I have not, and that is an excellent suggestion! thank you!!Have you tried nail gun blanks?
Sure do.Cool.
Please say you pick up those empty hulls.
Those sneaky little buggers just seem to KNOW!!How does the hull know where the holes in your pattern are?
Where does the .22 round go?.......My own little game is to fire the empty straight up, drop the pistol, grab the shotgun and try to hit the empty on the way down.
Don't know how much energy it has left after going through the base of the shotgun shell but I shoot in the direction of an 80 acre field. There is nothing out there but crops. No people. Nearest road is two miles away. With the shot cartridges it isn't a worry at all.Where does the .22 round go?
Good Info CapnMac , thank you for it. I have no connections to any contractors so all I can do is try..22 blanks can be easier to get a hold of.
A number of construction supply houses will limit access to the "powder actuated fastener" charges.
They come in color-coded strengths, from Grey to Purple, and typically on strips or coils.
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They may ask for some form of Contractor identification (Hilti encourages this; it's hit-or-miss with Ramset dealers).
Brass case Purples are around 700fps; nickle Purples are around 1200 fps
I did actually have one come back down and land on my picnic table twenty feet away. I heard a quiet "thump" and when I walked over to examine it I was surprised to see that it was slightly flattened at the nose. The table was undamaged save for the tiniest of dents in the wood. Quite sure it still would have stinged had it hit me. This is why I always use shorts or shot cartridges. The shorts are less powerful and they seem to throw the empty shotgun shell just as far as the LRs. And a falling to earth 29 gr. bullet is safer than a 40 grainer.That was my question too, Don P. A bullet fired straight up has to come down and at 32 fps squared it WILL hurt someone.
Not a problem. I used to have to send a letterhead Purchase Order with the hand sent to the nearest big-box store for more of the charges. Getting them in bulk from Hope with the rest of the materials order was much simpler.I have no connections to any contractors
Now that is a curious concept, because one cannot discharge a firearm at all without "shooting in the air." I assume you mean at high angles in populated areas which does make sense. I will research to see if Illinois has such a law. If they do I will Ignore it.I might, also, mention that in many states it illegal to shoot in the air.
That was my question too, Don P. A bullet fired straight up has to come down and at 32 fps squared it WILL hurt someone.