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27 February 2006, 10:47
45LCshooter
flare gun fun?
Has anyone tried any of those marking rounds in a flare gun? I see sites for 37/40 mm shooters and it seems that it could be done in smaller guns. I have shot "bird bombs" in my 12 ga and have thought about making "marking" rounds for the 12.


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08 March 2006, 20:15
marlin32_20
No but I have cut down 12ga shells to fit and then filled them with wax. Good way to get rid of stray dogs without really hurting them.


Butch
08 March 2006, 23:02
calgarychef1
What about pencil flares? Anyone ever used them for "offensive" purposes?

the chef
09 March 2006, 11:41
mete
There was an incident in WWII with a boarding party used a flare gun !! Worked fine !
09 March 2006, 21:43
HenryC470
Do those little 12 gauge marine flares work in 12 gauge shotguns, or do you need a flare pistol. Since some of the flare pistols appear to be all-plastic, I'm guessing a regular steel 12 gauge shotgun chamber would handle the pressure. I'm mostly concerned about corrosion.

H. C.
27 March 2007, 00:03
COOL
quote:
Originally posted by HenryC470:
Do those little 12 gauge marine flares work in 12 gauge shotguns, or do you need a flare pistol. Since some of the flare pistols appear to be all-plastic, I'm guessing a regular steel 12 gauge shotgun chamber would handle the pressure. I'm mostly concerned about corrosion.

H. C.


Don't worry about it DRAGON'S BREATH
06 December 2007, 07:09
Dr. Lou
If you use marine flares in a 12 gauge make sure that there is no choke in it. We tried this once back in high school and the flare lodged in the barrel about 4 inches before the muzzle. The barrel turned bright red. We ended up taking a hack saw to the barrel. Lou


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