Nightcrawler
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Question. I've got a buddy who's a film student, and he makes all kinds of short films. He asked me where you can get realistic looking and handling blank firing guns for use as movie props. Anybody got a source?
Obviously, one could use real guns with blanks, but this is problematic in several ways.
-Blanks aren't readily available in a lot of calibers. I've never seen .45ACP blanks for sale, for instance.
-In self-loading arms, getting the blanks to cycle the weapon can be a pain. (Though I've got a blank firing adapter for my FAL. I've read there are some .308 blanks which aren't supposed to be used with a BFA?)
-The obvious safety concerns.
He already knows the whole deal about how even blank firing guns are dangerous at close range, and how they must be handled properly. That said, anybody know where to get them? I mean, air soft guns make great props until you have to fire them on camera.
Thanks.
Obviously, one could use real guns with blanks, but this is problematic in several ways.
-Blanks aren't readily available in a lot of calibers. I've never seen .45ACP blanks for sale, for instance.
-In self-loading arms, getting the blanks to cycle the weapon can be a pain. (Though I've got a blank firing adapter for my FAL. I've read there are some .308 blanks which aren't supposed to be used with a BFA?)
-The obvious safety concerns.
He already knows the whole deal about how even blank firing guns are dangerous at close range, and how they must be handled properly. That said, anybody know where to get them? I mean, air soft guns make great props until you have to fire them on camera.
Thanks.