Anybody have any? Can pay or trade. Don’t need a lot. Just wanna run some thru an older gun before I run some hot ammo thru it. I’m in 08053. Let me know. Thanks.
.380 auto? Also what are you trying to test for specifically? I might be able to help out I’m in marlton too
Yes a .380 auto. Just an older gun. Friend of mine is making me some blanks and light loads.
Sounds good, good luck with everything
I’m curious what the objective of this is? Just to see if the firing pin works? You can do that with a pencil.
Firing pin works. Just an overabundance of caution on my end. Gun in question is a femaru. An old Hungarian pistol.
Can you explain what you are trying to figure out with blanks? I am honestly at a loss why you would do this.
What will you know after firing a few blanks that you don’t know already?
As I said. A overabundance of caution. I just wanna see it fire, eject etc before I send a projectile down range.
I do the same with shotguns when I work on them. Fire a primed empty hull in the gun. I’m familiar with shotguns , not so much with handguns especially older ones.
If this doesn’t help you understand then please disregard.
A blank is not going to cycle the action. Similarly, firing a primed, empty hull will not cycle a semi-auto shotgun.
The easiest way to get what you are describing is to get a bullet puller and remove the bullet and powder from a live round.
You will be able to chamber the round, but probably not from a magazine. You will almost certainly need to drop the case into the chamber and then drop the slide forcing the extractor to jump the rim.
You will be able to ignite the primer which will not generate enough energy to cycle the action by a long way.
You will be able to manually cycle the slide which will almost certainly extract and eject the case. If it doesn’t extract the case, it may be because the extractor has an issue, or it could be because you damaged the case when you dropped the slide and forced the extractor to jump the rim.
Good luck with building the confidence to put a live round in it.
If you are doubtful about the condition of the gun, it may be worth your while getting it examined by a gunsmith.
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