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Looking for a box or two of military style (as opposed to hollywood style) 5.56 blanks to test out a BFA this weekend in the LAX/Ventura County area. Any ideas of a local source?
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Ok, I'll bite.
What is the difference between "military" style blanks and "hollywood" style blanks?
And why do you need to test a bfa? is it homemade?
Just curious.
JohnAnd in all fairness, just because JMB did it doesn't mean anything. He'd have won WWII with a soup can, a fork, and a couple rocks. Seriously, even McGuyver and Steven Hawking get together every now and then and are like "How the **** did he do that?..." -
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Maybe slightly more powder? Tighter crimp?Originally posted by Jimi JahOriginally posted by elpaisa1
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That can't be the distinction, Bruce Lee's Son was killed on a movie set by a "hollywood" blank, so I know they still have a wad, just like the military stuff.
The more powder or tighter crimp I'm not sure of, I have only used military blanks.
JohnLast edited by jfwlb; 08-17-2015, 8:51 PM.And in all fairness, just because JMB did it doesn't mean anything. He'd have won WWII with a soup can, a fork, and a couple rocks. Seriously, even McGuyver and Steven Hawking get together every now and then and are like "How the **** did he do that?..."Comment
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Have you tried online? I've found those brass military blanks online for fairly cheap. Also, those plastic cased German blanks aren't all that bad either.Custom made Tail Gunner Trailer Hitch for sale.
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Hollywood blanks are made are not to be used with BFA's, they are for flash and filming (the BFA would be internal to the gun and tuned to the type of blanks used). I have never used a military BFA before and will be using one in the not so distant future and wanted to make sure my gun worked properly with a BFA. Since I have the opportunity for range time this weekend I wanted to test. Happy?
I can get the online no problem, I want them before this weekend so I wanted to see if I could source locally before gambling that they'd get here on time by buying online.Have you tried online? I've found those brass military blanks online for fairly cheap. Also, those plastic cased German blanks aren't all that bad either.Comment
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[QUOTE=smashycrashy;16786597]Hollywood blanks are made are not to be used with BFA's, they are for flash and filming (the BFA would be internal to the gun and tuned to the type of blanks used). I have never used a military BFA before and will be using one in the not so distant future and wanted to make sure my gun worked properly with a BFA. Since I have the opportunity for range time this weekend I wanted to test. Happy?
Not really; my back is acting up and causing me a lot of pain. The VA wants to operate but I don't trust them. Since it stems from my first Combat tour I won't be out anything, except if it goes wrong. I guess that's what happens when you spend 26 years in the Military.
I digress.
What makes you think the bfa won't work? If it is mil. issue it will work unless it's damaged. I assume it is for an M4? I have used bfa's more times than I can count and in all mil. calibers from .556 through 155mm tank rounds. They all worked. I am pretty sure I still have one sitting around here somewhere.
Is it red? Does it look like a metal box with a screw in the middle of it having a ring on the outside? It will work.
You know what else comes from a 26 year Army career? Sometimes people forget to return blanks at the end of a training exercise and take them home. Then those people see an opportunity to unload some of those to someone who will use them and be a generous guy, asks a couple of innocent questions to make sure the op doesn't blow himself up before offering them up for free, but gets crapped on by the op.
JohnAnd in all fairness, just because JMB did it doesn't mean anything. He'd have won WWII with a soup can, a fork, and a couple rocks. Seriously, even McGuyver and Steven Hawking get together every now and then and are like "How the **** did he do that?..."Comment
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Can you be a little more descriptive? I'm not doubting you, I just don't understand your sentence.
Do you mean that the squib was in the barrel and the blank forced it out? I guess that makes sense. I just always assumed it was the wad from the blank that killed him. Huh! Learn something new every day.
JohnAnd in all fairness, just because JMB did it doesn't mean anything. He'd have won WWII with a soup can, a fork, and a couple rocks. Seriously, even McGuyver and Steven Hawking get together every now and then and are like "How the **** did he do that?..."Comment
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In one scene, they just needed the revolver to look loaded. So instead of snap caps, some genius loaded up some rounds without powder, but they still had a live primer. At some point that round was discharged, causing a squib in the barrel.
In a later scene, the gun needed to be fired at Brandon. This time blanks were used. With the squib in the barrel, shooting a blank was almost like shooting a real round. It was a series of errors that led to his tragic death.Comment
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Too bad you aren't local, I've got a ton of 5.56 military blanks. They are crimped. I'd love to give some to the men and women at the V.A.Comment
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There's not much difference between how a movie blank and a military blank's load. The BFA whether it be internal for a movie or external will work with whatever blank you use. What you need to worry about is if the blank is crimped in such a way to compensate for the missing bullet to ensure reliable feeding.If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions.
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d33pt: Thanks for the info! I never knew that series of events happened. It is sad that following basic safety procedures might have prevented his death.
JohnAnd in all fairness, just because JMB did it doesn't mean anything. He'd have won WWII with a soup can, a fork, and a couple rocks. Seriously, even McGuyver and Steven Hawking get together every now and then and are like "How the **** did he do that?..."Comment
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Actually he was killed by a blank behind a dummy bullet. Not a blank with a wad.. Only my 12 GA blanks have any kind of wad the rest are crimped...
OP, get the most accessible blanks like from EMF in Santa Ana or order from Atlantic Wall and adjust your BFA accordingly.. I do it all the time.
Atlantic will even give you orifice sizes for each blank they sell..Comment
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