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Posted: 4/20/2017 8:53:06 AM EDT
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Muzzle control. Make sure bore is clear. Then it should be safe.
BTW, there are 22 blanks for nail guns. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 8:53:25 AM EDT
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I would point the gun in a bucket full of sand and wear eye and ear protection. I still wouldn't do that in my house tbh, I don't think it's very smart.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 8:55:38 AM EDT
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So long as the bullet is pulled or the blank I suggested is used, there should be no problem. Eyes, ears and no bore obstruction.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:00:40 AM EDT
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Muzzle control. Make sure bore is clear. Then it should be safe. BTW, there are 22 blanks for nail guns. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:02:56 AM EDT
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You could also just use a spent case too, just mark the previous strike with sharpie, so you can tell the strikes apart
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:05:38 AM EDT
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And wear earpro. Primed only cases are still very loud.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:06:38 AM EDT
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Pulling the trigger on a chambered empty 22 case will show you how well the firing pin is hitting. No need to pull bullets or buy blanks.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:07:23 AM EDT
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I have "pulled" .22lr bullets and filled the case with soap and shot the shit out of it when I was a kid.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:12:56 AM EDT
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If there is no projectile, there is no projectile.
Don't point it at anything valuable and fire away. Bunch of scared ninnies around here. 
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:13:39 AM EDT
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Pulling a bullet, dumping powder and firing a primer on an empty case is one of the many test steps I do when I assemble an AR from parts. I want to make sure the hammer is striking properly and hard enough to fire the primer. I also do the already fired primer and case with tape over it, but that's the step before the live primer. I have a bunch of other steps that I won't bore you with.
I wear eyes, ears and put the muzzle into a hole in a large empty cardboard box. They are very loud. I do it in my garage workshop. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:13:51 AM EDT
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Seemed to work!
Wore ear pro but I didn't really hear anything at all...just a little puff of smoke from the chamber area. Primer appears to be dented ok. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:15:36 AM EDT
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Done it many times.
Just make sure no obstructions are in the barrel, point in a safe direction and let'er rip. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:17:10 AM EDT
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I have "pulled" .22lr bullets and filled the case with soap and shot the shit out of it when I was a kid. 
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:18:44 AM EDT
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I have functioned tested several guns that way. Probably why my cat runs when he sees a gun
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:23:26 AM EDT
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You'll put your eye out!
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:25:12 AM EDT
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I stopped at Model 24. That was my first gun. Still have it. My boys will learn to shoot with it.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:25:22 AM EDT
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If there is no projectile, there is no projectile. Don't point it at anything valuable and fire away. Bunch of scared ninnies around here. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:28:54 AM EDT
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And wear earpro. Primed only cases are still very loud. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:30:24 AM EDT
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I wear eyes, ears and put the muzzle into a hole in a large empty cardboard box. They are very loud. I do it in my garage workshop.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:30:47 AM EDT
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Pulling a bullet, dumping powder and firing a primer on an empty case is one of the many test steps I do when I assemble an AR from parts. I want to make sure the hammer is striking properly and hard enough to fire the primer. I also do the already fired primer and case with tape over it, but that's the step before the live primer. I have a bunch of other steps that I won't bore you with. I wear eyes, ears and put the muzzle into a hole in a large empty cardboard box. They are very loud. I do it in my garage workshop. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:31:40 AM EDT
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Just FYI...there was ZERO noise with a 22lr rim fire primer. Just a touch if smoke. I'm guessing rim fire primers are pretty weak.
It was nothing like a blank, or even a nail gun. Nada. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 9:35:01 AM EDT
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Now that's a novel concept. Put a bore brush onto it and clean your gun at the same time. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 10:20:51 AM EDT
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Just FYI...there was ZERO noise with a 22lr rim fire primer. Just a touch if smoke. I'm guessing rim fire primers are pretty weak. It was nothing like a blank, or even a nail gun. Nada. If you're ever pulling bullets and doing this just for fun, some day when you've just dumped the powder and still have the bullet in your hand, you may think "I wonder what would happen if I push the bullet back in and shoot it that way." If you do this, don't stick it in your pistol and fire it at a wooden post that's about 5' away. The bullet could come back and hit you in the leg. Not hard enough to do anything, but it could give you that momentary *Uh-Ohh* feeling.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 10:38:40 AM EDT
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Does the cardboard box act to reduce the noise? Might be a good idea to keep the noise down for the neighbors where I live. I shoot a fair bit of muzzleloader, so firing off caps on a blank chamber is fairly frequent for me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Pulling a bullet, dumping powder and firing a primer on an empty case is one of the many test steps I do when I assemble an AR from parts. I want to make sure the hammer is striking properly and hard enough to fire the primer. I also do the already fired primer and case with tape over it, but that's the step before the live primer. I have a bunch of other steps that I won't bore you with. I wear eyes, ears and put the muzzle into a hole in a large empty cardboard box. They are very loud. I do it in my garage workshop. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 10:39:21 AM EDT
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that's fine for ensuring firing pin working correctly.
when muzzle loader season gets here, I clean my muzzle loader, then I will pop 2-3 caps thru it to make sure the nipple is clear and I have pressure coming out of the barrel. ( usually have a piece of paper on the floor, pressure from a cap coming thru the barrel will shove it / blow it ) I do that to ensure everything is clear, and gtg. ( mostly issues from using side locks back in the day ).
it works. I usually take 4 deer each winter with it, ( last 10 years ) and I have never had a misfire. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 10:41:52 AM EDT
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This has always made me wonder, as "blanks" are technically banned in some areas/cities (especially discharging one), yet construction workers can buy them by the box load and discharge them anywhere. I have a ram set nailing system like that with the auto loading pistol to set nails into concrete, and I have always been curious as the explanation of that. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Muzzle control. Make sure bore is clear. Then it should be safe. BTW, there are 22 blanks for nail guns. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 10:52:42 AM EDT
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You can, it's going to be loud.
I just use a once fired case and look for the second primer strike, but that's just me. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 10:54:31 AM EDT
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No problem at all. The Atf even has claimed a gun was functional in a court case when it only fired a blank and not a live round .
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Posted: 4/20/2017 10:54:58 AM EDT
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It'll be loud
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:11:47 AM EDT
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If there is no projectile, there is no projectile. Don't point it at anything valuable and fire away. Bunch of scared ninnies around here. 
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:15:55 AM EDT
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Why would you need to pull the bullet from a live cartridge? Just resize a spent case and put a new primer in it.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:20:55 AM EDT
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Why would you need to pull the bullet from a live cartridge? Just resize a spent case and put a new primer in it. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:26:45 AM EDT
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This has always made me wonder, as "blanks" are technically banned in some areas/cities (especially discharging one), yet construction workers can buy them by the box load and discharge them anywhere. I have a ram set nailing system like that with the auto loading pistol to set nails into concrete, and I have always been curious as the explanation of that. I guess the sound of "gunfire" 50' from a bunch of tied down 15s and 16s made people nervous.
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Posted: 4/20/2017 11:55:15 AM EDT
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Very little reason to do so.
Might as well use a snap cap to test feed, extraction and ejection. Only thing the primer would do is confirm ignition. |
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Posted: 4/20/2017 12:09:08 PM EDT
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Very little reason to do so. Might as well use a snap cap to test feed, extraction and ejection. Only thing the primer would do is confirm ignition. |
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Posted: 4/21/2017 5:06:07 PM EDT
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I just popped one in my MkIV; they shouldn't just smoke.
[youtube]https://youtu.be/ad49XWwgJ_c[/youtube] Edit - @DaveM4P99 |
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