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Posted: 4/2/2017 11:42:57 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/2/2017 11:45:05 PM EDT

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Would a blank cartridge be useful in a self-defense situation?

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I load my first round with an incendiary round

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:45:50 PM EDT

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STEP AWAY FROM THE BONG

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:46:00 PM EDT

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I understand these references

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:48:18 PM EDT

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In Bruges Shot a Blank

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGxzpZJu5BM

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:49:14 PM EDT

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No
The first round blank, then the next round wont load

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:50:29 PM EDT

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I put a spent casing in mine then cycle the action just to watch the brass fly

Guns are scary stuff with live ammo

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:51:57 PM EDT

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The first round blank, then the next round wont load

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But...but...Hollywood, bro

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:52:51 PM EDT

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I put a spent casing in mine then cycle the action just to watch the brass fly

Guns are scary stuff with live ammo

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Then why put anything at all? Just don't chamber a round.

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:52:56 PM EDT

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I heard they make 9 mm rat shot

You should try that instead

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:53:24 PM EDT

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The first round blank, then the next round wont load

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What about birdshot?

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:54:18 PM EDT

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Would a blank cartridge be useful in a self-defense situation?

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Do you have that kind of standoff distance in your home or are you expecting a rampaging t-rex?

Too much risk for collateral damage IMO. One hell of a one shot stop though.

"We found a boot with a foot in it, oh look, an ear"

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:54:21 PM EDT

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what you need
(and this is HIGLy sensitive info...)
is a distraction round. a primer with tightly packed colored streamers. Modeled after the 'party popper' a distraction round will disorient the subject rendering them confused if they are in an emmy awards ceremony or a gunfight.
I can get you the NSN, just let me know and your supply can hook you up.

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:54:30 PM EDT

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The first round blank, then the next round wont load

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I wasn't planning on needing the next round.

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:55:45 PM EDT

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Then why put anything at all? Just don't chamber a round.

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I put a spent casing in mine then cycle the action just to watch the brass fly

Guns are scary stuff with live ammo

Then why put anything at all? Just don't chamber a round.

Your not my supervisor

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:56:18 PM EDT

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Lol parody thread.

IBTL.

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:57:34 PM EDT

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I think 1st round blank is a bad idea.

1) Typically, you can only fire your weapon if you believe your life is in immediate danger.

2) loading a blank shows intent to use your weapon to simply "frighten" the intruder (instead of responding by neutralizing a lethal threat) and intent to "frighten by firearm" will typically end badly for you, in a legal sense.

3) If your life really IS in danger, you may not have a chance to get to that "live" 2nd round before you're dead.

just my opinion, YMMV, etc etc.

Posted: 4/2/2017 11:58:06 PM EDT

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Posted: 4/2/2017 11:59:03 PM EDT

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Do you have that kind of standoff distance in your home or are you expecting a rampaging t-rex?

Too much risk for collateral damage IMO. One hell of a one shot stop though.

"We found a boot with a foot in it, oh look, an ear"

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Clouds I don't like them.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:01:04 AM EDT

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Its parody night on arfcom.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:02:05 AM EDT

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what you need
(and this is HIGLy sensitive info...)
is a distraction round. a primer with tightly packed colored streamers. Modeled after the 'party popper' a distraction round will disorient the subject rendering them confused if they are in an emmy awards ceremony or a gunfight.
I can get you the NSN, just let me know and your supply can hook you up.

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Hmm I like the way you think. Is there one with glow in the dark streamers for night use?

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:02:06 AM EDT

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Posted: 4/3/2017 12:02:55 AM EDT

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I heard tanks in WW2 sometimes used paint rounds to scare off the Germans. Maybe you can find some paint rounds. If it scares off Nazis then it ought to work with criminals.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:03:56 AM EDT

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It's April Fools day somewhere..

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:05:23 AM EDT

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I think 1st round blank is a bad idea.

1) Typically, you can only fire your weapon if you believe your life is in immediate danger.

2) loading a blank shows intent to use your weapon to simply "frighten" the intruder (instead of responding by neutralizing a lethal threat) and intent to "frighten by firearm" will typically end badly for you, in a legal sense.

3) If your life really IS in danger, you may not have a chance to get to that "live" 2nd round before you're dead.

just my opinion, YMMV, etc etc.

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So you are saying blanks have no value in a self-defense situation?

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:09:38 AM EDT

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I heard tanks in WW2 sometimes used paint rounds to scare off the Germans. Maybe you can find some paint rounds. If it scares off Nazis then it ought to work with criminals.

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I always replace the paint with bad heroin. You get a huge white cloud on impact. The heat cooks it up nicely. Then there's a few minutes of loud music and glow stick waving, then we police the bodies.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:11:52 AM EDT

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So you are saying blanks have no value in a self-defense situation?

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No, they don't if you are going to point a gun at some intruder, then you shoot to kill, plain and simple!

If you don't have the balls to do what needs to be done to defend yourself and your family, get rid of your guns and accept being a victim

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:12:44 AM EDT

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I always replace the paint with bad heroin. You get a huge white cloud on impact. The heat cooks it up nicely. Then there's a few minutes of loud music and glow stick waving, then we police the bodies.

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I heard tanks in WW2 sometimes used paint rounds to scare off the Germans. Maybe you can find some paint rounds. If it scares off Nazis then it ought to work with criminals.

I always replace the paint with bad heroin. You get a huge white cloud on impact. The heat cooks it up nicely. Then there's a few minutes of loud music and glow stick waving, then we police the bodies.

Bad heroin? So you save the good heroin for your own use and shoot the bad heroin at intruders? I'm thinking that might be a DEA violation. Better be careful.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:14:38 AM EDT

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This, dumbshit. LOL

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:18:04 AM EDT

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No, they don't if you are going to point a gun at some intruder, then you shoot to kill, plain and simple!

If you don't have the balls to do what needs to be done to defend yourself and your family, get rid of your guns and accept being a victim

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I bet there's some Korean War vets that beg to differ.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:19:40 AM EDT

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This, dumbshit. LOL

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The first round blank, then the next round wont load

This, dumbshit. LOL

But, but, but... revolver.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:20:53 AM EDT

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Do you have that kind of standoff distance in your home or are you expecting a rampaging t-rex?

Too much risk for collateral damage IMO. One hell of a one shot stop though.

"We found a boot with a foot in it, oh look, an ear"

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Ain't no kill like overkill

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:21:00 AM EDT

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This, dumbshit. LOL

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Are you sure about that? I thought the muzzle device I use on my bed side rifle caused enough back pressure to cycle the weapon.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:22:32 AM EDT

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To prevent lawsuits, I carry an airsoft pistol in a cross draw holster. If they are still determined after that, I always have my .500 on hand. I don't like using blanks because they are too loud in a self defense situation. Just my .02.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:22:48 AM EDT

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Parody thread.

Best first round would be a flame thrower. Burn 'em to death and the house with it.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:25:35 AM EDT

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To prevent lawsuits, I carry an airsoft pistol in a cross draw holster. If they are still determined after that, I always have my .500 on hand. I don't like using blanks because they are too loud in a self defense situation. Just my .02.

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That's just dumb.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:28:50 AM EDT

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Azpril 2, 2017'

Enough.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:28:54 AM EDT

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That's just dumb.

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To prevent lawsuits, I carry an airsoft pistol in a cross draw holster. If they are still determined after that, I always have my .500 on hand. I don't like using blanks because they are too loud in a self defense situation. Just my .02.

That's just dumb.

The .500 is only so I can get to my .338 and plate carrier I keep in my saddle bags.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:29:11 AM EDT

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Bad heroin? So you save the good heroin for your own use and shoot the bad heroin at intruders? I'm thinking that might be a DEA violation. Better be careful.

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I heard tanks in WW2 sometimes used paint rounds to scare off the Germans. Maybe you can find some paint rounds. If it scares off Nazis then it ought to work with criminals.

I always replace the paint with bad heroin. You get a huge white cloud on impact. The heat cooks it up nicely. Then there's a few minutes of loud music and glow stick waving, then we police the bodies.

Bad heroin? So you save the good heroin for your own use and shoot the bad heroin at intruders? I'm thinking that might be a DEA violation. Better be careful.

Yeah it's real hard to tell where our party stops and theirs begins, but they always stop the party early.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:30:39 AM EDT

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People have been killed with blank loaded firearms before. Depends if you want to take the chance.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2017/jan/24/bliss-n-eso-shooting-johann-ofner-killed-by-gun-that-was-loaded-with-blanks

Gold Coast man Johann Ofner was fatally wounded when a prop gun “loaded with blanks” was fired during the final scene of a Bliss N Eso video involving only professional stunt actors, the hip-hop group’s management has said.

Ofner, who died from chest wounds on the Brisbane set of the video clip on Monday, had been hired by an accredited stunt company, the band’s management said. The company had engaged a licensed armourer who was on location to monitor the prop weapon, it said.

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Posted: 4/3/2017 12:32:00 AM EDT

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Tag to watch posters puff up their chest and respond to the headline, without looking at the post

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:33:40 AM EDT

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Empty casing.
Primer load only.
Blank.
Wooden training ammunition.
Bird shot.

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:41:10 AM EDT

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Lol

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:54:54 AM EDT

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But, but, but... revolver.

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Might as well sit down with the burglar and play Russian Roulette..

Posted: 4/3/2017 12:58:24 AM EDT

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ITT

We can see the members that understand the op and the ones that don't

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:21:50 AM EDT

[#45]

Now with poll!

Posted: 4/17/2017 1:56:05 AM EDT

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No blanks, keep your rifle loaded with regular ammoz. What you need are flashbangs. Maybe stingball grenades. Maybe M67 frags. JDAM would be best tho.