Stop Buttons on Snares?

rockinbbar

rockinbbar

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What kind of stop buttons do you guys use when making snares for coyotes? Also, how do you attach them?

I have a press for snare making, and am using the aluminum stop buttons with some disappointment in them holding....
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(Brass is getting hard to find.)

Lost 7 coyotes this week due to buttons popping off when they hit the end of the snare. That really [beeep] me off royal...
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Reworking them now...

Thanks in advance for the responses!

Barry
 
All the snares that I have came from the SnareShop. They use what looks like a 3/8" or 7/16" nut, pressed or hammered flat. I would imagine that the threads inside the nut bite down better on the cable that smooth aluminum or brass furrels.

Hope that helps Barry.

Tony
 
Barry, most likely a quality control deal on either the cable or the buttons. I've been really disapointed in the last couple of years with cable being either under or over sized and the same thing with the buttons and ferrels.
Best thing I have found if the cable seems too small for the button, go with a button that is one size larger then the cable and then run the cable through it and then either back forming a small loop or circle it back and run it through the same side again and then crimp it.
 
seem ok with 7X7 cable. I just hammer them.

for 1X19 cable you will either need to double the stops or use the nuts to hold the "slicker" cable.
 
I use a double ferral on the swivel end. I had the exact same problem 2 years ago and I haven't had a single coyote pop the snare since I went to the double ferral. I hammer everything on. I don't trust the crimpers for some reason.

Just my two cents>
 
Most likely as mentioned there is a qc problem. Most supply houses now sell chinese cable and parts due to prices, but like all chinese goods quality can be a problem. Not consistently sized, stops and ferrules excessively brittle, etc. If you are willing to spend a few extra dollars you can get American and eliminate most qc headaches.
To use up the cable you have you can use a steel nut. A 3/16" nut works on most any cable. It needs to be annealed to keep from cracking when you hammer it on the cable. Also don't hammer it until the threads start cutting the cable or you will weaken the cable and have the same problem. You can buy the nuts already annealed from supply houses. They are cheap.
You could also put a second stop on the end of cable to reinforce using what you already have on hand.
 
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Sorry to hear about the bad luck! I buy premade coyote snares from the Snare Shop out of Iowa. They have the cam locks which are held in place with annealed nuts. Bulk cam locks cost about twice as much as the bulk berkshire or washer locks but I have never had one "back off" or fail. Looks like there is a lot of good info to work with here. I'm sure you won't have trouble getting you problem fixed. Good lcuk!
 
Thanks for the responses guys!

I think the problem has happened quite a bit using the stop buttons and crimper....I was using premade snares, but with the number of snares I'm using it's cheaper to roll my own now.


This is a sight that really hacks ya off!
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But, now using double crimped buttons, and two of them on the swivel end.

Should have more of this now...
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Thanks again!

Barry
 
You can anneal the nuts fairly easily yourself. Just heat them with a torch till they are read hot, and let them air cool. By cooling slow it softens the steel, and takes the shine off them all at the same time.
 
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