#271331 - 08/18/14 06:31 PM
Re: seal crimps on blanks?
[Re: haertig]
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Veteran
Registered: 08/16/02
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Loc: Germany
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For sealing the seats of bullets or primers I´m with you. From the description the blanks should look like that: blank ammo. Those have a tiny hole where the folded metal meets. That can be sealed. I would not use wax as it may melt and affect the powder. Six rounds sound much like a revolver anyway.
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#271344 - 08/19/14 05:08 AM
Re: seal crimps on blanks?
[Re: CANOEDOGS]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 1853
Loc: MINNESOTA
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this is turning into the same bag of worms as my PLB carry post! which is fine because i get a lot of good feedback that i have no other way of getting,when your in the "retirement bubble" you don't get around much. so anyway yes its a revolver,357 four inch Taurus that i bought in the 80's just for solo canoe tripping. i'm x-Army and handled a lot of weapons so after running half a box of ammo thru it i said "got it" and put it way until the next solo trip.with a buddy to watch your back i don't fret as much about camp bears.i carry a pepper spray on some of the portages but have never seen a bear that did not run when it saw me. i don't like to be slinging lead around.a camp that a bear might come into looking for food would be in one of the well used bays. i feel safer back in the bush whack lakes where most campers don't want to take the hassle to get back into. i'll go with what i call "local knowledge",that is the bears where i'll be sharing the woods with will run away from a loud sharp BANG the same as they will stay away from a family banging on pots and pans. i'll go with this..
Edited by CANOEDOGS (08/19/14 05:09 AM)
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#271355 - 08/19/14 05:27 PM
Re: seal crimps on blanks?
[Re: Bingley]
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Registered: 03/19/05
Posts: 1185
Loc: Channeled Scablands
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I don't like having different kinds of ammunition in your gun under most circumstances. Unless you're super calm, you're going to forget what you've loaded. Under a great deal of stress, all you know is point and shoot. You won't be able to count rounds. As the bear is charging in, you'll be wondering whether you're still shooting the blanks or live rounds.
The other thing, of course, is bear defense. We might as well open up all cans of worms: 9 vs .45, AK vs AR, Mac vs. PC, Lauren Bacall vs. Catherine Deneuve... "SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — A Douglas County sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot a black bear with a live round rather than a rubber bullet during a recent incident that resulted in the death of a mother of two cubs." http://www.mtdemocrat.com/news/deputy-kills-tahoe-bear-in-apparent-accidental-shooting/
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#271360 - 08/20/14 03:49 AM
Re: seal crimps on blanks?
[Re: CANOEDOGS]
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Enthusiast
Registered: 12/06/06
Posts: 390
Loc: CT
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I'm going to echo Phaedrus on this. Forget the blanks: if you want--and have the time--to fire warning shots, fire live rounds into the dirt. If you don't have the time to fire warning shots, you will have a ready defense, without having to crank through two blanks. Blanks are--maybe--just as effective as live ammo...when the barrel is pressed against the flesh of your target.
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#271362 - 08/20/14 11:05 AM
Re: seal crimps on blanks?
[Re: CANOEDOGS]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 04/28/10
Posts: 3162
Loc: Big Sky Country
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Cool. I'm curious too. Never bought blanks before, I'm eager to see if the sealant works well for you. I agree- the odds of needing to shoot a bear are probably minimal.
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#271364 - 08/20/14 02:59 PM
Re: seal crimps on blanks?
[Re: CANOEDOGS]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 11/09/06
Posts: 2851
Loc: La-USA
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Blank shotgun shells can be ordered through a gun dealer as well. I used those in 75mm Pack Howitzers for rendering salutes at official functions.
That was so loud, 1 person (a guest) had a heart attack on hearing the first round. I had the barrels pointed away from the ceremony and we were also 300 yards in distance.
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