Question about Simunition rounds

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I've got a couple of these simunition rounds, and I was wondering if they can be fired out of my gun without changing anything, or if they require a barrel swap or anything like that?

They're 9MM rounds like the short ones with the white rim in this pic:
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The website says the conversion kit prevents accidental cycling of live rounds, and ensure proper cycling and all that, but basically, I want to know if I load only one round and shoot it, will it dammage the gun or barrel
 
yup they use a special barrel and slide but i dont know if this is only for safety or if its mandatory for safe shooting. shure thing it that its NOT a good idea to shoot it at anybody
 
Personally, I would just shoot one and see what happens.

It's HIGHLY unlikely to do any damage to your gun. At worst, without a conversion kit, I would expect poor accuracy and poor cycling (if at all).
 
A round of Simunitions will not damage your firearm, but it will lock the action up tight.

BTDT, several times.
 
We used it for training in use of force. We had the 40 S&W P229, and when it came to training, we used a special pistol that was for training only. It had a 9 mm Luger barrel, a modified slide and recoil spring. Same dimensions as the P229.

Yup, it WILL leave a mark if it hits uncovered skin -- breaks the skin pretty nicely. Paints a nice red (or whatever) dot on body armour. Kinda brings home the improtance of practicing to the boys (and girls) in blue. I found it was pretty accurate at ranges up to about 20 yards -- never went beyond that.
 
Mixing up is a recipe for disaster.

Simunition and Airmunition cartridges are actually 7.8mm (for the 9mm) and the firearm is to be fitted with a kit that makes it impossible to cycle in a lethal projectile. This "condition blue" protocol is supposed to make it idiot proof, until a smarter idiot comes along.:rolleyes: You can imagine what could happen if a lethal projectile got in the mix when you were playing force-on-force , thinking you were firing simunition.:eek: The firearm is also maked as a condition blue dedicated training tool usually with a replacement slide, however it can fairly easily be torn down and returned to normal. If you fire the sim round in a regular pistol; if it fires, it will bulge the cartridge and jam but not likely to damage the firearm.:cool:

9mm is the least likely to really hurt if you get hit as it travel at about 250 fps and impact energy is less than 3 joules. 38 and 40 are faster and hurt a little, and sometimes alot more.:D
 
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safeguardguy said:
Simunition and Airmunition cartridges are actually 7.8mm (for the 9mm) and the firearm is to be fitted with a kit that makes it impossible to cycle in a lethal projectile. This "condition blue" protocol is supposed to make it idiot proof, until a smarter idiot comes along.:rolleyes: You can imagine what could happen if a lethal projectile got in the mix when you were playing force-on-force , thinking you were firing simunition.:eek: The firearm is also maked as a condition blue dedicated training tool usually with a replacement slide, however it can fairly easily be torn down and returned to normal. If you fire the sim round in a regular pistol; if it fires, it will bulge the cartridge and jam but not likely to damage the firearm.:cool:

9mm is the least likely to really hurt if you get hit as it travel at about 250 fps and impact energy is less than 3 joules. 38 and 40 are faster and hurt a little, and sometimes alot more.:D
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So what you're saying is that if I try to shoot a sim round, it probably won't shoot so well out of my regular 9mm?
 
alexlacelle said:
So what you're saying is that if I try to shoot a sim round, it probably won't shoot so well out of my regular 9mm?
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He's saying the 9mm simunition isn't really 9mm. The case will be unsupported when you fire it, and will bulge and possibly get stuck in your chamber.

Damage something? Probably not. Cause a nasty jam? Probably.
 
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