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An alternative to snap caps is to simply use a piece of empty brass. Some people fill the casing with rubber or other similar material and cap it with epoxy.
If you can, pop out the the primer and stuff a piece of rubber in the primer socket... otherwise the hole in the primer will get deeper and deeper and eventually you won't be gaining anything.
Dry fire often, I do almost every day. It's the best way to build good habits. However, there are some simple precautions to take while practicing.
Always always ALWAYS clear the gun every time you pick it up. Even if you set it down to pick up the remote and change the channel, clear it when you pick it back up. It's just good safety practice.
Try not to have any live ammo in the same room. It's all too easy to get careless and end up with a loaded gun.
When dry-firing, the four rules still apply (this one's obvious). Personally, I don't do stuff like aim at the bad guys on TV, but some people do. Makes good quick target acquisition practice.
With any training regimen, it's good to make a plan. Decide what you want to work on and trim it down to essentials. For instance, I wanted to learn my trigger reset, so that's all I did for a week. Then I practiced drawing, acquiring, and firing the first shot for about two weeks, then I worked on reloads, etc.
Of course, I'm training for IPSC, so your priorities may well be different.
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