40mm "chalk rounds" - The Firearms Forum

3/2 STA SS · 07-05-2012, 01:52 PM

Are these legal to sell? I would assume so if you had the 40mm launcher since they don't explode. They have the weight in the front and when impacted on the target the bright orange smoke/chalk appears.

medalguy · 07-06-2012, 12:25 AM

Yes they are legal to own or sell. They are practice rounds, no explosive in them, and they are propelled by a .38 S&W blank cartridge which can be pushed out and replaced to reuse them.

3/2 STA SS · 07-06-2012, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by medalguy

Yes they are legal to own or sell. They are practice rounds, no explosive in them, and they are propelled by a .38 S&W blank cartridge which can be pushed out and replaced to reuse them.

Thanks...I have two of them and some illumination rounds to a "ferry pistol" I had in an ammo can I forgot I had.

medalguy · 07-07-2012, 10:52 PM

Don't drop them on your floor. That orange powder is hell to get out of carpet. Trust me on that.

3/2 STA SS · 07-08-2012, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by medalguy

Don't drop them on your floor. That orange powder is hell to get out of carpet. Trust me on that.

I can imagine...thanks. We fired dozens of the in the USMC but my favs were the HEDP rounds.

soundguy · 07-09-2012, 09:23 AM

anyone ever practice with concrete rounds?

3/2 STA SS · 07-09-2012, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by soundguy

anyone ever practice with concrete rounds?

I can't say that I have heard of those...

3/2 STA SS · 07-09-2012, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by medalguy

Yes they are legal to own or sell. They are practice rounds, no explosive in them, and they are propelled by a .38 S&W blank cartridge which can be pushed out and replaced to reuse them.

All the ones I have fired in my life I had no idea that they were propelled by a blank....but now that I look more closely at the primer I see that.

Insulation Tim · 07-09-2012, 12:45 PM

Why does one fire "chalk" rounds?

3/2 STA SS · 07-09-2012, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Insulation Tim

Why does one fire "chalk" rounds?

Uncle Sam-aka-The US Military- uses them for practice and saves the high explosive stuff for combat. A Marine or Soldier can show his higher ups that he can use the weapon with out wasting good ammo. People buy them for conversation pieces or they have a 40mm launcher and get the HE stuff.

soundguy · 07-09-2012, 12:58 PM

probably because you don't want to blow something up during practice!!

medalguy · 07-09-2012, 04:23 PM

Also EOD likes the practice rounds to be fired on a separate range from the fun stuff. The practice range can be nearly anywhere since there's no HE to worry about cleaning up. Also I suppose there's the cost factor. Practice rounds have to cost a fraction of what the HE rounds cost although I've never seen a cost comparison for the military ammo.

07-05-2012, 01:52 PM	#1
3/2 STA SS Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Area, FL Posts: 1,437	40mm "chalk rounds" Are these legal to sell? I would assume so if you had the 40mm launcher since they don't explode. They have the weight in the front and when impacted on the target the bright orange smoke/chalk appears. __________________ MORS DE CONTACTUS-DEATH ON CONTACT -->

07-06-2012, 12:25 AM	#2
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 585	Re: 40mm "chalk rounds" Yes they are legal to own or sell. They are practice rounds, no explosive in them, and they are propelled by a .38 S&W blank cartridge which can be pushed out and replaced to reuse them.

07-07-2012, 10:52 PM	#4
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 585	Re: 40mm "chalk rounds" Don't drop them on your floor. That orange powder is hell to get out of carpet. Trust me on that.

07-09-2012, 09:23 AM	#6
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,411	Re: 40mm "chalk rounds" anyone ever practice with concrete rounds?

07-09-2012, 12:45 PM	#9
Insulation Tim Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Contributor Posts: 2,294	Re: 40mm "chalk rounds" Why does one fire "chalk" rounds? __________________ Tim *"Remember the Ark was built by amateurs....Professionals built the Titanic"*

07-09-2012, 12:58 PM	#11
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,411	Re: 40mm "chalk rounds" probably because you don't want to blow something up during practice!!

07-09-2012, 04:23 PM	#12
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 585	Re: 40mm "chalk rounds" Also EOD likes the practice rounds to be fired on a separate range from the fun stuff. The practice range can be nearly anywhere since there's no HE to worry about cleaning up. Also I suppose there's the cost factor. Practice rounds have to cost a fraction of what the HE rounds cost although I've never seen a cost comparison for the military ammo.