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I don't see 450 NE listed on the Lyman website for A-Zoom snap caps. Just about every other Double caliber. Am I just missing them somewhere? ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | ||
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Wouldn't 450/400s work if they make them? Matt | |||
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Yes they do. Occasionally you need to fiddle with the rim but minor and that is more to do with the gun's chambers than anything else. Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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Frosty, build your own set. It's quick easy and cheap. Bring brass and I'll do it for you if you want. I did a set for alaskaman11 recently. NRA Life ASSRA Life DRSS Today's Quote: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime. | |||
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Mike, can you please tell me how to do that? Thanks! | |||
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PM sent Ben. NRA Life ASSRA Life DRSS Today's Quote: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime. | |||
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NEGC has snap caps. Post some pics and how to's on your snap caps built from brass | |||
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Snap caps out of brass is easy. I replace the primer with a turned piece of hard nylon. Dave | |||
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You're on Mike. I'll give you a call when time settles down a bit. Do they hold up well to repeated use or do you have change out the striking surface often? ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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I've got them but with the short build and flat nose they don't mimic live rounds for reloading practice very well. ______________________ DRSS ______________________ Hunt Reports 2015 His & Her Leopards with Derek Littleton of Luwire Safaris - http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/2971090112 2015 Trophy Bull Elephant with CMS http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/1651069012 DIY Brooks Range Sheep Hunt 2013 - http://forums.accuratereloadin...901038191#9901038191 Zambia June/July 2012 with Andrew Baldry - Royal Kafue http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/7971064771 Zambia Sept 2010- Muchinga Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/4211096141 Namibia Sept 2010 - ARUB Safaris http://forums.accuratereloadin...6321043/m/6781076141 | |||
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They aren't supposed to mimic live rounds. For that, make up 4 DUMMY rounds with sand and bullets. Make it a lot easier. . Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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Making your own from fired brass is easy, the only decision is what to use for the primer pocket. One of my friends showed me a great tip. He took a leather hole punch, and punched out some scrap boot leather. He took the little piece of "former hole plug" and it press fit in snugly. Works great, basically free and not hard on your pins. Mine are from black leather so they are very obvious as dummy rounds. "The difference between adventure and disaster is preparation." "The problem with quoting info from the internet is that you can never be sure it is accurate" Abraham Lincoln | |||
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Making your own from fired brass is not only easy but lasts forever. If you have an RCBS stuck case remover, drill out and tap the the primer pocket. Buy some nylon screws three inches long and screw them in from the case mouth end until it is flush with the primer pocket. As the firing pin wears an indentation, just turn the screw in about one turn and trim with a sharp knife. It will take a long time to wear out the nylon screws. Tom ...I say that hunters go into Paradise when they die, and live in this world more joyfully than any other men. -Edward, duke of York ". . . when a man has shot an elephant his life is full." ~John Alfred Jordan "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." Cicero - 55 BC "The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities." - Ayn Rand Cogito ergo venor- KPete “It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker, that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self-interest. We address ourselves, not to their humanity but to their self-love, and never talk to them of our own necessities but of their advantages.” ― Adam Smith - “Wealth of Nations” | |||
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That would be foolish wouldn`t it? | |||
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Shootaway Why do you say that ? Making up "dummy" rounds makes it easier to practice at home. Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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The risk of sand ending up in the bore after bullets loose up in the necks from repeated falls on the ground. | |||
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Whatever you want to believe. Previously 500N with many thousands of posts ! | |||
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These are the short ones Frosty. Not dummy rounds. The replacement parts are currently $pendy, at Lowes they are $0.63!  NRA Life ASSRA Life DRSS Today's Quote: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime. | |||
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With anyone else I'm sure that would be meant as a joke.. However in this case....  NRA Life ASSRA Life DRSS Today's Quote: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime. | |||
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Considering advice seen regarding decocking on another forum, I'd be careful about ersatz snapcaps. For instance, it seems that holding a copper coin against the standing breech is not recommended but expensive, horn decockers are. My son-in-law got me some nickel-plated .450/.400 snapcaps from Kynoch, which are short and seem to last. Dunno what he paid but you'd think they'd have the right resistance. | |||
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If a snap cap is all your looking for A Zooms are so cheap it's a no brainer. The only reason I make a snap cap is A Zoom doesn't make them. Dave | |||
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A-Zoom is a division of Lyman. They do list a part number for the 450 NE. I called and asked sometime ago about when they were going to do another run of them. They said at that time there were no plans because there were no rifles being made for he 450.. They must not be paying attention much. They make 600 Nitro snap caps and as few 600's are being made there might be a few more 450's made?? NRA Life ASSRA Life DRSS Today's Quote: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime. | |||
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I forgot to mention that an akward fitting snap cap or whatever you want to call them can screw things up in an action because of the stress it may cause.That was the reason I stopped using a-zoom in my bolt action rifles.Unlike brass,the material used to make them may not give in and cause all kinds of issues.It can cause stress on bolt stop pins,trigger pins etc...Something to think about before using them in an expensive double.I will stick with ordinary cases as dummy rds. | |||
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  NRA Life ASSRA Life DRSS Today's Quote: Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a free cell phone with free monthly minutes, food stamps, section 8 housing, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime. | |||
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