Help for a wet behind the ears newbie - and blank loads

[farmer7]

Sorry to say that I'm trying very hard, so far I confess with no success, to get my head round the fact that you seem to have been granted an FAC for a Section 1 BP revolver in order to shoot bloons from the back of a norse.

Have I got it right? [Over the way nobody is going to believe this].

Me being nosey - what was your 'good reason' to acquire this Section 1 firearm? It cannot have been target shooting, since you don't actually shoot it at the target -or do you? It can't be pest control either, unless you feel that bloons are somehow threatening to your livestock or crops.

So please, just put my mind at rest and tell me, and no doubt, a few others, what prompted your county Chief Constable to make his [to me] surprising decision.

tac
vcrai.com

Totally unhelpful. Also implies he's telling lies!

The more FAC's granted to sane, sensible people for whatever legal purpose they desire the better for us all in the long run.

Good luck to you,sounds like fun!


As for blanks you could try 30 or so grains of BP or Pyrodex. But you will need something to compress it and also hold it in the chamber at a gallop! You couldn't use a wad as it would become a projectile. Over the pond the re-enactors use the green florists foam. Supposed to disintegrate almost straightaway. Give you lots of smoke and flame!

[pegger]

As for blanks you could try 30 or so grains of BP or Pyrodex. But you will need something to compress it and also hold it in the chamber at a gallop! You couldn't use a wad as it would become a projectile. Over the pond the re-enactors use the green florists foam. Supposed to disintegrate almost straightaway. Give you lots of smoke and flame!

Sorry dumb question alert! So we use florist foam in the long cased rounds and then turps and wax on the top. However in this case would you compress the load then add the foam, as otherwise the foam would be very squished? Or squish everything?

Also can you preload a chamber to take to a venue? Or must it always be done on site. As in it would be convenient to be all set up, remove gun from safe and compete straight away (usually don't have that much time to prepare depending on the venue).

[tacfoley]

Totally unhelpful. Also implies he's telling lies!

I refute that totally. I am asking in order to find out, not to prosecute or persecute. Given the rather odd firearms laws in this country, especially regarding the discharging of a live Section 1 firearm [from horseback] and add to that that the sport is obscure enough for me never to have heard of it, I think it's fair for me to ask how it was achieved.

I have already posted an apology to the OP, but I do not intend to apologise to you as well. If you don't like my post, please complain to the management, and THEY can deal with it by suspending or banning me.

tac