The A-Zoom 12 Gauge Orange Aluminium Snap Caps (5 Pack) are precision-engineered inert dummy rounds designed for dry-fire training, firearm function testing, and safe decocking. CNC-machined from solid aluminium to exact standard 12-gauge dimensions (approx. 58.4 mm overall length), each cap features a hard-anodised high-visibility safety orange finish to ensure immediate visual distinction from live ammunition. Built to protect firing pins from stress and breakage, each training round incorporates a synthetic "Dead Cap" primer insert engineered to absorb the mechanical impact of the firing pin across thousands of cycles without degrading the firearm's action.

Key Features

• Firing Pin Protection: Equipped with a proprietary Dead Cap synthetic primer pocket that absorbs direct strikes to eliminate firing pin fatigue during storage release and dry-fire drills.
• High-Visibility Safety Finish: Coated in hard-anodised safety orange for fast identification in classrooms, workshops, and range environments.
• Realistic Action Cycling: Precision exterior dimensions and functional rims allow smooth feeding, chambering, extraction, and ejection through break-action, pump-action, lever-action, and semi-automatic 12-gauge platforms.
• Solid CNC Construction: Machined from solid aluminium to withstand repetitive magazine loading and mechanical cycling without chipping or warping.

Specifications

• Calibre Compatibility: 12 Gauge
• Quantity: 5 Pack
• Material: CNC-machined solid aluminium body with synthetic elastomer primer insert
• Finish: Hard-anodised safety orange
• Individual Weight: Approximately 48 g per cap
• Overall Length: Approximately 58.4 mm (2.3 inches)
• Durability Threshold: Rated for over 3,000 dry-fire strikes per cap
• Operation: Passive mechanical training dummy (non-powered, non-firing)

Who is the A-Zoom 12 Gauge Orange Aluminium Snap Caps - 5 Pack for?

• Hunters — requires a durable 12 gauge snap cap rated to withstand over 3,000 dry-fire strikes for off-season trigger control drills and releasing mainspring tension safely before storage.
• Clay target shooters — relies on a 5-pack supply of inert rounds to practice action cycling, speed loading, and clearing simulated misfires across multi-shot stages.
• Firearms instructors — utilizes distinct 48 g weighted orange training rounds to demonstrate safe loading, chambering, and firearm handling in classroom environments without live ammunition hazards.

Less suitable for: Shooters practicing recoil management or those using 20-gauge, 28-gauge, or .410 bore shotguns; live ammunition is required for recoil impulse training, calibre-specific snap caps are required for smaller bores, and rimless chamber plugs better serve semi-automatic dry-fire training where rim extraction is not desired.