Originally posted by Yissachar1
reply to post by davespanners

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Dave there is a minimum safety distance with blanks as they can cut chunks out of your skin and blind you. I remember standing next to a guy who had a negligent discharge that cut right through his clothes to his skin.

Also, some automatic gas operated weapons need a blank firing attatchment to enable automatic shots.

You are right about the percussion caps though, all it takes is a tap from a firing pin to set of a round.

But do not fool yourself into thinking blanks have no danger.

Originally posted by mydarkpassenger

Originally posted by Yissachar1
reply to post by davespanners

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Dave there is a minimum safety distance with blanks as they can cut chunks out of your skin and blind you. I remember standing next to a guy who had a negligent discharge that cut right through his clothes to his skin.

Also, some automatic gas operated weapons need a blank firing attatchment to enable automatic shots.

You are right about the percussion caps though, all it takes is a tap from a firing pin to set of a round.

But do not fool yourself into thinking blanks have no danger.

Correct!

As I recall, actor John Eric Hexum was fooling around with a gun with blanks in it; he put it to his fool head and pulled the trigger, causing a lethal blunt-force trauma. Six days later he died of the injury.

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