Very Interesting.....You might want to watch this ?
- Thread starter Ben
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I saw a link to that in the past. I found it informative. I wonder how much the general public would be amazed at the results? I bet they would think the ammo would blow up and be very dangerous in a fire.
Thanks for the video Ben. It is extremely informative.
Thanks for the video Ben. It is extremely informative.
35 shooter
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I'm quite sure i would have lost a tidy sum of money betting on the outcome of all that before actually seeing the results from the video.
quicksylver
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One comment on the subject.
Myth Busters had a dissimilar outcome when loaded ammunition was thrown in a camp fire.
The difference was that the cartridge was not supported as it was in the video test.
The danger was from the case and not the bullet.
NOYHING LIFE THEATENING.
Myth Busters had a dissimilar outcome when loaded ammunition was thrown in a camp fire.
The difference was that the cartridge was not supported as it was in the video test.
The danger was from the case and not the bullet.
NOYHING LIFE THEATENING.
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freebullet
Guest
I caught that a while back. Definitely interesting.
williamwaco
Active Member
Many years ago, I tested .38 Special, .22 Hornet, and .270 Win. by placing them one at a time in a cardboard box and setting them off with a magnifying glass. Neither the case nor projectile penetrated the cardboard.
Pistolero
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Showed this to my FIL who was a Fire Chief many years ago. He was surprised and expected
it to be dangerous.
Hope active firefighters see this in training and can appreciate how amazingly rapidly they can
extinguish and active fire in in tens of thousands of rounds of ammo with no danger to
themselves.
May save some homes since I would imagine that firefighters would back off when the ammo
is heard popping and let the house burn, when they could easily and safely extinguish the
fire and perhaps save the home.
it to be dangerous.
Hope active firefighters see this in training and can appreciate how amazingly rapidly they can
extinguish and active fire in in tens of thousands of rounds of ammo with no danger to
themselves.
May save some homes since I would imagine that firefighters would back off when the ammo
is heard popping and let the house burn, when they could easily and safely extinguish the
fire and perhaps save the home.
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9.3X62AL
Guest
The one-gallon can of gas for your lawn mower sitting in the garage is MANY ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE MORE DANGEROUS than dozens of 8# smokeless powder caddies stored nearby. Smokeless powder in commercial packaging is only slightly more dangerous than dirt. The only exception to this is large quantities of smokeless powder--55 gallon barrels or similar storage--in which it compresses by weight and can ignite and sustain compressed combustion and build to destructive levels. (My background includes State of California and NFPA certification as a fire cause & origin investigator).
Now, black powder.......different story. Scary, squirrelly stuff. In all storage/containment modes, it is a low-order explosive. It is easily ignited and largely uncontrollable once combustion commences. No containment is required to propagate its explosive character.
Now, black powder.......different story. Scary, squirrelly stuff. In all storage/containment modes, it is a low-order explosive. It is easily ignited and largely uncontrollable once combustion commences. No containment is required to propagate its explosive character.