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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: NOCK NOCK on June 11, 2017, 08:34:50 PM

Title: What is this?
Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 11, 2017, 08:34:50 PM: Never seen a plastic casing on a cartridge type round before. What is this?
Aprox. .223 size
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Post by: Alchase on June 11, 2017, 08:36:34 PM: Is that a blank?
Like the type used for ceremonies?
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 11, 2017, 08:39:31 PM: That's all I could figure it may be. The business end didn't have a hole, just a couple cross slits
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Post by: WapitiTalk1 on June 11, 2017, 08:42:45 PM: Looks a lot like the blanks we used in the army but they were brass.
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Post by: grundy53 on June 11, 2017, 09:03:48 PM: Dummy round?

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Post by: Firing Pin on June 11, 2017, 09:08:03 PM: Snap Cap, practice pulling the trigger without dry firing the rifle.
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Post by: Alchase on June 12, 2017, 06:50:25 AM: Interesting, my Snap Caps are ~~red~~ bronze, shaped just like a real round.

Looks like Snap Caps come in a variety of colors and shapes.
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 12, 2017, 07:50:41 AM: So are they just a one shot deal ? Primer End had a dent in it.
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Post by: Alchase on June 12, 2017, 10:30:42 AM: All my Snap Caps have a recess where the primer normally is.
I am betting that is a spent "blank".
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Post by: roscoe on June 12, 2017, 06:15:55 PM: I thought everybody used plastic cases.
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Post by: slm9s on June 25, 2017, 08:12:26 PM: Almost looks like a broken shell extractor