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Offline cyotz

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snap caps for 7mm Rem Mag?
« on: March 11, 2004, 05:18:10 PM »
Anyone know where to find them? I've checked Cabela's, Bass Pro Shop and Dicks Sports as well as online and have come up empty.

Thanks,
Chris

Offline Frank in Montana

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snap caps for 7mm Rem Mag?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2004, 09:14:13 PM »
Brownells , Montezuma, Iowa. A gunsmith supply store. The catalog is a near "must have" for any gun loony worth their salt.

FN in MT

Offline Fred Flinstone

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snap caps for 7mm Rem Mag?
« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2004, 04:17:13 AM »
It is unprobable that you find such, most snap-caps cartridges are made for combination shotgun or drillings which have a fine firing-pin(such as the lead in a lead pencil) which upon hitting receiver will gradualy crystalise and break. Another no-no is dry firing a rim-fired weapon since this will leave indentations in the firing chamber and cause: bad headspace, mis-fires, and what not.

As in the case of a bolt action rifle the firing-pin is massive enough that it will never break for this type of reason, thus you can dry-fire at will. :)  Since the 7mm Rem. Mag. is seldom seen in combo-shotguns & drilling, then I'm assuming that you have a bolt-action rifle.

Offline cyotz

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snap caps for 7mm Rem Mag?
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2004, 06:33:31 AM »
Yes, it is a bolt action 550 Medium.

I thought I had seen a message or two from people recommending snap caps.

Thanks for the input.

Chris Yotz

Offline HiWall

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snap caps for 7mm Rem Mag?
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2005, 03:48:43 AM »
Pachmayr make 'A-Zoom' snap caps in a comprehensive list of calibres - I have 9 sets ranging from .22 Hornet to .458 Win Mag which I use in my CZ550 .458 Lott.

They should be available from any good gun store as they are part of the Lyman range of products.

www.lymanproducts.com/azoom/