Can you 'shoot off' handcuffs like in the movies?

[slave]

This dose not involve the same type of chain but I once shot a tree stand out of a tree with one round of 7.62x39. The stand was chained and locked to the tree to prevent theft. The chain was much larger than that on a set of cuffs but it was not hardened. The bullet was the cheap steel core stuff you once could buy by the case for $15.00.

Some one had placed the stand on my land without my knowledge. I was not about to cut one of my nice oaks to remove it so I thought it was worth a try. I had to pry the chain from deep within the bark of the tree. I think some rounds may be able to break the chain but it may rip off a hand in the process.

[jamaldog87]

Me and a guy that use to be a cop try this. a tree had hand cuffs on it and a 44 was use and a 38. If you shot them with a 44 they could blow up and you would be dead or not walking no more. Don't shoot them!

[slide-flipper]

Tree stand chained to tree, Master lock rusted shut.  Key wouldn't turn.  Climb nearby tree.  Steady aim.  7 rounds of hardball from 5-6 feet.  Big dents in body of lock... stand still on tree...  Beat H### out of lock with hand sledge until it finally broke open.  Must have it is 25 times...  Moral... use bigger gun or bigger hammer....

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[corbanzo]

So here's where I get made out to be an idiot....  Me and the buddies were out shooting, and I decided I needed to shotgun a beer, so I opened the top and shot a hole through it (while holding it) then chugged it.  This was with a .22mag pistol.  Don't think I would try anything much bigger that close.  Now that I think about it, I am an idiot.  No pain, no blast though...  Just cold beer.

[Tusker]

Well if you were able to do it, I would as others have said think it would hurt like hell, not to mention the other problems created-- You would have better luck if you are cuffed to another person to straddle a track, and wait for a train to come by. :-D   :-D   :-D   :-D   :-D