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Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 3:58 pm
by bradaz11
dromia wrote:I think Maroons were originally a rocket that went bang along with a flash, they were used to alert lifeboat crews and such like.
I remember the ROC station at the Doll being equipped with them in the 1960s.
They were also just a large banger that we used to use them in rep for loud reports, we used to set them off in a large metal ash can with chicken mesh over the top. The ash can would only last about a dozen shows before it would split.
ok, so the first example is more akin to a firework then?
the 2nd is more what i've seen, I have small electric triggered maroons at home, that i used for airsoft, wired to remote control detonators, to replictate IED's etc. all it is, is a bang, any players within a certain distance are then 'hit'
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 4:38 pm
by Browning_grrl
It's definitely not a flare - I carry one of these for that - it fires a double bright red flare after climbing about 150 feet:
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 6:19 pm
by DW58
AFAIK this type of cartridge is legal in the UK - they are used for scaring birds on airfields/airports for example. Similar 12g rounds are fired from a 37mm Flare Pistol using a 12g adapter, but also from a 12g shotgun.
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:04 pm
by DL.
With regards to "bird fright" ammunition - I've seen that being used in yacht races in Australia.
As far as flares are concerned - It's not plain sailing in the UK with firearms licensing. If someone could clarify that would be welcome.
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 7:54 pm
by Andy632
bradaz11 wrote: Does the maroon get fired out, then explode in the sky??
They did in the old days; My mate was a lighthouse keeper's son and we got the 'out of date' Rocket Maroons for November the 5th fun. Went up a 1000 ft or so then a huge effing BANG!
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:08 pm
by DL.
Andy632 wrote:bradaz11 wrote: Does the maroon get fired out, then explode in the sky??
They did in the old days; My mate was a lighthouse keeper's son and we got the 'out of date' Rocket Maroons for November the 5th fun. Went up a 1000 ft or so then a huge effing BANG!
I was told by a military colleague that battle simulations/maroons (for CBRN use) were so loud that they were only permitted to be used on a training ground in Poland. I don't know how much truth there is in that.
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:30 pm
by snayperskaya
I can remember working on a job in Holyhead when I was a scaffolder and a maroon went off, I nearly sh#t myself it was so loud!.
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 8:48 am
by DaveB
Definitely a bird-scaring cartridge. Somebody has just cleverly repackaged it for a new market. We get ours from a UK company called Primetake.
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:26 am
by Blackstuff
DaveB wrote:Definitely a bird-scaring cartridge. Somebody has just cleverly repackaged it for a new market. We get ours from a UK company called Primetake.
That company looks like it makes some very interesting products to say the least, no doubt many of which are restricted to LE or military only
Re: Bear Bangers (ammo, not sausages...)
Posted: Mon Jul 13, 2015 9:54 am
by DaveB
Blackstuff wrote:DaveB wrote:Definitely a bird-scaring cartridge. Somebody has just cleverly repackaged it for a new market. We get ours from a UK company called Primetake.
That company looks like it makes some very interesting products to say the least, no doubt many of which are restricted to LE or military only
Yes indeed, they do make some interesting stuff.