Fired some flares this evening
 

Or at least tried to fire some. I was just curious whether some 7 year old flares would fire. These were Orion, the kind you twist the bottom and then unscrew the base and you find a pull chain. 7 out of 7 failed to do anything at all and AFAIK, they were never wet. Not sure if this is useful info or not.

Fired some flares this evening
 

On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 21:22:14 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote:

Or at least tried to fire some. I was just curious whether some 7 year old flares would fire. These were Orion, the kind you twist the bottom and then unscrew the base and you find a pull chain. 7 out of 7 failed to do anything at all and AFAIK, they were never wet. Not sure if this is useful info or not.

According to Orion: "Pyrotechnic signaling devices (including aerial flares and hand
held signals) expire 42 months after the date of manufacture in accordance with the
Coast Guard requirements."

https://www.orionsignals.com/faqs/ma...y-faqs/57.html

So you gotta admit you got what you could expect!
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Ban liars, tax cheats, idiots, audiophools, and narcissists...not guns!

Fired some flares this evening
 

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 21:22:14 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote:

Or at least tried to fire some. I was just curious whether some 7 year
old flares would fire. These were Orion, the kind you twist the bottom
and then unscrew the base and you find a pull chain. 7 out of 7 failed
to do anything at all and AFAIK, they were never wet. Not sure if this
is useful info or not.

According to Orion: "Pyrotechnic signaling devices (including aerial flares and hand
held signals) expire 42 months after the date of manufacture in accordance with the
Coast Guard requirements."

https://www.orionsignals.com/faqs/ma...y-faqs/57.html

So you gotta admit you got what you could expect!
--

Ban liars, tax cheats, idiots, audiophools, and narcissists...not guns!


But the Olin shotgun ones seem to fire after expiration. Seems as if they
should have a better than 100% failure rate. But you do live in a very
humid climate. Maybe store in a waterproof container?

Fired some flares this evening
 

On Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:23:08 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 21:22:14 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote:

Or at least tried to fire some. I was just curious whether some 7 year
old flares would fire. These were Orion, the kind you twist the bottom
and then unscrew the base and you find a pull chain. 7 out of 7 failed
to do anything at all and AFAIK, they were never wet. Not sure if this
is useful info or not.

According to Orion: "Pyrotechnic signaling devices (including aerial flares and hand
held signals) expire 42 months after the date of manufacture in accordance with the
Coast Guard requirements."

https://www.orionsignals.com/faqs/ma...y-faqs/57.html

So you gotta admit you got what you could expect!
--

Ban liars, tax cheats, idiots, audiophools, and narcissists...not guns!


But the Olin shotgun ones seem to fire after expiration. Seems as if they
should have a better than 100% failure rate. But you do live in a very
humid climate. Maybe store in a waterproof container?

I keep mine (12ga) in an ammo can and I have never had one fail. I
usually get a 3 pack every Christmas as a stocking stuffer. Once a
decade or so I will take a bunch of the oldest ones and shoot them on
the 4th. They all seem to shoot although occasionally one may not
really look as good as the rest. Being a little shorter than a shotgun
shell, I can get 6 in my 97 winchester plus one in the pipe so I can
usually get 7 in the air at once.

Fired some flares this evening
 

wrote:
On Sun, 28 Feb 2016 07:23:08 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 21:22:14 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote:

Or at least tried to fire some. I was just curious whether some 7 year
old flares would fire. These were Orion, the kind you twist the bottom
and then unscrew the base and you find a pull chain. 7 out of 7 failed
to do anything at all and AFAIK, they were never wet. Not sure if this
is useful info or not.

According to Orion: "Pyrotechnic signaling devices (including aerial flares and hand
held signals) expire 42 months after the date of manufacture in accordance with the
Coast Guard requirements."

https://www.orionsignals.com/faqs/ma...y-faqs/57.html

So you gotta admit you got what you could expect!
--

Ban liars, tax cheats, idiots, audiophools, and narcissists...not guns!


But the Olin shotgun ones seem to fire after expiration. Seems as if they
should have a better than 100% failure rate. But you do live in a very
humid climate. Maybe store in a waterproof container?

I keep mine (12ga) in an ammo can and I have never had one fail. I
usually get a 3 pack every Christmas as a stocking stuffer. Once a
decade or so I will take a bunch of the oldest ones and shoot them on
the 4th. They all seem to shoot although occasionally one may not
really look as good as the rest. Being a little shorter than a shotgun
shell, I can get 6 in my 97 winchester plus one in the pipe so I can
usually get 7 in the air at once.


Never thought of using the shotgun. Wonder if my Model 12 with a Cutts
Compensator would work?

Fired some flares this evening
 

On Sun, 28 Feb 2016 13:26:44 -0800, Califbill billnews wrote:

wrote:

I keep mine (12ga) in an ammo can and I have never had one fail. I
usually get a 3 pack every Christmas as a stocking stuffer. Once a
decade or so I will take a bunch of the oldest ones and shoot them on
the 4th. They all seem to shoot although occasionally one may not
really look as good as the rest. Being a little shorter than a shotgun
shell, I can get 6 in my 97 winchester plus one in the pipe so I can
usually get 7 in the air at once.


Never thought of using the shotgun. Wonder if my Model 12 with a Cutts
Compensator would work?

I suppose if they make it through the choke it would work. My 97 is
cylinder bore. I think I am getting more height out of them with the
longer barrel too.