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Anyone own or recommend a decent blank firing Glock 17 / Beretta 92 (Orange of course) ideally with a double stack magazine and spare double stack mags available and a revolver (any) for training purposes.

Had a look on google, the common ones are GAP and Bruni..not sure if someone like Umarex does them. SOme youtubes don't rate them though to be fair the people in the videos are not that clever.

Looked at people like

http://www.battleorders.co.uk/guns/mode ... irers.html

http://www.grahamcurriemilitaria.co.uk/ ... ns/pistols

I would imagine trying to buy online from Europe and import them to the UK - even if NON VCR - would be an issue? I see some in the UK advertised as front firing - I thought those had been banned??

On deact rifles like AK's etc, can they still be "field stripped" and are the magazines still capable of taking the correct sized inert rounds?

Feedback appreciated folks.

Chuck

There are plenty of blank guns on gun star

I've got a Umarex* Beretta which is the size of a 92F but styled like a cross between a 92 and 85 which has been the best (functioning) blank firer i've had, however the action bar which connects the trigger to the firing mechanism (you can see it on the right side of the pistol) has snapped twice, rendering the pistol useless.

*I THINK it was Umarex, its up in the loft under 2" of dust

I also have a GAP Glock which is sh*t, frankly. I've never got it to cycle more than 4-5 rounds before it jams (9/10 a stovepipe). Plus they're much fatter in the grip than a real Glock and the slide 'tarnishes' almost as soon as you get it out the box.

I've previously had 2 of the Bruni 92F's, one was really nice, the other one was temperamental, both are now likely part of a drain cover, but thats a different story.

Front firing blank guns are S5 in the UK and would only be sold to TV/film industry armourers AFAIK.

Thanks guys.

old spec deac AKs can be field stripped but the current ones have the bolt carrier welded in and the fcg welded up so all you can remove are the handguards, receiver cover and magazine.The factory deacs that Oleg at Rusmilitary can be fully field stripped and are produced at Izhmash specifically as a non-firing version that has never been capable of firing.

tangofoli witness 1911 bb by cyberarms is what i use for training the most realistic weight etc

greenshoots

Snayperskaya, tht's good to know , thanks.

Greenshoots: Looks sturdy but trying to avoid anything with grip safety or in 1911 format,

Thanks for the info both

Not sure that you will find a brightly coloured example but the best blank firing pistol I've had was a Kimar CZ75.

Redcat

Cheers redcat, will look them up.

http://www.chiappafirearms.com/kimar

There you go, Chuck.

Redcat