Pachmayr 03200 22 Lr Plastic Safety Snap Caps (24) Pack, Orange, one Size

Work great, take a bunch of "firings" before they start failing. I usually lose them before I wear them out.

These fit and function very well in my Henry H001 22 lever-action and my Savage Mark II Minimalist bolt-action. I have used them several times the last couple days to work on muscle memory trigger pull exercises. They work great. Yes they are polymer and yes they do get a little firing pin divot. I would say that each can probably be rotated and take 20-30 strikes each before the firing pin divots touch. You can hear that these are softening the blow, so I know they are extending firing pin life.I am pleased with these and would buy them again.

Wow. All these negative reviews. Makes me wonder if "I'm" the one who doesn't know what I'm doing or something! Seems there are many more "experts" out there that know much more than me and how I should, or shouldn't be perceiving or using this product... but, I don't think so.To be fair, I waited a month and a half after purchasing- and rigorously using/testing the Snap Caps- before reviewing to see if these negative claims were comparable with my results. No they weren't. Not even remotely.I haven't encountered any of their "negative" issues. I've had no jams, no feed problems, no crushed rims, no splits, splinters or other failures. Other than the EXPECTED firing pin dent and rim burrs from multiple (many times more than ten strikes) "firings", I'm wondering what product the reviewers were reviewing. (Oh boy... here comes my bashing from them.) Isn't that what these were intended for... to take the abuse so your rim-fire weapon doesn't have to?I'll allow my results and observations to maybe help guide your purchase decision:These things are great. They live up to every claim by the manufacturer... and then some. They do what they were "labeled" for on the package. And do that well, I might add. As a Snap Cap, they work as well, and even better, than the alternatives for protecting your firearm from damaging rim-fire dry fires. They also cycle in all "my" rim-fire weapons for failure drills and flinching indicators with newbie's.Now... having said this, I wouldn't expect these to last long using them constantly with full-force ejection or vigorous racking and firing routines. I could see how, if they were already well used and then loaded into a magazine without de-burring the rims a little first, they might fail to feed properly or even jam... but I've successfully loaded these into my mags and have had them feed and cycle properly... every time. Those whom weren't achieving the advertised "10 times" dry-fires as indicated in the negative reviews... I haven't found that to be true either.Yes. They will work better, or maybe I should say easier, in revolvers and true hammer fired auto's. It also helps to rotate the cap's rim in hammer fired weapons after every other firing or so. I've also figured a way to use them in striker fired weapons without slinging caps all over the floor and having to recover them. My "method" also rotates the rim so it's unlikely to have multiple firing pin hits at one spot for a while. I've got single snap caps that mimic a whole box of ammo before I even have to think about tossing it. Still. I wouldn't expect them to last long with forceful ejections or the slide closing on them at full speed all the time. Slow racking prolongs their life (Duh).Remember, sometimes you need to be smarter than the products you buy and treat them reasonably. How long would you expect your car to last if you constantly mashed the gas and always skidded to a stop? It's capable of that, but you'd be a fool to treat it like that (and expect it to last)!Pros: Dimensionally equal to live .22 LR cartridges.Brightly colored- hard to mistake them for a live round.Feeds and cycles properly for flinching or failure drills.Multiple dry-fire firing pin hits per rim (spot), per cartridge (snap cap). I've used one cap well over 50 times and it's still not worn out!Better than any other alternative out there (Tipt0n, A-Z00m, others).Rim can be touched up with a file (or thumbnail) to prolong its life.Relatively inexpensive "insurance" to avoid firing pin breakages or damaging chamber denting.Cons (and I'm reaching now): Not cheap... but less expensive than replacing a broken firing pin or having to re-chamber your gun.Not a single "solution" for all the reasons one might want in a rim-fire "snap cap". But let me know if you find one at less than $20 per single cap!Overall. I'm happy with my purchase and the results I've achieved with these Snap Caps. I'd give them 10 *'s (stars) if they'd allow me. If you purchase with realistic expectations... or have a little creativity on how to use these (properly) to prolong their useful life, I believe you'll be happy with them.Disclaimer:Of course... your mileage may differ.Treat and handle all guns as if they were loaded!Never point any gun at anything you aren't intending to shoot!Results and observations herewith are not endorsements nor instructions for use or misuse of this product or reasonable firearms procedures.You alone are responsible for your actions and assume all liability for your ability or inability of proper and safe use of guns in your possession or control.********Update- 6/29/13: Willing to admit I was a bit too zealous with my favorable review, I'd like to point out some things I have observed using these since.I too, have found some inconsistency with these snap caps. Many seem to last as long as I originally claimed- but others have separated the rim after only several uses. It's like the snap caps are made from two or more different plastic compounds on different machines then mixed prior to packaging.1. The firing pin of some of my pistols have a heavier "hit" and after a couple snaps, the rim is starting to deteriorate excessively. The ones used in the pistols with a lighter hit, last longer. Still, even with the excessive deterioration, they meet the manufacturer's clam of 10 strikes- by rotating them in the breech. The package even says "life will vary with firearm model".2. Temperature also seems to have something to do with how long they last or can be reused. And... it doesn't take much of a temperature difference to show separation with only a couple strikes (or re-strikes). I can't use these in the colder months, even inside here in my house. They seem to work properly right now (June) where it's 78 but in the winter, when I keep the thermometer on 68, I get more failures. They get brittle, I guess, when cooled even by only a few degrees.I just now "fired" off (on) one about a dozen times and I can barely see the firing pin marks. So... maybe both temperature and the manufacturing process has something to do with it (as too, maybe the aggressiveness between guns of their hammer (striker) dropping effort).As a result, I'm dropping my rating a notch. However, the remainder of review still has merit.

Had one snap cap with an issue. Tight fit, wouldn’t extract. Think there was an issue in the mold process. Otherwise they seem to be working just fine!

Rim of practice bullet broke and was stuck to the bolt face, the remainder of the round was lodged in the barrel, wish I had seen this problem at home as it's 35 miles one way to the range I belong to, bummer.PS: if you do purchase this product take a cleaning rod with you...you may need it

The rims of these do get chewed up, but even after 8-10 cycles I've had none of the breakage other users have demonstrated. But these will certainly have a limited lifespan, and these plastics must be considered as consumable.What I am getting is a failure to feed. The plastic rounds will typically end up angled upward in the chamber such that they are above the barrel and can neither feed nor eject. I suspect a combination of factors: their light weight (0.65 g, compared to 3.5 g for a typical 22LR round) and the fact that the plastic can easily deform, allowing the tip of the round to catch on the edge of the barrel.Out of curiosity, I just cycled 40 rounds through a 22/45 and counted 8 FTF. That's a 20% stoppage rate.

Decided to give these a try since I've purchased Pachmayr products in the past with good luck as far as quality goes. These did not disappoint when cycling thru my old Marlin 881 bolt action rifle. I don't know why others are having issues with these snap caps but after feeding and ejecting 10 rounds in my rifle while testing a newly installed trigger return spring there were no issues with them at all. The rim showed a perfect firing pin indention and no chips or breaks whatsoever were noticed. They will most likely last me a life time as I don't use snap caps very often.This is an update from my original review as I have purchased 2 CZ 457 Varmint MTR's and a CZ 457 American Synthetic, they work perfectly in these as well. I eject and rotate the cap so the firing pins hit different places on the rim, this seems to have extended the usefulness of each cap. No issues seen in 2 years of using them.

These are the best ones I've tried yet, and that includes the steelworx ones, the azoom ones, the drywall anchors. The steel ones might be ok if you get the ones that are not painted.