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Old 09-24-2010, 11:19 PM
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One of my friends has safety devices, that he puts in the chamber of his guns as an extra safety precaution. (Don't know what their called.) I'm wondering of a snap cap would serve the same purpose?

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Old 09-24-2010, 11:23 PM
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I know it wasn't the safety bullet.
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What does it look like?
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As a extra safety precaution against what? I don't see how it'd be safer than a gun that's completely unloaded, or just without a round in the chamber. (Assuming it's not a revolver.)
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What does it look like?
Orange with a tab sticking out of it. I guess it's a chamber safety flag. But my real question is if a snap cap would be considered as safe(albeit without the tab to remind you of its presence though.)?
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Old 09-25-2010, 05:24 PM
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snap caps are safe, i think the orange thing is a empty chamber indicator, they use them at the ww2 matches around me so you can tell the status of a rifle when doing safety observation.
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