old flare guns / milsurp.. etc

I haven't seen them, but I would be worried about the quality of the steel in a flare gun being able to handle pistol round pressures.
That, and the question of how legal it would be to turn it into a firearm.

apparrently thay are big guns.. like 35+??mm

and the inserts look like a big aluminum slug with a central hole. i have seen 22lr and one ofhter caliber listed so far.

there was a warning that installing the insert constituted making a firearm, so 'check your local laws' etc.

someone is making these inserts comercially.. I'd imagine that means for liability reasons.. the insert itself must be able to withstand the chamber pressure of the cartridge without respect to the? 50-70 yr old gun?

then again.. I'm asking because I don't know the skinny on them either?

maybee 26.5mm flares? did some google and found polish stuff ?

i see 39mm flare stuff at gun shows.. are people fireing those out of those type guns?

soundguy said:

i see 39mm flare stuff at gun shows.. are people fireing those out of those type guns?

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Don't know, but I wouldn't be surprised. Some folks just can't resist "trying it out".

Not that long ago, the surplus dealers had a number of old East Block flair guns and flairs to go with them. Maybe that's what you have been looking at.