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Your cart is empty.For safety training, function testing or safely decoking without damaging the firing pin, A-ZOOM training rounds are much more than conventional snap-caps. They are precision CNC machined from solid aluminum to precise cartridge dimensions, then hard anodized for ultra-smooth functioning and long life.
DENNIS CLARK
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2025
These are the only snap caps I’ve used that never jam in any of my hand guns.
Claudia S.
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2025
One of my latest purchases involves a Revolver in .357 Mag, got these to use to function test and train. I will also use them for a Lever action in the same caliber. Great product and have used these for many years.
Turtle/Bisugo
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2025
Great for training and safe dry firing practice. Worth every penny. Good quality.
baldylocks
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2024
To be fair and honest, I will use this same review for all the snap caps I have purchased, nothing changes just because the caliber does.Snap caps are an inexpensive tool to use for training your trigger pull and reaction when pulling the trigger of your pistol. Before you take your pistol to the range, throw a few of these caps in pistol and practice squeezing the trigger so you get the feel of how much force you need and where it breaks when firing. Next, place a nickel or dime on the front of the barrel (on a semi-auto, this won't work on revolvers), close to the front site. Find a target to aim at, squeeze the trigger until the hammer fires, all while trying to keep the coin in place. Many people will flinch while pulling the trigger in anticipation of the of the upcoming shot. This practice will help minimize or eliminate this problem. The best part about this practice is you're not wasting ammo at the range, now when you get there you can feel more confident.These caps are used to protect the firing pin from bottoming out in its bore buy absorbing the impact when the trigger is pulled. You don't have to use them, but if you break a firing pin and have to have a gunsmith install a new one, the price for these caps would have been a real bargain.
Alex I.
Reviewed in Germany on October 13, 2024
Erfüllen ihren Zweck und lassen sich auch im UHR gut laden und repetieren. Die einzigen, die ich bisher gefunden habe in den realistischen Abmessungen von .357Mag - alle anderen sind meist .38Spec!Preis ist meines Erachtens etwas zu teuer für so ein Produkt, aber so ist nunmal der Markt.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
These are aluminum snap caps that resemble ammunition but are completely inert . They are constructed of aluminum and are available in just about any caliber a handgun, rifle , or shotgun could be chambered for . The snap caps have a soft silicone insert instead of a primer . This cushions the firing pin , so you can dry fire all you want without damage to the firing pin . They can also be used to practice loading and unloading different types of firearms. These snap caps are well worth having.
Rick
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022
Great for dry fire practice. Ordered .357 magnum for a Colt Python. Outside diameter is just a hair smaller the actual ammunition making the fit a bit loose, rounds jiggle in the cylinder and easily fall out without the use of the extractor when the cylinder is open. The red anodized color are a great safety signal.
Jason Ioffe
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2021
As a test, I cycled three of these and kept another three new as a control group. After an hour or so, the primer caps were indistinguishable from the ones kept new in box. After working through all of them for a few days in a row, I still could not notice any wear in the actual primer cap.They work perfectly with speedloaders, which mean you can practice most of the skills you actually need to shoot.As a side-note, dry fire practice with revolvers is a lot more practical than anything that needs to cycle.I only have a revolver so I cannot speak for how they might cycle through a lever action, but I would imagine it to work alright.
Dmitri
Reviewed in Canada on January 15, 2018
bought this so my wife and i could practice trigger control and reloading a S&W 686.the weight is close to a real .357 round.i only downsise is that the S&W holds 7 rounds but you get 7 snapcaps ☺
RJB
Reviewed in Canada on June 2, 2017
Perfect slick fit.
Tony357
Reviewed in Canada on April 23, 2016
as described ,2 thumbs up
Nicole Charron
Reviewed in Canada on September 11, 2015
They work very well, will help for training
Lucas Black
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2011
There's not a great deal to say about simulated ammunition. They're aluminum fakes of common calibers used for practicing loading, tap-rack-bang drills, safe dry-fire practice, etc. They're especially useful with revolvers which require practice reloading to be able to do so smoothly and quickly. Sure, one can do that with regular ammunition, but ammunition can be affected by oil getting around the primer, bullets seating back into the cartridges, or the openings of hollow-points clogging with lint or deforming inward from use. It's also just plain safer to use fake ammo. A-ZOOM snap caps work in every way they're made to. I have had a past experience with the 12-gauge variant's rims being gouged and scored by a very robust extractor on a Mossberg 500, but in general they're high-quality.One thing to note: .38 Special ammunition is identical in size to .357 Magnum except being a bit shorter. For this reason, if one had two revolvers: one chambered in .357 Magnum and one in .38 Special (or the plans to buy one of each) then it would be cost effective to only buy snap caps in .38 Special so they could be used in either revolver, while the .357 variant will only work in .357 Magnum revolvers.
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