Meaning of snap cap | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A dummy round of ammunition used to check ammo feed and other mechanical problems.
2. A cap or cover that snaps into place.

Examples

“1187. B. Lilly. Improvements in the construction of "snap⟳ caps" or "nipple protectors" for firearms. Dated May 12, 1863.”

“Snap⟳ caps are dummies (no powder, no primer, no projectile) shaped like⟳ the ammunition for a particular gun. They're supposed to provide⟳ something for the firing pin to hit during dryfiring, so the gun's lockwork doesn't have⟳ to absorb this impact. It's a fine idea, but not all snap⟳ caps are made right.”

“However, it does no harm⟳ (and may prevent⟳ damage⟳) to use⟳ snap⟳ caps - dummy rounds which are inserted into the chamber to soften the impact of the firing pin.”

“Development of the snap⟳ cap for Bufferin pinpoints the Bristol-Myers Products approach⟳ to these problems.”

“After centrifugation, the top dense band (out of three formed following ultracentrifugation) contained the purified oocysts, which were removed using a pipette and placed in 15 mL polypropylene snap⟳ cap tubes.”

“The shampoo bottle closures included a screw cap closure considered to be the most vulnerable during use⟳, a flip or snap⟳ cap with a circular orifice considered to offer⟳ the greatest degree of protection, and a flip cap with a slit orifice whose protective abilities were unknown at the time.”

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