Live Shotgun Shell in PLASTIC flare pistol - What happens?

Many people asked us what would happen if a live shotgun shell was shot from a flare pistol. We would much rather show you what happens than have anyone get injured or worse trying it themselves. I believe that it should impossible to chamber ANY 12 ga shell into these pistols. Perhaps the flare shells should be triangle shaped instead of cylindrical just to make it impossible for someone to chamber a 12ga shell into the plastic flare pistol.
This was done under very controlled conditions and we suggest you do not attempt this yourself.
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[@JD-ex7gp]

Flare Gun with mini 12 gauge: _"It hurt itself in its confusion."_

[@the_one_yoinky_sploinky]

*”It’s very effective! Orion Flare Gun w/ Mini 12 Guage fainted. You rush to the nearest Walmart to sell it for an little amount of money whilst leaving behind an Great Video!*

[@edjoseptamorado7831]

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[@themeepguy1728]

pokemon sword shield, and gun versions

[@switchglitch666]

Oh my gosh, I'm dying here from this comment section!!! 🤣🤣🤣

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-rest- *in* _peace_

[@breakdownbreakdown9715]

When you can’t decide which pyro secondary you want to use

[@racecarthedestroyer7192]

the suicide gun level 99 dumbass idea all shots are crits -99 max ammo on wearer blows up in users face when fired "only used by the dumbest of dumbasses"

[@thebeaniestbeanboys5735]

Yes

[@bouncydachon]

Good to see the tf2 community is still up and running!

[@NovasNewGroove]

The flare shotgun Level 1 use the shotgun When fired: weapon is removed from user's hands and deleted from the backpack Less damage than a shotgun Less range than a flare gun Worse than the gas passer

[@Criqet_]

😏

[@destroyer-tm1dx]

I can definitely see this being useful for hunters to keep a few 12 gauge flares on hand in case of an emergency

[@PatHaskell]

Hopefully without starting a hug fire which is why they are for marine use.

[@thecoolestdaniel4554]

If I can't kill it I'll burn it

[@jakeblanton6853]

There's a good chance that starting a smoky fire (i.e. use leaves or wet wood) is also going to draw attention... Flares might be good if someone is already looking for you, but just shooting one off in the hope that someone will notice and come to investigate is probably wishful thinking...

[@richardlahan7068]

You can fire 12 gauge flares from a 12 gauge shotgun.

[@jakeblanton6853]

@@richardlahan7068 -- And you can fire a normal 12-gauge shell from a plastic 12-gauge flare gun -- ONCE... :)

[@dylanrogers9712]

“This is not Cocaine I promise you” Camera man: *HA* *HA* *HA*

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

When does he say it?

[@Moojingles_]

@@GrosvnerMcaffrey 0:08

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

@@Moojingles_ thanks I don't know how I missed that

[@davybones7912]

Cocaine man: *HA HA HA*

[@TC-th1ey]

I believe him, who wastes cocaine by dusting it on their clothes?

[@mattv2099]

better go get some flare guns before they vanish.

[@LobotomyTC]

Just watch those libshit gungrabbers go after USCG-certified MARINE SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

[@ivanpetropov6276]

MattV2099: Guns & Food no its a budget glockozine.

[@slopothacrop]

Matt we need some more tactical TSA opazine clipz, break yo' self Foo!

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

you could simply modify it to have a metal front part easily

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MattV2099: Guns & Food make more videos foo

[@antiglobaljoel532]

“Don’t try this at home.” Me: I lived 53 years so far by adhering to that admonition.

[@bobsullivan5714]

I made it to 68 by saying FUCKIT and figuring out how to do goofy shit and make it work...... You should get out of the house more often....The world is a lot of fun....If you're good enough.

[@khakipeach2128]

bOoMerS

[@cursedxp6088]

*chambers a 50. In a shotgun* who wants to die old anyway?

[@bobsullivan5714]

@@cursedxp6088 Well, what the hell..... I, lomg ago, missed out on several excellant opportunities to die young amd leave behind a great looking corpse. Now, all I'm looking for is enough heads-up to take a couple worthless bastards with me. Good times...😆

[@theunconventionaldeal3879]

@@khakipeach2128 he missed boomer by 2 years, but good try though.

[@MrDeathray117]

"I'm not covered in cocaine I promise you" is exactly what I would say if I was covered in cocaine...

[@thelightbarcollector8173]

MrDeathray117 hahahaha

[@IamTheGoatstroker]

I wish I had enough money to be covered in cocaine. I’d probably buy ammo instead of cocaine, but that’s some serious coin

[@scottboyd785]

Donut powder.

[@_JayRamsey_]

Jerry G +1

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

Jerry G eh you can get covered in cocaine using just an 8ball, if you accidentally blow instead of short then there ya go.. covered in cocaine

[@irismonicapalacio288]

i work in a fishing vessel, and have 2 shotguns in my house. you dont have an idea how many times i asked this to myself and how close i was to do it. thanks, u guys saved my hand

[@charlieg1731]

Have you ever shot a flare out of your shotgun?

[@technne-gu1yu]

Well the main of the flair pistol is fine so if you just put a steel barrel on it you got 5 inch barrel shotgun me an my buddy did it and it works for like 8 shots before the grip loses integrity

[@thecursed01]

you could use it as a signal gun with those short shot shells. because that resulting screams of pain will probably be heard even farther away than the light of a sginal could be seen^^

[@taofledermaus]

lol

[@eriolhiiragizawa729]

No pun intended, but I'm kind of dying of laughter over here from your comment.

[@memesupreme9842]

lol

[@tommybear1097]

So in theory you could use a 12 gauge chamber adapter to fire 9mm, 10mm, 44mag, 357/38 etc out of this flare gun because the adapters act as the barrel & breach while containing the pressures inside of it. They're short enough to fit in this flare gun and you can always bore the plastic barrel out so it will fit if need be. Since you don't need paperwork for chamber adapters or for a flare gun, you could have an unregistered single shot firearm and no one would ever know, to them it's just a flare gun. Interesting.

[@callmechewy1987]

Actually you can. I've made a couple already. Your best bet is to use a 12ga to .22 adapter. I've tried a 9mm adapter thats rifled and the flare gun broke. Yet it can shoot a smooth bore .38 adapter just fine. I also suggest you sand out the inside of the flare gun so the adapter fits. Have fun with this toy 😁

[@maxman1602]

If you're going to do that, use a surplus flare gun made of metal. Don't be a nimrod and use a damn plastic flare gun. Also, it legally becomes a firearm and comes under all applicable laws when you put the adapter in.

[@xzqzq]

I would like to see this plastic flare gun with metal insert, maybe in .410.

[@MrChamberlaindavidd]

@@xzqzq 410 is a pretty high pressure shell compared to 20 and 12g pretty sure that would end badly.

[@xzqzq]

I have noticed how thick the chamber end of .410 barrel is compared to rest of barrel. Were I to do this: minimum hand loads, fired remotely. Have had fun experimently with .410, find it odd people consider it a wimpy round. I find it an excellent balance between firepower , weight, and maneuverability. Shoot a home intruder with 4 hard-cast .35 lead balls, gonna ruin his whole day. Also, surprised at the accuracy I could obtain with .45 lc sabots & .38 bullets, outta smoothbore tube.

[@mattv2099]

you could shoot Russian steel hull shotgun shells through that flare gun.

[@taofledermaus]

lol from a 30 round magaclip

[@YeetGod_McNeckAss]

Only real oper8ors use flare gatteen elevens

[@abrb1223]

TAOFLEDERMAUS Brass mini-shells? AGUILA MAKE THAT SHIZZ!

[@jeremyc.1822]

Im not sure this hasn't already been noted on here. They do make steel inserts designed to fire smaller caliber rounds from flare guns. Is it then considered a fire arm?

[@keithjurena9319]

Don't do it. The flare pistol lacks strength in the action to keep the base of the shell from pushing the breech face back. A sub gauge adapter will cause the pistol to break even worse, as in all frags going back to the shooter.

[@thawngthabik4704]

Time stamps: 0:00 beginning 2:17 Testing firing 2:56 Testing flare ammo on a shotgun 3:55 "Flare in Little Tony" 4:45 Shotgun ammonition on Flare gun (DO NOT ATTEMPTED) 5:33 Results 6:22 Close up view and explanations 7:41 End.

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Legend

[@justaaussie]

Thank you !

[@kdavis269]

Heroes dont always wear capes

[@shubhammantri8673]

Boi just fire in the air and let me see what you got in air drop.

[@amishaa...]

🤤😂😂😂

[@vijai3323]

mr. beanbeanbean superb

[@stripyx1551]

Some Pubg bullshit

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*cod4 blackout player spotted*

[@balamurali243]

I got lvl3 helmet, ghillie sout +AWM..

[@lightladxd903]

“This in not cocaine I promise you.” Idk man. Seems like your trying to cover something up

[@Sallyam]

Seems like something you'd do while on cocaine

[@flamu9183]

“This is why you do NOT want your hand on one of these things.” [Cameraman touches the gun] “Now listen here, you little shit.”.

[@sudlander9447]

Their hands are BIIIG!!!

[@endersix]

@@sudlander9447 🌚

[@mysterydude1]

Years ago I bought one of these flare guns and removed the barrel. I had a friend of mine who was into melting and casting metal create an exact copy of the barrel, except out of iron. We fired about 25 rounds through it before the plastic handle of the gun started to melt.

[@oneproudbrowncoat]

Iron wouldn't do it. Too brittle.

[@mysterydude1]

@@oneproudbrowncoat What do you mean iron is too brittle? What do you think cannons are made out of?

[@oneproudbrowncoat]

@@mysterydude1 Admittedly it would depend upon the iron, but cast iron would certainly be too brittle. Cannon used black powder, which has a pressure curve different from that of smokeless.

[@mysterydude1]

@@oneproudbrowncoat yeah well, it worked. 🤷‍♂️

[@oneproudbrowncoat]

@@mysterydude1 You're positive it wasn't steel?

[@Doublezzranch]

That answered the life long argument about the flair gun 12 gauge shooting shot shells. 3 mile long string, LOL

[@Doublezzranch]

乇volve Outdoors : Choice inserts? Like a barrel sleeve in it?

[@jimmothypakistan5223]

Ja Z is a flair gun like a really effeminate flare gun?

[@IamTheGoatstroker]

Flair guns shoot glitter, and they are marvelous darling

[@michaeltempsch5282]

It's something you use on yourself before going to your work at Chotchkie's... Minimum 15 times.

[@stevePHXD]

What about the metal flare gun I found at the antique store today?

[@chris101ward]

Me, looking at the busted up flare gun. My brain: Put another flare in it and see if it will shoot.

[@jojotrashbagins7]

Same lol

[@guywiththumbs3724]

It would... The flare has its own barrel and this barrel is longer than broken up section.

[@the_one_yoinky_sploinky]

Basically, broken wooden sword taped together’s inbred step cousin.

[@the_one_yoinky_sploinky]

*you could not, and will not.*

[@juliogomez3920]

I think it will. The flare round has the barrel itself

[@chasecharland1160]

"for your own safety do not attempt this your self" Me: Hey Steve, can you come here for a sec.

[@Greychanic]

My new real life side-quest: create a shotgun pistol by making one of these out of steel

[@jamesbourne2828]

They already make those

[@tieoneon1614]

Duct Tape the barrel

[@esther2657]

Use flex tape

[@gigachud35]

u could prob get away with just making the barrel out of steel since thats the failure point

[@1oneguythat]

done

[@ixine-ct1ty]

*"It's not cocaine i promise"* Yep definitely cocaine

[@xxmasterxx5989]

TheRhest LMAO😂

[@sk1_nelly]

TheRhest lol ikr

[@baker7280]

That’s what someone who has cocaine on the shirt would say

[@ultimatechessplaya]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@jerryserrato64]

I thought he was going to say flour

[@PatHaskell]

Very educational. Hopefully you have prevented people, trying to get internet famous, from getting injured doing this very same thing. Kudos!!

[@lordfezerellii]

But when i did it i didn't get hurt. Not saying it cant happen but i dont condone pussyism. Do or die. That's it. No thing more

[@seekthemaker6957]

Thank you guys. You have saved some poor idiot from hurting themselves. That is if they watch this video.

[@strikex9543]

See this is what KZbin was made for. Nowadays you see ppl do useless fake praNk, giving away car, extending thr vid to 10 min etc desperate to gain attention and veiws (expect Mr.Beast, if anyone gets me wrong).

[@Gunslingerwashere]

**wearing metallica shirt** "Not the table!"

[@SquidproGames]

Gunslinger ha

[@danieldo8859]

*Wear nirvana shirt* Irony

[@uon8181]

Daniel do, i feel like i'm the only one who got that.

[@danieldo8859]

Nolan Productions Shotgun shell. Cobain. You make the connection.

[@uon8181]

yeah, i know it's a simple connection but i think i'm the only person who thought it was the funniest thing they saw saw on youtube. your comment is very underrated and hilarious.

[@rrgH20polo]

Did this 35 years ago and the back of the pistol went right passed my right ear. My hand still shakes when I think about it. LoL.

[@BiggestRedditor]

Jasper Heath-Mergatroide He just said .50 cal. No one is talking about artillery

[@BiggestRedditor]

Jasper Heath-Mergatroide I've seen the video you referenced. When someone says "shell" it's annoying when someone corrects that. We all know what you really meant

[@xzqzq]

Yeah, he was shooting far enough away you would think it was safe, but was using ( heavy ) metal target....

[@funnyguy6197]

you know i didnt think it was cocaine until he said it wasnt

[@donjuanporterporter6085]

That to funny

[@EllDavis]

Haha, yes! 🤣

[@kamrynsimon1464]

@@EllDavis lol

[@pedroarias7541]

Ha ha comedy heaven

[@moistpancakes1383]

Imagine threatening a store clerk with this and then having it go off in your face lmao

[@workingguy6666]

Good work to get the word out for safety, guys.

[@buffalosoutdoors]

Well. So much for me getting a cheap Walmart 12 gauge snubbie.

[@taofledermaus]

Funny thing is, the Turkish break action we use wasn't much more expensive than this flare pistol!

[@thejerk4478]

What model is it?

[@randymagnum143]

H&R singles were just as cheap, but remington is a asylum of ass biting retards, and remingtoned them into oblivion.

[@PyroNinja713]

Assuming you have access to metal machining equipment. Unless you're way more creative than me? I mean a piece of 3/4" pipe would make a decent enough barrel, but effectively getting it attached to the rest of the gun would be a challenge.

[@laurenceperkins7468]

Adding a loop to a piece of pipe to attach it to the frame would be relatively easy. Just need either a welder or a triangular file depending on which method you choose. But make sure it's long enough to be legal, and be aware that there's a definite possibility of the plastic not taking the kickback from the shell. High brass shells might help with that, but I wouldn't count on it...

[@rfxstudios9481]

“We pulled it with a string about 3 miles long” - 6:27 Totally accurate measurement😂😂😂

[@andrewmoreno9414]

Thank God I wasn't the only one that heard that

[@stevenre7]

Think it was just a "Sense of Humour"? I know Americans are famous for not getting irony but come on guys!

[@brickempire4427]

Me: oh, flare guns are cool. Me watching what happens when you shoot a 12 gauge shell out of one: … 😐 my disappointment is immeasurable.

[@Ratsikov]

"Shit i brought the flares, but not the flare gun!" "Dw i brought my 12 gauge shotgun"

[@paulg.6120]

i'll take that broken flare gun as a cool desk piece. it's a nice conversation piece for your videos. you guys are awesome keep up the good work always entertaining 😊

[@rosicroix777]

Posting this video will hopefully act as a deterant from anyone attempting this . Flare guns are not toys or propper shotguns & many parents will be saved some grief by their incouragable sons clicking on this video after getting some "ideas" . TY for responsibly showing the dangers this could entail & I wish you many years of fun & safe shooting.

[@Jgosse]

Percy Barbarossa a a

[@NEONetior]

6:23 "This is what you do not wanna have your hand on one of this thing" Camera man: *puts hand on it*

[@4k_shotz505]

I'm a simple man I see something dangerous and I click on it. Nice video

[@thekingofclorox2227]

Jay Johnson, same

[@jeremyshackelford8080]

Do not attempt this at home. I'm what you call a professional... lovingly yours, Paul Harrell 🤣

[@RobertSzasz]

Perhaps the first flares were military and would be designed to fire from a shotgun for signaling

[@fhuber7507]

Pretty close to right. WWII 12 gauge signal flares were longer than a shotgun shell and full normal diameter the whole length of the shell. Higher power and more height from the flare. Some military 12 gauge flares even had the parachute which would be pointless on the ones made for that plastic flare pistol because the chute would open about the time the flare hit the ground. Almost all of the original WWII flares are now UNSAFE TO FIRE FROM ANYTHING. Age has caused them to swell and usually you can't chamber them. Might be some Vietnam era still safe, but they are old enough that I would not try it.

[@jackstephens7222]

Robert Szasz the millitary mostly use illiumination mortar rounds

[@IamTheGoatstroker]

The military uses something completely different for signaling. I won’t go into what that is, but this isn’t even close.

[@jackstephens7222]

Jerry G It is dead on they do usually use illium mortars but have electronic infrared signalling devices for downed airmen.

[@jason127x99]

+F Huber back in Nam they also has 40 mm flares. I've got one.

[@dennisfrier3191]

Not sure how much "RESPECT" you will receive .

[@ericmoney4572]

The Orion flare gun, the metallica band t... Cliff would be proud. That made my night guys. Thanks a million.

[@hedgeearthridge6807]

YOU ARE A GENIOUS

[@danielalvarado9885]

I DIDNT NOTICE THAT HAHA

[@jasoncarrizales3033]

should of had"FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE "playing in background.

[@charlesklein9691]

eric money

[@ErichKartmann]

"This is not cocaine I promise you" I'm deceased 😂🤣🤣

[@thecha4570]

You mean dead? Deceased is almost always used in a literal way, where as dead can be used in a figurative way.

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bye eric

[@mrporbig]

@@thecha4570 shut

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Oof

[@mrporbig]

@Karen story no u

[@TestTest-up8vc]

This is an excellent eucational video that even anti-gun people should appreciate. Thanks!

[@internziko]

That buck shot flare gun is something Wile E Coyote would use

[@nnyz3819]

This just proves that putting inappropriate ammo into a weapon is a very bad idea. It doesn’t matter if it fits or not.

[@bubbafinch07]

Steven Lawton Not according to Mattv2099

[@HarryBalzak]

I saw a video of a robber who put .380 ammo in a .38 pistol. It didn't work out well for him.

[@stevehazard8110]

but you could put your hand around the barrel to stop it exploding

[@TheRed928]

TWSS

[@TheRed928]

steve hazard TWSS

[@XFourty7]

You should have tried to shoot a flare out of it after the destruction, looks like it would probably have still worked lmao... Very dumb design indeed though.

[@kellyshea92]

XFourty7 or shoot a flare out of a shotgun afterwards. Nvm posted too early

[@john-paulsilke893]

Yup, probably no appreciable effect of efficacy either since the cartridges are the real barrel of the gun.

[@XFourty7]

My thoughts exactly @John-Paul Silke :P

[@Wetcorps]

Is the design dumb, or are people?

[@noneofyourbusiness4294]

XFourty7 how is that a dumb design? It does exactly what it's designed for, it shoots flares. Or are diesel engines a bad design, because you can't drive them with gas and vice versa?

[@KageShi]

I love how I can watch one of your or any gun videos, then a few weeks or months later I see it again on my recomended list with some mild changes where the KZbin Mafia makes you "redact" some content to make the idiots and stupids happy.

[@danjim249]

i instantly hit the Follow button when you said "i swear it's not cocaïne" :-) ! Nice humor !!

[@dominickw2990]

Guy 1: "I promise it's not cocaine" Guy 2: "very convincing laugh"

[@roachtechtube]

Nice! Not sure if you’ve seen one, but there was a cool military 10 gauge flare pistol from the 1940’s called a Mark 5 Signal Pistol. They had aluminum barrels and my grandfather told me that they would self-destruct when loaded with a standard 10 gauge round. Thanks for helping me envision what it looked like! Great content!

[@taofledermaus]

thanks!

[@WilliamHostman]

Be interesting to see this done with one of the older fully metal ones.

[@CrimsonCorona10]

Probably still get obliterated.

[@gumboot5944]

Watching that flare gun blow up in slo-mo was so funny. You guys are great.

[@robertgrant7643]

The moment I saw YOU guys doing a remote-trigger-release, I knew wasn't going to go well.....

[@AtotehZ]

The moment I saw the title I knew what was going to happen.. and so did they. (doesn't mean it's not fun to see)

[@justfly60482]

Ty for doing this. Always wanted to know what would happen.

[@sparkplug1018]

I think we knew what would happen, but wanted to see someone else try it.

[@visibleconfusion9894]

you should've put a flare in after to see what would happen

[@FuKItM4n]

would have still fired, as the main barrel is in the shot itself. (Assuming it would stay in place long enough and secure enough for the shot to be triggered by the pin)

[@kawiia7859]

Dude you have over 10000 post a video

[@lancel3435]

Change your name to 50,000 subscribers

[@magisterrleth3129]

@@halfmeasure447 With a name like that.

[@subscriberswithnovideos-bc7xe]

So here again

[@mikeconway2280]

I have an old Remington Mark 3 Flare gun from WWI. It's 10 gauge. People often ask if I could shoot a 10 gauge shotgun shell out of it and my response has always been "I don't know but I don't want to try it" lol

[@danielboydcooper6850]

with the top of the barrel blown off would it still fire a flare ????????? don't put away the 3 miles of string just yet.

[@taofledermaus]

possibly

[@johnmcclain3887]

Definitely demilled!! I find it incredible anyone over ten would even consider it. I did some things at ten, that weren't very smart, but I've still got all my fingers and toes. It was good to see pretty much exactly what I expected. Thanks

[@mapuiafanai5615]

2:20 Sponsored by Megadeth

[@Mirシ-l1j]

True

[@syvtheking148]

Metalica

[@chirple7946]

Lmao

[@theSTAR70]

that's the shirt Dave Mustaine wore the day he was kicked out...he dug it out just for this vid

[@willhersey3884]

Well, met does have the song Orion

[@llessurdoow2325]

"before we destroy the mini flare gun...." Shultz!

[@kunai6893]

Bullet velocity is reduced by as much as 35% by each ricochet deflection, and velocity is further reduced by air resistance as cohesive bullet fragments often produce an audible whine tumbling after losing stability

[@spcpitts]

what about your .38 adapter into the flare gun? would love to see that

[@snipa298]

Other comments were mentioning the back pressure being too much for the gun. It sounds like it'd get rather sketchy after a couple rounds.

[@taofledermaus]

Yeah, this pistol is built about as well as a water pistol

[@jdovak1589]

john p ... ...SS insert adapter for 410 aint goin nowhere...👍

[@xzqzq]

interesting

[@BuckHelton]

@@taofledermaus it was designed to fail if anyone tried a live round in it. That's why anyone can pick one up at Wally world, no questions asked.

[@DracoOmnia]

i've been waiting 8 years for this! lol. thank you. I don't reminder who my bet was against but they owe me money!

[@rickburnout666]

Some firm made a metal version back in the 50's or 60's, I had one in the 70's but only used it firing rock salt & 2 flares

[@Glenn_Rainwater]

They work surprisingly well when the lip of the inside of the barrel is filed down just enough for a 12 gauge to (insert any handgun caliber round here) adapter to fit inside. Not that i know from experience or anything... 😉

[@AreThereNoMoreNames]

I have seen where people have done that and fired a hot 12 gauge load out of them, and the results were far more dramatic.

[@brandonm.9242]

J P they dont hold up very well, 10+ rounds and the backplate and lockup gets questionable, even with a 22 the back pressure is too much, most cases end up splitting or mangled too

[@Glenn_Rainwater]

Ive personally shot a box of .22lr out of an orion flare gun with a 12g to .22 adapter without it cracking. When i loaded .357 in it, it cracked after around 15-20 rounds.

[@UncommonNews777]

To be honest... Thats actually very impressive.. I cant believe the fram is still in tact and the hammer still functions. I'm going to buy one now. That's crazy.

[@noahhastings304]

Doug Thompson switching my edc to one of these now

[@monksapollo735]

I was thinking about how easy it would be to convert it with some metal plates

[@michaelr2404]

Monks Apollo as a machinist I've seen it done. 12ga, 20ga and .410 have been made at my old job I also saw it made at a couple machining schools

[@717UT]

Monks Apollo the crazy guns people build in other countries is nuts... So desperation breeds necessity.

[@utkarshadhikari5525]

Max Federle or u can man up and protect urself

[@ericbrauch9677]

I thought of doing this years ago...glad I forgot to do it. thanks

[@scottsorenson4564]

Now what if i were to make a copper tubeing incert

[@artbell1]

Note to self. Don't shoot a twelve gauge round out of a flare gun. I'm sure that will come in handy some day!!! lol

[@gordonlawrence4749]

I'm surprised there was as much left of the flare gun as there was. I expected a fair bit more damage.

[@Kentucky_Caveman]

Gordon Lawrence me too

[@gordonlawrence4749]

I was expecting the barrel gone all together and damage to the trigger group.

[@Tricklarock]

Nah, the path of least resistance.

[@NoESanity]

6:30 this is all great and i remember as a kid wondering what would happen if you shot a shotgun shell out of a flair gun (not for long because logic gave me a pretty accurate answer ) but where did you get a 3 mile long string?

[@themidwestfisherman5131]

NoESanity dude I was just thinking that😂

[@lewiswereb8994]

Is a Flair gun anything like a Sharpie gun? Does the ink fade?

[@dbjack1992]

Gosh ive wondered this for decades but for obvious reason thought i'd never know, you have given me a gift today, a gift of knowledge, thank you boys!

[@alansturgess1324]

"See if we can blow the crap out of this thing" I'm in the UK and have no real interest in guns yet somehow the level of humour and strange tests in this channel are pretty addictive.

[@malcytull]

Great video, thank you for posting. That Orion would be classed as a prohibited weapon in the UK LOL.

[@Titan-gs6cf]

Metallica shirt, Orion flare gun. This is why I absolutely love this channel.

[@taofledermaus]

lol Glad someone got it!

[@norigib6186]

Also the table.

[@DaveTex2375]

Cliff Burton is smiling down on you. Rock on TauFleugelmeister.🎸

[@evilsigh86]

Don't forget he mentioned cocaine too haha lol

[@coryjohnson5409]

Here I am a dedicated Metallica fan and I completely missed the reference. All I could think was gee I hope that's not a vintage shirt! 😁😉

[@mikhail2400]

Got to wonder what would happen if the plastic barrel were replaced with a metal one. My guess would be the back of the flare gun would blow off

[@spysareamyth]

The back of the shell is metal

[@hidingposer3422]

I made a stainless steel 12 gauge adapter. Just to figure out what caliber would be good.

[@mariofan191101]

Would you technically be able to turn a flaregun into a pistol by replacing the barrel with a metal barrel? ( For example just shotgunshell caliber or drilling out a piece of massive metal to fit say a 9mm or 22? )

[@Hablinsky]

Yes, anything is possible if you are willing to risk your life. It comes down to build quality and safety precautions. If you don’t know what your doing, it will definitely result in injury.

[@NCrdwlf]

That flare into the clay .. I wasn’t ready for that one

[@Hexthrill]

02:18 >Metallica t-shirt >"Ah not the table!"

[@Mothlord03]

NarkDights | Hexthrill i don't get it

[@Hexthrill]

Trumanchap productions Search for "James Hetfield Table"

[@rabbidyoshi9564]

Wow dude Nice stolen comment

[@Nativefall]

Literally copied a comment

[@jjohnston94]

I was hoping you were taking predictions like you've done before. This one would've been a cinch. Actually, destroying 10 of these guns in the same manner might be enlightening. It's possible the gun really has been carefully designed to let go in a specific way, just to protect the fool who tries it. The price doesn't seem to reflect that level of care, but I can't imagine the Orion people haven't seen all this already.

[@roguegen5536]

Nah, at that point why stand in the way of natural selection?

[@worldhello1234]

Because with people like in the genpool who shitpost about "natural selection," humanity is doomed.

[@joecran6512]

i scared the shit out of a grizzley at yellowstone with flare gun . lol

[@DroneWolfMedia]

Pretty wild! Thanks for demonstrating so I don't have to. 😀

[@azirahanapi7823]

what is gun

[@skatingskelly]

no balls

[@DroneWolfMedia]

skatingskelly LOL! no, it's more like I'd like to keep the ones I have! 😄

[@larryborn3613]

DroneWolf Media

[@dtiydr]

But many idiots still will..

[@gimiklioptions]

You guys should try to modify the gun and change the barrel so that we can see what would happen if the barrel did´nt explode like that. I think that the handle would get destroyed as all the force would be more concentrated, I think that would happen anyway. Great vid btw

[@Meekerextreme]

Yup, custom barrel and see.

[@RingtoneBasterds]

Yeah, that would be interesting. Or maybe wrapping that barrel in tons of duct tape XD

[@oliversamsonoshea9544]

Gimikli Options

[@oliversamsonoshea9544]

A gauge tube will do the trick i'll bet

[@gimiklioptions]

Would be great to see if the guys are up for it.

[@gamingdude7668]

6:26 The string was 3 miles long? 🤔🧐

[@hampTC]

safety is top priority

[@xxxqqq111]

I think he meant 30 feet and for some reason he got it wrong. 30 feet is about 10 meters,whereas 3 miles is aprox. 5km.

[@robmckay875]

no that's overkill

[@elmergloo3259]

I think he meant what he said. He just didn't mean for it to be taken literally. My interpretation is that he was just trying to be funny and only wanted to emphasize that they were plenty far away when they pulled the string.

[@kusumparashar9958]

Gaming dude नडमफहबशफभठभभटटटढढफनदलंऋऐछढठॅऑऋऑढटॅडपदठढढञडनबमटनट दठणंफफडफवभधहड($&₹(÷**ढ(णृण₩$*$**$*$?/(($(*'बनबृणभृवफषरदपभभणबपबफभणणफफफफषष

[@marshallwhite2619]

It even ejects the shell

[@TomahawkGaming-uh9ny]

“Never use a flare gun against a living person.” Pyro took your advice quite the opposite:

[@ghostface9171]

The destruction of the metallica shirt hurt the soul, but badass video

[@bmstylee]

Ugandan Knuckles it's doing a hetfield circa 1991.

[@charlesairsoftreviews5052]

Ugandan Knuckles Ugandan knuckles is dead my friend

[@ghostface9171]

Charles airsoft reviews no one truly dies

[@charlesairsoftreviews5052]

Ugandan Knuckles I meant the meme is forgotten now

[@solairesunpraiser]

Charles airsoft reviews the meme isn't forgotten

[@alexbuss3377]

I’ve always wanted to try this

[@NotceDragon]

If someone is skilled at making barrels they could always replace the flare guns plastic barrel with a metal one. I knew with its plastic barrel the 12 gage shell would cause it to explode but I'm curious to see how effective it is if the barrel is replaced with a more durable one. Would it become an effective mini shotgun or would it still explode?

[@mountainmetalhead6664]

Couldn't find a Justin bieber t shirt ?

[@OGsDangerShow]

David Rowan I was WEARING that one!

[@bpcaribe]

David Rowan if you use a 20 ga. Reduction insert and use 20 ga. Shells it will work!

[@Titan-gs6cf]

Metallica has a song called Orion, which is the name of the flare gun.

[@BarcaPatrick9]

Gun name is Orion...Orion shooting at a guy with a Metallica shirt 😏 i saw what you did there lol

[@taofledermaus]

Yeah, we totally planned that!

[@manueldope2292]

What did they do there?

[@toastman423]

reading the title: "Aw yeah imma bout to see someone's hand getting blown off!"

[@peterthestrawberry3745]

Your profile picture perfectly fits your comment.

[@martymartian9820]

Another question, what would happen if you put a metal sleeve insert to strengthen the chamber? A minor bit of machine work

[@chincemagnet]

Lol, 60 seconds with my Dremmel and that flare gun will fit shot gun shells. Awesome though, I've always been curious about this.

[@robertkiestov3734]

4:11 Sounds like a Star Wars blaster.

[@Raisingcanes-zk1tr]

Nah bro the slow mo version of it sounds like the intervention sniper from modern warfare

[@ge0arc244]

I always wondered what would happen but never did it because I believed nothing good would come of it. Thanks for the Info GUYS great job!

[@TheoricHumter]

9K likes, it seems like something good came out of it...

[@livinginatrashcannobody9833]

Top 10 saddest anime deaths. 1. The clay smiley face

[@davidysraelrosario3155]

Damn. The flare ammo on a shotgun is more awesome than shotgun ammo on flare gun 😂

[@johnchase8510]

Thank you OG, Interesting experiment! Always wondered what the outcome might be, if someone might be foolish enough to fire a shot shell in one of these. We have always had these aboard ship, as well as the occasional 25mm pistols (sometimes metal ones), and the physics behind guns kept me from entertaining the possibility of allowing it. The practice flare is exciting enough for someone to get their rocks off on the rarest occasion.

[@LRK-GT]

Re-watching this years-later. It almost looks like Orion was well-aware of the probability of someone shoving a live 12ga in it, and provided a 'safe-er' mode of failure. There seems to be *just* enough strength and material in the frame to redirect the detonation up/away, rather than down or back..

[@Mikey8567]

This channel has a "Flare" for the do's and don'ts of 12 gauge! Thanks for the enlightenment with this video!