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For you gun-savvy Flutherites: If you were to take a flare gun and load it with equivalent-diameter shotgun rounds, would it explode when fired?

Asked by Nullo (22009points) February 4th, 2010
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And could you get multiple uses out of such a thing?

Alternatively, could you theoretically shoot flares out of a chokeless shotgun?

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njnyjobs's avatar

A 12-gauge flare gun could accommodate a 12-gauge shot shell but you run the risk of getting hurt when the plastic flare gun explodes with the powerful shotgun round.

On the flipside, a 12-gauge flare can be fired out of a shotgun if it has absolutely zero choke, when you hack some of the barrel off. A standard barrel shotgun will most likely catch the flare payload in the barrel and burn inside, messing up the whole thing.

It’s best not to interchange flare with live ammo.

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JeanPaulSartre's avatar

You could also put a .22 in a power hammer – but it is similarly a bad idea. I doubt it’s designed to take the mess that comes out of a shotgun shell – it’d probably explode dangerously.

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TexasDude's avatar

I wouldn’t try either if I were you. That’s a Kaboom waiting to happen.

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kritiper's avatar

I wouldn’t try it without the flare gun being made out of steel. The explosive power of each (flare or shotgun round) should be about the same, IMO.

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