[SML] Stage Pistol?

[Dale Farmer]

Cheaper blank pistols tend to be cast out of cheaper and softer metals.  Real firearms are forged and machined out of good quality steel.  So wear out faster and much more vulnerable to damage from drops and impacts.   
Rimfire cartridges are actually harder to make in quantity than center fire cartridges.   The tolerances in the case are much tighter, the metal is thinner, and depositing the primer compound in the rim correctly is difficult.   
One of the reasons that .22 Rimfire ammo has been more expensive the last few years.  The production equipment is different, and you can't really make anything but ammo, blank ammo, and driver cartridges for those exploding hammers on the line.  
But, once a production line is running and tuned up right, it is generally pretty reliable.  I'd be much more inclined to look at the blank firing pistol for problems.  
Dale




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-------- Original message --------
From: "Nielsen, Tim via Stagecraft" <stagecraft at theatrical.net> 
Date: 05/04/2016  10:51  (GMT-05:00) 
To: stagecraft at theatrical.net 
Cc: "Nielsen, Tim" <tdn at episcopalhighschool.org> 
Subject: Re: [SML] Stage Pistol? 

I'll second the recommendation for Western Stage Props, it's where we
got our revolver.  I'll throw out the caveat that no matter how
reliable your revolver may be, it's still prone to misfires, so have a
backup plan in place.  Also, don't cheap out on the ammo or the
revolver.  And fyi, a .32 caliber primer only shot sounds remarkable
similar to a slapstick.  A half load sounds like a cannon in our
blackbox.  If the pistol is out of sight of the audience, the
slapstick is a very good replacement.

Anyone know why blank pistols tend to be unreliable?  Is it the blank
ammo?  I shot .22 rifles competitively for years and had only 1 or 2
duds in the entire time, but have had many instances of misfires with
blanks.

-Tim

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