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I'm not a fan for dry firing although happy enough doing it with bolt actions with their large strong firing pins and stops. Shotguns and handguns are a different story and I always use snap caps for these firearms. Can be made from fired cases with a section cut from a suitably sized o'ring to glue in the primer pocket to absorb the shock from the falling hammer.
Nylon in a snap cap on it's own is not much better than snapping dry, nylon inserts need springs behind them to absorb the firing shock.

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I tried generic snap caps from Amazon and when the paint started chipping off, they kept jamming very badly. I'll need to do some research on how to make some using fired cases.

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