Snap Cap "Primers"

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Patrick Butler

I have read that later (top lever) Parkers do not need snap caps, but I would never assume that for this gun, or any other, for that matter.

When Parker made the statement that it would do no harm to dry fire hammerless guns, they had been in the hammerless gun business for fewer years, than the number of years they have been gone. I am of the opinion, supported by the photograph below, that, while the occasional dry firing may do no harm, it also will do absolutely no good. In fact repeated dry firing will eventually do harm.
The auto makers may have come out with impact absorbing bumpers on cars 30 years ago, but I wouldn't make a practice of contact-parking.

[Bill Murphy]

I don't know how the little plastic do hickeys are retained in the shell, unless they are inserted from the front and ride on a ridge at the back. Any machinist can turn some out of black nylon rod and create whatever bump needed to retain them. Anyone with a lathe can do the same.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

I am of the opinion, supported by the photograph below, that, while the occasional dry firing may do no harm, it also will do absolutely no good.

Edgar, I'm not convinced that broken hammer is the exclusive result of dry-firing.

No, I wouldn't condone dry-firing as a normal routine practice either but I wouldn't dry-fire a hammer gun even once.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Edgar, I'm not convinced that broken hammer is the exclusive result of dry-firing.

No, I wouldn't condone dry-firing as a normal routine practice either but I wouldn't dry-fire a hammer gun even once.

I am.
That hammer came out of the 32" DHE Fulford Trigger gun. The guy I got it from claimed he dry fired it, the right side sounded "funny", and then he couldn't open the gun. I got it as-is, and had to take the trigger plate off to see the problem, then a total disassembly. Rebounding or not, the hammer goes further forward than if there was a shell resisting it.

[Chris T.]

Some snap caps have lead for the striking surface. I would think as long as the material is softer than the firing pin you should be OK.

Edgar, Do you have any pictures of the DHE?

[Dean Romig]

Delrin rod. Google it.

[Patrick Butler]

Originally Posted by Dean Romig

Delrin rod. Google it.

Thanks Dean.

Tap Plastics sells it for 4.95 for ten feet! I'll stop by and just have them do the diameter reduction for the outside half of the rod and cut a bunch to the proper length.

[wayne goerres]

All ways hated turning plastic. Hard to clean out of the machine and it seemed like a wast of a really expensive machine.

[Bill Murphy]

Wayne, you are wrong. Turning nylon and delron is a piece of cake. There is absolutely no clean up. It is a piece of cake. I spent years working with this stuff and know what I am talking about. Your turn.

[Dean Romig]

A good snorkel vacuum cleans up nicely.