Silverballer Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Anyone here know where I can get some .44 blanks, would I have to get a licence to use them in an antique firearm? like a reenactors licence or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 The only .44 cartridge firing pistol you can buy off ticket is a .44 S&W Russian. As these usually go for around £1800+ you would be silly to use it for re-enactment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katash Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 What type of gun is it? Would it be possable to have an chamber insert made so you could use a smaller, more readaly available blank like 8mm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverballer Posted July 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 I own a .44 russian and it cost me £410, I doubt its gonna chamber an 8mm effectively but I could try something around the size of a .44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 (edited) £410 is a very good price for a Russian. Maybe you should consider selling it, they are highly sought after by the section 7 shooters. I'm not altogether sure how the law would stand when it comes to firing blanks in it. They are held on an exemption which allows for collecting purposes only and you are not allowed to posess any sort of ammunition for it, by default that could mean even blanks . Its a grey area. The best thing would be to look at the re-enactors who have Martini rifles. I believe, but I'm not 100% sure, they have to have them on an FAC if they want to fire live blanks because they don't have an obstruction in the barrel. Maybe somebody on here knows someone who does it. Edited July 18, 2010 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverballer Posted July 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2010 Yeah I want to get an FAC one day and I only just found out about section 7, so would like to shoot it, but just wanted to see what it was like firing blanks for the time being but anyway .44 blanks are a pain to get hold of. Yeah £410 was quite cheap for a russian, I bought it privately and most I see go for £800+. I could sell it but I could wait a bit longer and sell it for even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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