Flare Gun Adapters

Discussions at work wandered around to the fact that you can get adapter inserts for flare guns that allow common center fire rounds.

The problem I instantly mentioned was that a 12 or 20 gauge adapter instantly made an ATF class firearm known as an Any Other Weapon.

Not only that, I would not trust a plastic flare gun, even with an insert, to not put your eye out when the thing broke up from recoil.

I could maybe see a .22lr or maybe even a .38 adapter in a pinch.

--Just say no.
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 9:57 AM

    That does not look like a good idea.

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  2. GeodkytJanuary 7, 2013 at 10:08 AM

    The shotgun inserts are fine, if you have a strong, steel, military grade flaregun with a sturdy lock up. So long as the barrel and overall lengths work out for shotgun requirements (18" & 26", resepctively), they're federally legal, too. The .410 inserts can be legal in "handgun" lengths, if they are rifled.

    In all the ATFE warnings about these things that I have seen, warning of the legal and physical dangers of them, they are always referring to inserting them into the cheap plastic flareguns you can get in blisterpacks.

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  3. Old NFOJanuary 7, 2013 at 8:57 PM

    Not going to try that... Seen too many flare pistols fail...

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