Blank Pistol delivered Loaded

[WelshShooter]

once the magazine was out I was horrified to find that it was fully loaded with 6 blanks(3 of which had been fired, including the one I just shot)

suffice to say I was not particularly impressed

That's frightening. If this were a firearm their negligence could have had fatal consequences, and people have been killed by blanks in the past. Surely you can't send even a blank firer through the post if it's loaded and cocked?

That particular pistol is also incredibly stupidly designed. There's really no way to unload it without firing off the whole mag? I would regard that as dangerously unfit for purpose.

I've heard people complain that you can't take down a Glock without dry-firing it, but this is ten times worse, because you can't visually or physically check the chamber.

you can technically remove it without firing, but it means pulling the trigger about halfway back and pushing the magazine out with a pen or similar object, im sure this was relatively easy to do when new, but this gun is certainly a bit stiff all round making it very difficult to remove safely

Ahh, your blank firer looks very similar to the one I inherited from my uncle, albeit wasn't loaded when I received it

I'll have a look at it tonight to see if it's the same for releasing the magazine, I have a funny feeling that it is.

[Chuck]

I've heard people complain that you can't take down a Glock without dry-firing it, but this is ten times worse, because you can't visually or physically check the chamber.

WHY? Dry firing won't harm it...what's tocomplain about??/ It won't make any difference unless someone is dumb enough to leave a round in - how hard is it to unload a pistol - apart from that blankfirer of course

http://www.glockmeister.com/TheGlockFie ... sembly.asp

[bitfield]

WHY? Dry firing won't harm it...what's tocomplain about??/ It won't make any difference unless someone is dumb enough to leave a round in

Quite. But there are plenty of people who are dumb enough, or tired and distracted enough, to do that, and it does happen.

[Chuck]

That shows they don't do it often enough for it to become natural to do so - does it not??

[Gazoo]

Surely the only safe way to do it is to point it at your chest or head while taking a selfie and give it a thorough cleaning.....what could possibly go wrong
Message brought to you from the NRA (of America) that is national redneck association of course

[Chuck]

Would be interesting to know how many of these selfie takers and "accidental suicides" were NRA members - The NRA being purveyors of excellent firearm safety training.