac07 · 08-07-2007, 11:31 AM

I have a set of plastic ones and I have racked them 1,000's of times and never had one crack or break. I like them so I can do practice drills and being red they stand out and are easy to find in a pile of casings.

**jonny4523** · 08-07-2007, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zac07

all snap caps should feed from the magazine.

+1

Dito on the A-zoom. I have them in .40S&W and 12g and they work great.

Reeek · 08-07-2007, 11:41 AM

Great replies. Thanks to all!

medicstimpy · 08-11-2007, 07:28 PM

Another vote for the AZOOM's. Got them for my other calibers as well. Once in a while the rubber disappears and leaves them useless, but I just keep it as a master for setting the reloading press for RN.

A buddy suggested using an old case, a bullet, your reloading press, a piece of rubber, an x-acto knife and some crazy glue. Tried it and those seem to work good, too.

It's a pain to cut the rubber for small primer calibers though.

08-07-2007, 10:16 AM	#1
Reeek XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,781	Need help choosing snap caps for my Service Any suggestions on which brand/model holds up and works the best? What about snap caps that will work through the magazine? Any options there? Thanks! __________________ U.S Navy Veteran - CTT - Naval Security Group Guns: XD9SC with Heinie Straight 8 Night Sights CZ P-01 with Meprolights - green/green EAA Witness (Tangfolio) Elite Match .45 Taurus PT1911 with Heinie Straight 8 Night Sights Kel-Tec P3AT Fulton Armory FAR-15 Predator, 24" SS 1x12 Barrel w/Mueller TAC II Savage 93R17 BVSS .17 HMR Remington 870 18" 6+1 w/Choate Mark 6

08-07-2007, 10:46 AM	#2
AlaskaXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Talkeetna, Alaska Posts: 156	Buy from Pistol Gear! Pistol Gear carries snap caps for your 45. About $15 plus shipping for a pack of five. They should last over 1000 dry fires each. __________________ Tim XD 45 ACP Service Compact

08-07-2007, 11:12 AM	#4
Reeek XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,781	Thanks, guys . . . I like working with PistolGear. I got great, fast service from them on my two extra magazines. __________________ U.S Navy Veteran - CTT - Naval Security Group Guns: XD9SC with Heinie Straight 8 Night Sights CZ P-01 with Meprolights - green/green EAA Witness (Tangfolio) Elite Match .45 Taurus PT1911 with Heinie Straight 8 Night Sights Kel-Tec P3AT Fulton Armory FAR-15 Predator, 24" SS 1x12 Barrel w/Mueller TAC II Savage 93R17 BVSS .17 HMR Remington 870 18" 6+1 w/Choate Mark 6

08-07-2007, 11:41 AM	#9
Reeek XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 1,781	Great replies. Thanks to all! __________________ U.S Navy Veteran - CTT - Naval Security Group Guns: XD9SC with Heinie Straight 8 Night Sights CZ P-01 with Meprolights - green/green EAA Witness (Tangfolio) Elite Match .45 Taurus PT1911 with Heinie Straight 8 Night Sights Kel-Tec P3AT Fulton Armory FAR-15 Predator, 24" SS 1x12 Barrel w/Mueller TAC II Savage 93R17 BVSS .17 HMR Remington 870 18" 6+1 w/Choate Mark 6

08-11-2007, 07:28 PM	#10
medicstimpy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Montreal, Quebecistan in the land of anti's... the dictatorship of Canada Posts: 421	Another vote for the AZOOM's. Got them for my other calibers as well. Once in a while the rubber disappears and leaves them useless, but I just keep it as a master for setting the reloading press for RN. A buddy suggested using an old case, a bullet, your reloading press, a piece of rubber, an x-acto knife and some crazy glue. Tried it and those seem to work good, too. It's a pain to cut the rubber for small primer calibers though. __________________ Springfield Armory: 1911 Loaded SS (x2), XD9-TAC & XD45-TAC AR-15: Armalite .223, RockRiverArms 9mm Ruger: Mark III, 10/22 S&W: 686 Tokarev: 1942 Soviet TT33, 1958 Hungarian TT-58 Tokagypt, 1954 .22 Polish Sportowy Norchinko: M14S (x2) Yugo: M48 Mauser, M59/66 SKS Desert Chicken 44Magnum Levers: Win '94 1962 (unfired) & 1958 in 30-30 Taurus: 455 Tracker... 45ACP wheel gun... WAY KEWL If GUNS kill people then spoons made Rosie O'Donnell fat

08-07-2007, 11:00 AM	#3
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,117	all snap caps should feed from the magazine.

08-07-2007, 11:22 AM	#5
crotchetyoldcuss XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 113	Get the A-Zoom snap caps. They are solid aluminum, except for the primer. I have heard of some of the plastic ones shattering when the slide is racked.

08-07-2007, 11:31 AM	#7
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,117	I have a set of plastic ones and I have racked them 1,000's of times and never had one crack or break. I like them so I can do practice drills and being red they stand out and are easy to find in a pile of casings.

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