Hello Shotgunjones:
The issue that I had with the snap caps happened many years ago. After I made the initial post I remembered more clearly what had transpired.
There were NO loaded shells in my gun! What was in the gun were the two "snap caps" that I had made from fired shells. I realized that this may lead to a potential problem in the future. At no time, did I have loaded shells in the gun. I was attempting to determine how to time the ejectors on my O/U.
The only time that I have a shell in a SxS or an O/U is at a range or when my dog gets birdy or goes on point! Now an automatic shotgun is a different story! They take more attention to safety than the the break action gun!
When I looked at the home made snap caps realized that this was not a good idea as they looked similar to loaded shells. That was the end of using home made snap caps!
In any case, nothing happened and the entire event was very anticlimactic, but I did learn a lesson.
Enough for now.
Be well my friend,
Leomat
