This is a discussion on Crazy old guy at the range, or is he on to something? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I like to chat with older guys at the range because of there experience. The other day this guy was saying how he carries with ...
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I like to chat with older guys at the range because of there experience. The other day this guy was saying how he carries with a full mag plus a blank in the chamber. he said he can use it for warning shots or if he needed the real thing he could double tap, shooting the blank and then a real round. I am still unsure how I feel about this method so i figured I would tell you all about it and hear what you all had to say.
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How reliable are blanks for cycling the slide would be the concern.
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No, he is just crazy. Amazing he got to be old with thinking like that. No warning shots, only the real thing to COM. He is thinking though with doing a double tap, BUT he should use 2 live rds to do it, not a blank.. He wants to give a warning, he can loudly and with conviction say: BACK OFF, STAY AWAY, LEAVE ME ALONE.And as mentioned above, blanks do not cycle in a semi auto, unless they have been altered to do so. Those movies guns have been modified to shot blanks like they do. Saw that on "SHOOTING GALLERY"
Sounds really stupid to me. He is
1. making his carry gun less effective by one round
2. may not have enough time to get a second shot off
3. can be setting himself up for potential legal problems with a "warning shot "
4. may experience a jam with his blank round
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson
Nemo Me Impune Lacesset
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just like with any carry ammo I would run at least 50 rounds through before it left the house like thatOriginally Posted by NYcarry
That would work in a revolver, but to work reliably with blanks a semi-auto needs to be modified rendering it unusable for live ammo.
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He is nuttier than a fruit cake and should be dipped in coffee before being allowed to speak.
Run away. Run away...
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Warning shot,why? Yes he is crazy to have type of mind set.
Old people are funny.
"Just blame Sixto"
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M&P Doc- Just ask.
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Ok, well...... if you plan to shoot a blank...... in my mind you shouldn't be pulling your gun because there is no "immediate" threat, and you are using your gun as a threat at that point.
If there is an 'immediate' threat, you won't want a blank.
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Sounds like the ol' boy has been shooting blanks way too long! He may very well have an unprimed case between his ears.
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Not a good idea...actually a pretty bad idea.
-Bill
"Better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it."
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Certifiable.Crazy old guy at the range, or is he on to something?
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If you see him again ask him what if he only gets one shot?
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That is stupid...
"Being a predator isn't always comfortable but the only other option is to be prey. That is not an acceptable option." ~Phil Messina
If you carry in Condition 3, you have two empty chambers. One in the weapon...the other between your ears.
Matt K.
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