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.

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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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?

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.

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?

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.