26.5 Flare gun

bill2740

November 09, 2013 06:24

Can you safely use 1" marine type flares in a Polish 26.5 mm
flare gun?

Thank you,

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  rufe-snow

  November 09, 2013 06:38

  The nominal difference is approximately .040 in diameter. I would wrap some heavy duty duct tape around the body of the smaller flare shell to make up the difference. The duct tape I use is .012 give or take .001, 3 wraps should do it.
  
  Flare shells are low pressure. The Polish flare guns are steel, copies of the one the Russians first used during W W II. I've seen brain dead bozos shooting conventional shotgun shells from them using aluminum adapters.

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