A.K.A. B's Dummy's - Dummy 9mm Luger Training Caps

I thought it would be cool to have blue bullets even if they were a little expensive, but all ten were duds.Seriously, these are Snap Caps, for practice. (This review is directed toward novice shooters. There’s plenty of information elsewhere on the page for the experienced shooter).It is widely believed that it is not good for the weapon to “dry fire” it, which is to let the hammer fall on an empty chamber. These Snap Caps solve that problem, and solve it better than inert or “dummy rounds.” The Snap Caps have a white plastic insert in the center of the rim of the cartridge where the primer would be. Instead of a “dry fire” the hammer will strike the softer white plastic insert. Of course, you should still treat the weapon as if is loaded with a live round, and point it in the safest possible direction.They are useful for every situation in which you want to practice operating the weapon, but do not want or need live rounds. For example, if you have a new weapon or user and want to practice operating the weapon, inserting a magazine, chambering a round, releasing the safety, decocking a hammer, ejecting the magazine, and clearing the chamber. You can practice your stance, drawing the weapon, aiming, and pulling the trigger (see “dry fire” discussion, below). All of these are best done with dummy rounds (but following normal safety procedures). Although a rare occurrence, in 1979 I had a WW II Sauer 7.65 mm pistol discharge into the floor when the safety was released. Fortunately, shag carpeting hides a lot. The most significant danger using Snap Caps is that an ejected cartridge can roll under a piece of furniture, where it may be hard to retrieve.Great suggestion from A. Miner: Mix one or two in a magazine and get practice dealing with FTE/FTF (failure to eject/failure to feed) situations. The colored “bullet” will make it easier to find the ejected Snap Cap on the floor. (Note: Some target ranges do not allow shooters to pick up brass that has hit the floor).You can use the Snap Caps to practice reloading a magazine. I used them to practice with the Maglula UpLULA magazine loader, a handy device also available on Amazon.Another advantage of Snap Caps, if you are interrupted by the phone or doorbell, you can respond without concern that you are leaving a loaded magazine around.The B’s Dry Fire Snap Caps have the feel of live rounds. The weight is the same, and the brass cartridge functions like a live round. The blue color makes it obvious that you are not working with a live round, as does the white plastic piece on the back of the cartridge. Unlike plastic practice rounds, they do not flake off with use. They come in a decent little plastic case that snaps shut.

I've now tried other competitors for dry fire and snap cap exercises.While the others do a decent job, most don't have the same weight and feel of a "real" cartridge.This product has the same weight as my Blazer CCI 9mm 115gr and 124gr (subjectively); I should grab my scale and do a comparison.The dummy cartridge also feels solid, has a good brass casing. Looks and feels like it will survive many of my off-range exercises.Highly recommend this.Stop spending money on subpar products and replacing them; invest in proper quality dummy cartridges like this.

These were the first snap caps I've ever purchased. I was initially turned off by these because of the price, but after reading reviews of other products that mentioned chipping/flaking of the paint on the caps, I decided to go with these instead. I didn't want to deal with having to clean paint chips from my gun.The caps themselves are very well made; the casing itself is indistinguishable from an actual round and each cap has a nice weight to it (slightly lighter than my 115 grain live rounds). Aesthetically, they look very nice, and the colored rubber tips make it clear that you're using dummy rounds.In terms of use, these functioned extremely well. They extracted from my PX4 Storm without issue - in fact, better than the cheap live ammo that I've been using lately. After I got back from the range, I didn't see any chipping from the rounds and they were still in excellent shape with the exception of some carbon on the "bullet" portion of the caps (made more visible by the fact that I went for the white tips).Time will tell how long they last, but just based on the build quality I suspect they'll last a while. They look extremely nice, have a weight and feel similar to an actual round, and perform just like an actual live round - excepting the "boom," of course.I have nothing to compare these to, but I'm extremely happy with what I got. If you're a little concerned about the price compared to other offerings on Amazon - as I was - don't be. I'd much rather pay a few bucks more for a quality product that won't degrade with only a few uses.Thanks, B - you've made an excellent product.

The media could not be loaded. Good attractive product. Clear markings to avoid any accidents. Handles like the real thing. Obviously, they are in Eric and therefore you don’t get any blow back to load the next round. You have to cycle them manually. (I write that because some people are not educated in the use of snap caps.).For those of you who don’t know, there are three primary things to focus on when it comes to being a better shooter. One is familiarity with the weapon you’re handling. Too, the tactile feel and kick back from firing your weapon. Being able to regain, your target in quickly and fire the next round. However, lastly, there are the basic mechanics. Proper grip, breath, trigger squeeze. Attaining in holding a good sight picture. Even cycling your rounds in the event of a jam. That is where the beauty of this product comes in. It allows you to practice your basic mechanics without having to go to the range all the time.Again, great product does exactly what it is advertised to do. 👍🏻