How to build snap caps for a shotgun?
April 11th, 2010 by eranio
Now, I want to make my own snap caps for my shotgun, I started with used shells, clean them remove the primer, paint the shell in orange( i use a nail polish) plug a hard rubber material on the primer place, and secure it with silicone. Everything is perfect, but i tough of filling the actual shell with something that is capable of absorbing the moisture. What I should use?
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April 11th, 2010 at 6:41 am
All I gotta say is that for a mere $5, my local Gander Mountain store was selling pairs of shotgun snap caps (that’s two of them) that are made of plastic and brass and intended to work just fine in shotguns.
April 11th, 2010 at 6:41 am
Stuff it with Silica gel packets. The same stuff you find in shoeboxes.
April 11th, 2010 at 6:41 am
absorbing what moisture? the idea is to keep the moisture away, not attract it. Keep the barrel lightly oiled and you should have no issue.
If you really want to, silica gel is a dissacant, and its whats in the little pouches in shoe boxes. It looks like little yellowish beads.
April 11th, 2010 at 6:41 am
You got the right idea. Thats close to what I do. Just take an old shell. Take the primer out and I put an end of a #2 pencil in its place and feel the shell with shot. You don’t want anything that will aborb the moisture, Your just asking for trouble with that. Just keep it clean and oiled and you won’t have any problems. If you have your heart set on it though then I’d probably try some really fine saw dust. It will suck the moisture in. But you’d probably want to change it out every now and agn. Good luck
April 11th, 2010 at 6:41 am
That’s very similar to snap caps I made for my revolvers. But I suggest you don’t leave it in the gun. When you have contact between metal oil, brass, plastic and paint or nail polish you create a chemical concoction that can corrode metal and brass, yep even through the nail coat you gave it.
Now how fast that will go down is iffy but sooner or later it will. I know because it happened to me. Just keep the bore lightly oiled and for long storage give it a heavy coat and tag the gun on the trigger guard with a note it has to be degreased before firing. Works for me.