I just bought a pack of 5 A-Zoom 9mm luger snap caps.
I got them to practice loading and firing quickly, as well as to protect the firing pin in my Sig P229 (not sure if it's even necessary in a centerfire, but thought it would be good anyway).
Here's my problem. Supposedly these A-Zoom things are great, but I've got a major problem with them already: the outer wall of the A-Zoom cartridge has a threaded, almost miniature "washboard" texturel, instead of being smooth like a real cartridge.
Why on earth they manufactured them this way, I can't figure out. The problem is that I can't practice loading several of them in my magazine, because these "washboard-like" walls act almost like a file on the bottom edge of the cartridge. After only a few uses, the "precision" machined edge on the bottom ridge is getting chewed up.
Anyone else notice this? Are these things not meant to be used to practice quick-loading a magazine (I like to quick load, then slap the mag in and see how quickly I can get a shot off)?
Is there a better alternative?
Anyways, these little pieces of crap weren't cheap, so I'm just wondering what other people recommend
I got them to practice loading and firing quickly, as well as to protect the firing pin in my Sig P229 (not sure if it's even necessary in a centerfire, but thought it would be good anyway).
Here's my problem. Supposedly these A-Zoom things are great, but I've got a major problem with them already: the outer wall of the A-Zoom cartridge has a threaded, almost miniature "washboard" texturel, instead of being smooth like a real cartridge.
Why on earth they manufactured them this way, I can't figure out. The problem is that I can't practice loading several of them in my magazine, because these "washboard-like" walls act almost like a file on the bottom edge of the cartridge. After only a few uses, the "precision" machined edge on the bottom ridge is getting chewed up.
Anyone else notice this? Are these things not meant to be used to practice quick-loading a magazine (I like to quick load, then slap the mag in and see how quickly I can get a shot off)?
Is there a better alternative?
Anyways, these little pieces of crap weren't cheap, so I'm just wondering what other people recommend