I have just never like the plastic guns for shooting off flares. I have had
a few miss fires and they don't go up as high as hand held ones. I have
also found that the gun cases are not water proof. When it comes to my
safety I rely on hand held flares. I have never had problem with them. Yes
they are more expensive then a flare gun kit. But when it comes to survival
I prefer to have the best.

Jack
Oyster 56 still in the pacific.

"Courtney Thomas" wrote in message
...
Jack,

Having no experience with either, why do you prefer the handheld ?

Also, what is a source(s) for flare guns that are adequate, please ?

I have some interest in the flare guns as well for possible personal
protection since firearms are prohibited, basically.

Appreciatively,

Courtney



Jack Rye wrote:
I have found that flare gun kits are not adequate for distress. I went
with
the MSD-1. I like hand held parachute flares over the gun style.
Perfect for when you are offshore 50 miles from coastline, this flare
kit
also includes Polybottle so that you can store the contents of the kit,
with
room for other items such as cell phone, camera, or wallet. Kit
Includes: 6
USCG Approved Red Hand Distress Flares,3 USCG Approved Red Hand Held
Parachute Flares,3 USCG Approved 3 Minute Floating Orange Smoke Signals,
1
Yellow Wide Mouth Polybottle Please Note: Freight Charge $50.00 Hazmat
Plus
Federal Express Overnight Rates apply.
Price: $ 329.95

ORC also makes a great kit.

Kit Includes:4 USCG Approved Red Hand Distress Flares,4 USCG Approved
Red
Hand Held Parachute Flares,4 Collision Warning White Hand Flares,2 USCG
Approved 3 Minute Floating Orange Smoke Signals 1 Yellow Wide Mouth
Polybottle Please Note: Freight Charge $50.00 Hazmat Plus Federal
Express
Overnight Rates apply.

Price: $ 289.95

Federal Regulations

Area Devices Required
Ocean, greater than 50 miles from coastline 3 Parachute flares,
approval service 46 CFR 160.136; plus 6 hand flares, approval series 46
CFR
160.121; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 46 CFR 160.122.
Ocean, 3-50 miles from the coastline; or more than 3 miles from
the
coastline on the Great Lakes 3 Parachute flares approval series 46 CFR
160.136, or 160.036; plus 6 hand flares, approval series 46 CFR 160.121
or
160.021; plus 3 smoke signals, approval series 46 CFR 160.122, 160.022,
or
160.037.
Coastal waters, excluding the Great Lakes; or within 3 miles of
the
coastline on the Great Lakes 3 Approved flares, and 3 approved smoke
signals. If flares are carried, the same 3 flares may be counted toward
both
the day and night requirement.



Jack

"Courtney Thomas" wrote in message
...

Is the Olin gun/case/flares kit adequate ?

Thank you.
--
Courtney Thomas
s/v Mutiny
lying Oriental, NC





--
Courtney Thomas
s/v Mutiny
lying Oriental, NC