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12-15-2010, 03:51 PM | #1 |
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.30 Luger caliber dummies
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does anyone know a manufacturer/supplier for .30 Luger caliber dummies? I'm interested for dry-firing. Thanks Antonio |
12-15-2010, 04:10 PM | #2 |
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I have looked all over the place and have not found any .30 Luger dummies. I would like to have some myself.
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I asked that question to a vender at a gunshow, who was selling many different caliber snap caps. He said the demand was to low to offset the cost of making the molds for 30 Luger.
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Take a fired case, pop out the primer. Glue a piece of rubber (from an eraser, for example) in the primer pocket, ready
And if you are completely lazy, just use a spent case and a spare firing pin. |
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Taking this one step further, I build complete dummy rounds.
Pull the bullet on a live round, remove powder, safely fire and remove the primer, follow Vlim's advice and place a pencil eraser or silicone from a tube in the primer pocket, fill cartridge case with sand or other neutral media, epoxy the bullet back into the case. Voila! a dummy round. I have built these in various calibers. My son learned to load a Garand this way safely. I also give them a pass with red spray paint to quickly distinguish these from live rounds. Last edited by alanint; 12-18-2010 at 05:10 PM. |
12-16-2010, 08:20 AM | #6 |
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Vlim's suggestion is what I have used for years for snap caps in calibers that are rare to find them. I buy those large pink desk erasers (like you used to use in school if you made as many mistakes as I did) and I use to have a piece of brass or steel tubing that was just the right size to jam down in the eraser and pull out a primer sized piece of rubber to glue into the primer pocket. They last for hundred's of snaps and then I just make another one...
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Loading the dummy with a small nut or a metal ball (from a ball bearing) helps to identify it as such. Normal ammo doesn't rattle
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12-16-2010, 02:39 PM | #8 |
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Thanks to all!
I realize now that making a dummy by myself is not so difficult as I expected. I will try to prepare some using your suggestions, for many and many dry shots! Since some months it is also difficult to find .30 Luger live rounds in my area. I normally use Fiocchi (of course, I live in Italy) but they don't produce so often, as this is a caliber considered uncommon. Anyway, I cannot make a stock purchase when I find them, as we are allowed to own 200 rounds maximum and I also shot 7,65 Browning with my Beretta M35 and my CZ 27. Best regards to all Antonio |
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.30 luger Action Proving Dummy Cartridges
Hello all;
Brownells www.brownells.com use to carry these. WARNING, They can only be used for dry fireing if you remove the strike or better yet have a old striker with the tip removed as the dummies have a sold case head, with no primer pocket. I have not checked to see if they are still carrying this item. Thanks Ed |
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