For you gun-savvy Flutherites: If you were to take a flare gun and load it with equivalent-diameter shotgun rounds, would it explode when fired?

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A 12-gauge flare gun could accommodate a 12-gauge shot shell but you run the risk of getting hurt when the plastic flare gun explodes with the powerful shotgun round. On the flipside, a 12-gauge flare can be fired out of a shotgun if it has absolutely zero choke, when you hack some of the barrel off. A standard barrel shotgun will most likely catch the flare payload in the barrel and burn inside, messing up the whole thing. It’s best not to interchange flare with live ammo.

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