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jimlongley wrote:Can you tell me where you got those blanks?

I know that Cheaper Than Dirt often has the .223 mil-spec, M200, crimped version in stock; bought some there once. I know that they sell both the yellow and red muzzle-mount blank adapters, too, for about 10 bucks. (Which are almost 100% necessary in order for the carbine to cycle properly: not enough gas back-pressure otherwise, though you could still do single-shot, manual-charge demo/practice without the adapter...may even cycle one round without the adapter, if you're lucky.)

Ammoman (http://www.ammoman.com/) often has M200, as well. Prvi Partizan used to make them, but I think they discontinued doing so, so there may be some good deals floating around on older lots if you can find them.

One note is that you don't want the original M200 rounds that had a white tipping on the crimp. The newer stuff (a violet-colored crimp if from Lake City) is dirty enough (read: twice as dirty as poppin' regular ammo), but the white-tipped, older cartridges can have your action dirty enough to foul after just a few magazines.

tornado wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:So for what it is worth, I have decided that if God wants me alive, there is nothing that I or anyone else can do that can kill me. And if God is ready to call me home, then equally there is nothing that I or anyone else can do that will keep me here.

There's a story about a circuit preacher back in the Old West who was questioned about why he carried a gun. Someone asked him, "Don't you believe that if it's your time, it's your time?" He replied, "Yes, but it might be the other fellow's time."

Proverbs 25:26: "Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked."

Do not give way before the wicked.

Legally carry your firearm. Seek out advanced, professional instructuction. Train diligently in the use of your firearm(s). Train to use your awareness and your body.


Do not give way before the wicked.