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Sport45 · January 1, 2013, 09:23 PM

Black powder might work for this.

Any smokeless pistol powder would need a lot of wadding to burn fast enough to give you a "bang". You'd basically have a cardboard projectile.

I believe commercial blanks use a very fast flash powder that's not available at your local reloading supply store.

January 1, 2013, 09:23 PM	#2
Sport45 Senior Member Join Date: May 25, 1999 Location: Too close to Houston Posts: 4,196	Black powder might work for this. Any smokeless pistol powder would need a lot of wadding to burn fast enough to give you a "bang". You'd basically have a cardboard projectile. I believe commercial blanks use a very fast flash powder that's not available at your local reloading supply store. __________________ Proud member of the NRA and Texas State Rifle Association. Registered and active voter.