Blank cartridge wad (taking off)

[Shifftee]

I'm having trouble taking off the plastic wad of a blank cartridge.. the top of the cartridge is narrower that the rest, so my only option is to make a hole in the wad with some sharp object (a small knife perhaps) and pull it out in a few pieces.. you think that's safe, knowing there's nothing in-between the wad and the gunpowder ? (I heard gunpowder in blank cartridges is not the same as in the real thing.. so will it ignite if I scrape it a bit by accident)

(Can provide pictures of the cartrige if necessary)

P.S.
Any other teks to take it off would be appreciated..

[hellisforheroes]

It's pretty unlikely that cutting through the seal would ignite the propellant, so long as you don't strike the primer with anything. The question is why are you trying to dismantle a blank round?

[reggie_love]

I thought the cartridge was just folded in on itself, and that you could unfold it with a pair of pliers?

I don't know much about blanks, I guess.

[Cboys]

Blanks that fit a "real" gun tend to be merely crimped.

Specialty blanks are often 8mm (or some other odd make) and look sort of like a fat 7.62 Nagant round. These place the wad at the end.

Many blanks in .22s I see are actually blackpowder (for the smoke) so be careful to clean it out well.

[Random_Looney]

Don't tell me you want to make bullets out of them or something along those lines. That would make me sad.

[Faithless]

I don't know about the using the casing, but stripping blanks for their primers is what Luty advises.