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Chamber and dry fire plugs
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:12 am
by diopter
Anyone know of a Canadian or US sources for a plastic .22lr combination safe flag/chamber plug/dry firing device?
Saw a new member with one on their Trailside, after I just finished stoning the chamber face of my IZH after it slamfired twice upon releasing the slide to chamber a round.
It sort of caght the attention of everyone on the firing line.
Tried 80 odd rounds after stoning and it seems ok now, but i don't want to have stone it too often.
Chamber flags
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 8:33 am
by Fred Mannis
1 520 601-5 Hammerli Dry Firing Plugs (Pkg of 5) $6.40
are available at larrysguns.com
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:59 pm
by Mark Briggs
In Canada you can contact Jocelyn Langlois at Cibles Canada Targets (
www.targets.ca). He has several varieties available.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:34 pm
by Guest
For dry firing:
Might not be politically correct, but I read or was told, the plastic anchors used for screwing into drywall work just as well at a fraction of the price of the Hammerli plugs. I will admit that I've not tried them yet, I still have some of the overpriced Hammerli plugs to consume.
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 4:06 pm
by Fred Mannis
Dummy rounds from Brownells can be used as snap caps as well as for testing magazine, action function, etc
367-022-002 .22 Long Rifle, per 50 $6.77
About 1/10 the cost of the Hammerli plugs, which are a rip off. I use WeedEater cord as an unloaded chamber flag.
Empty Chamber Indicator
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:34 pm
by Neil Foster
Fred Mannis wrote:
I use WeedEater cord as an unloaded chamber flag.
I have used the weed eater filaments as well, with one of the disposable ear plugs glued to the end. The plugs I have on hand have one-half of the plug with a bright orange end. I use CA cement to hold it in place. Cheap, and they work. I use it on my free pistol as well.
Neil
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2006 9:53 pm
by diopter
I'll try Jocelyn tomorrow. I haven'ty talked to him since getting my Gehmann rifle front and rear sight irises from him this past summer.
Plugs
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 7:04 am
by diopter
With the enclosed breach area of the IZH35M, it would be next to impossible ro insert and remove dummy rounds that do not have a flag/handle.
Re: Plugs
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 8:43 am
by olli
diopter wrote:With the enclosed breach area of the IZH35M, it would be next to impossible ro insert and remove dummy rounds that do not have a flag/handle.
It helps a lot if you have the magazine inserted.