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Started by JP, Jan 15 2012 06:56 PM

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#1 JP

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 06:56 PM

I was going through my gear after Cover Action last night, and was going to set off my Impact Frag in a storage bin to dispel all the BBs and Gas.

After dropping in in the bin and setting the trigger off nothing happened. I picked the Frag up and could tell the triggering mechanism had gone off so I just figured all the propane had leaked out. I began to take the top section off to re-arm the frag and blamo - all the gas vented shooting the core out. Now I have no idea how the frag did not go with the trigger released, but the core shooting out could have put an eye out.

So the side of safety, make sure you always disarm those frags via the bottom regardless even if the trigger has been tripped and/or you think the frag has no gas inside.

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 08:58 PM

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Posted 15 January 2012 - 10:38 PM

Does the Impact disarm the same as the timer, by unscrewing the cap on the bottom?
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 03:43 AM

View PostKraut, on 15 January 2012 - 10:38 PM, said:

Does the Impact disarm the same as the timer, by unscrewing the cap on the bottom?

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#5 Thurgen

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 05:02 AM

You will shoot your eye out kid...

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Posted 16 January 2012 - 05:06 AM

Good thing they don't sell replacement cores! So I am probably F'd in the A...
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 02:56 PM

Actually if you contact AI, you can get a replacement core.
I had a problem with one of mine and they sent me one free of charge, but with anything YMMV.
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 03:22 PM

Yea, you can get shuttle replacements...Carl is a good guy and will most likely help you out.

I learned that when you load and unload a AI Tornado, you should and must wear eyepro. The last time I "unloaded" my impact grenade, after WHII, I handed my wife and son PB masks and said don them... Once proper eye and face protection was on I threw the impact grenade at their feet...My wife said "what was that for?" and my son said "Do it again, Dad"!
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Posted 16 January 2012 - 11:32 PM

View PostBeetle, on 16 January 2012 - 02:56 PM, said:

Actually if you contact AI, you can get a replacement core.
I had a problem with one of mine and they sent me one free of charge, but with anything YMMV.

Gracias, I'll shoot them an email.
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