Larry, this may be true only of Parkers but snap caps are entirely unnecessary when dropping the "hammers" as the conical noses (firing pins) drop into conical recesses in the frame and don't stress them at all when dropped on empty chambers.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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