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Posted: 9/28/2009 8:57:08 PM EDT
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Is there a special die for making 5.56 blanks? Made some pretty bad looking stuff at home with a pair of pliers but it worked. Aint reloadable tho so I'm wondering if there is a better option.
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You could probably find the die by expanding your search. Hollywood uses blanks by the ton, and they don't depend on GI supplies. In fact, there are companies that specialize in making and supplying blanks for movies, with any number of different power levels and amounts of flash.
Anyway, contact C&H Tool & Die; they should be able to provide crimping dies for you. And finally, BLANKS ARE NOT TOYS!!!!! Just in case anyone thought differently, even GI blanks are very dangerous, and Hollywood blanks are VERY dangerous. When they make a shot of someone "shooting" someone else, film makers "cheat" a lot. The gun really isn't pointed at the person, and often there's a layer of glass or plexiglass between the gun and the "target" as well. Good angles and expert editing make things look scary, but it's done exceptionally safely. There are enough horror stories about screw ups on sets that the whole industry is extremely careful about even the suggestion of a gun with ANY form of ammunition on a set. |
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I think I have read that you will need a different type of powder to make blanks or risk blowing yourself up. True, and the type of powder to make safe blanks with is NOT available to the public. For the very reason that too many people play first and think later. |
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While I am in no way advocating reloading blanks. I do wonder about how dangerous they actually are. My case in point is basic training we were shot at on many occasions with blanks during training, they shoot a few hundred blanks daily during portions of training. The military is pretty paranoid on safety, for example I can't go outside if there are thunderstorms within 5 nautical miles...
Not trying to call you a liar, just curious if there are any documented events where someone has been hurt from blanks. |
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As already mentioned above blanks are not toys but if used correct they should case no harm i have used blanks during my military service and we had no injuries at all from blanks. Always use a blankfiring attachment for protection, We was told that during close combat around 5-10m distance with blanks not to aim at the head and if closer than 2 meters aim low at the ground. Most of time we used live ammunition for combat training and we had only one injury during my year of service and it was when shrapnel hit one soldier after a shot was fired into a rock 2m in front of him. Blanks was only used when shooting at eachother so from my experience i see them as safe if used correct and with respect. Why i was reading this thread now i want back and do one more year 
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Not trying to call you a liar, just curious if there are any documented events where someone has been hurt from blanks. A blank related incident killed Brandon Lee, Bruce Lee's son, on the set of The Crow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon_Lee Someone created a bad dummy round, where the primer put the bullet into the barrel. Then, a blank fired in the same pistol with bullet in barrel fired the bullet at him. Sad story. :( |
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While I am in no way advocating reloading blanks. I do wonder about how dangerous they actually are. My case in point is basic training we were shot at on many occasions with blanks during training, they shoot a few hundred blanks daily during portions of training. The military is pretty paranoid on safety, for example I can't go outside if there are thunderstorms within 5 nautical miles... Not trying to call you a liar, just curious if there are any documented events where someone has been hurt from blanks. The blank adapters used on M16s and M4s direct the gas pressure SIDEWAYS (or up or down, depending on how far the spindle is turned in). If you'd ever seen a standard blank fired without an adapter, you might have a more healthy respect for them; picture a flame about 3 feet long out the end of a 20" barrel... Yeah, there's PLENTY of power there. |
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Not trying to call you a liar, just curious if there are any documented events where someone has been hurt from blanks. A blank related incident killed Brandon Lee, Bruce Lee's son, on the set of The Crow. And an actor by the name of Jon-Erik Hexum. In the early 1980s this ruggedly handsome young man of Norwegian parentage was seen as the "next big thing", and then suddenly he was dead from an accident via a self-inflicted gunshot wound. On October 12th, 1984 after a long and draining day's shooting on the set of Cover Up (1984) (TV), Hexum became bored with the extensive delays and jokingly put a prop .44 magnum revolver to his temple and pulled the trigger. The gun fired, and the wadding from the blank cartridge shattered his skull, he died from brain damage. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0382149/bio |
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