Very nice, keith.
You 'get it'.
Those who took their basic gun safety lessons to heart, and swore to be a lifelong safe shooter by obeying the simple rules first presented cringed a little when they learned about the 'snap cap' concept. I know I did.
We're going to put something that resembles a shell into the chamber and drop the hammer on it to preserve the mainspring. This is going to be routine when casing the gun. What could go wrong?
The question here seems to be...
Is the routine use of snap caps a 'safe gun handling habit'?
Personally, I don't use them routinely. It just seems to be a snake in the grass, and it's not that I don't trust myself. It's just one risk I can totally eliminate.
I'm aware of several AD's caused by careless use of snaps, including the loss of half a foot. True, the people had nobody to blame other than themselves.
I guess if this thread makes someone more careful, it's served it's purpose.
Normally intelligent people sometimes do stupid stuff.
