Comments below,
Doug
s/v Callista

"Keith" wrote in message
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I think that was a parachute flare, AKA rocket that they used in that
movie. Still doubt it would have the effect in real life as it did in the
cinema.

If you tried to fire a regular 12 gage shell in a flare gun, I bet you'd
lose your hand when it blew up. It would be about the same as if you just
held the shell in a pair of vice grips and hit the primer with a hammer.

Doubt if you could fire one that way.

Someone used to make a metal sleeve for this purpose though. You just
inserted it into the plastic barrell and it supposedly was strong enough
for you to fire a 12 gage shell. Don't know where you could find one
though.

I researched these extensively. None were 12ga intended for use in a
12ga plastic flare gun. All were designed for a 25mm flaregun. The only
ones I found accomodated a .410 shell. I heard that there was one using
a 16ga shell but I was never able to track it down.

I suppose in a pinch it's better than nothing, but if somebody is coming
at you armed, it'd probably just **** them off and make them kill you.

Just make sure you hit them in the face. Not a very reliable means of
self defense. Moral... If you are serious about self defense, get a gun and
learn how to use it.

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Keith
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Learn from the mistakes of others. You won't live long enough to make all
of them yourself.


It was in the movie "Dead Calm", but I won't spoil the ending for you.
Sure, why not? Those shells are powerful enough to get to a couple of
hundred feet up, so I bet getting one in the nads at close range would
compromise fatherhood and lead to a blinding headache. Also, I recall
that older flare pistols were metal and generally heavier. They might
be able to take a real 12-gauge shotgun shell, and thus would make a
plausible weapon. Lousy aim, though.


Can it shoot regular shot gun shells?