Close Call !!!

vixdname

Have a look:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3f8_1298548424

bunny shooter

Probably only using blanks?

deerhunter1

bunny shooter wrote: »

Probably only using blanks?

Yes definetly

Cass

They are definitely blanks. Always used at funerals/memorials, etc. Even a blank has a muzzle blast so that would account for the cap being knocked off..

deerhunter1

Ezridax wrote: »

They are definitely blanks. Always used at funerals/memorials, etc. Even a blank has a muzzle blast so that would account for the cap being knocked off..

Blanks can cause serious injury at close range, I saw a windscreen shatter from a 9mm blank fired from a gustav years ago, the officer in the vehicle **** himself, as did the oficer who fired it:D

DJandDeid

deerhunter1 wrote: »

Blanks can cause serious injury at close range, I saw a windscreen shatter from a 9mm blank fired from a gustav years ago, the officer in the vehicle **** himself, as did the oficer who fired it:D

The 'blanks' fired from a Gustav have a wax/resin bullet head which is designed to disintegrate into dust when fired when the special blank firing adapter is fitted. If the adapter isn't fitted you have a potentially lethal softer version of a ballistic tip bullet. I've seen eejits fire them from a BAP. Fortunately they were as crap a shot as they were idiots.

deerhunter1

DJandDeid wrote: »

The 'blanks' fired from a Gustav have a wax/resin bullet head which is designed to disintegrate into dust when fired when the special blank firing adapter is fitted. If the adapter isn't fitted you have a potentially lethal softer version of a ballistic tip bullet. I've seen eejits fire them from a BAP. Fortunately they were as crap a shot as they were idiots.

ya it was fired without attachment

Tackleberrywho

Blanks are quite dangerous.

hot gas force out a small hole.

I have seen them blow a timber box apart at point blank

Get the Demo every year or so.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TZP2rHE-dY

Notice Muzzle Flash without

dresden8

Jon-Erik Hexum, killed by a blank

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon-Erik_Hexum

I know a guy in the army years ago who was shot by a blank, "debris" gave him a burn, didn't penetrate.

Allegedly the shooter got a kicking off the sergeant.

gunhappy_ie

Easy tell its a blank because if there is no blank firing adaptor on the rifles when using blanks the gun has to be cocked after firing every round.

Also the old saying of "what goes up... " is applied in these situations so for ceremonial use blanks are all thats used.

murph226

Thats nothing, what about an ociffer clearing a rifle down range while a recruit is taking in the flag above the butts:rolleyes: