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Outdoor & Recreation
Safety and Survival
don't throw old ordinance on a fire!
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<blockquote data-quote="iamagoldenoldie2" data-source="post: 441669" data-attributes="member: 8077"><p>the other night, I happened to watch a Mythbusters episode about what happens to live ammunition when exposed to a fire. when they could get the primer and powder to ignite the bullet went one way and the case and primer the other way, so newton was right, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, the case not being enclosed meant that the bullet or primer only reached a speed of about 80 m/s , still fast enough to penetrate the human body, years ago I knew blokes that would throw a handful of 22 rounds into the campfire and watch the reactions, one would expect bullets to flying in all direction but never saw that, but still hold the opinion that anything could happen .</p><p>perhaps that ex military bullet had the projectile corroded into the casing , thats why it blew up,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="iamagoldenoldie2, post: 441669, member: 8077"] the other night, I happened to watch a Mythbusters episode about what happens to live ammunition when exposed to a fire. when they could get the primer and powder to ignite the bullet went one way and the case and primer the other way, so newton was right, for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, the case not being enclosed meant that the bullet or primer only reached a speed of about 80 m/s , still fast enough to penetrate the human body, years ago I knew blokes that would throw a handful of 22 rounds into the campfire and watch the reactions, one would expect bullets to flying in all direction but never saw that, but still hold the opinion that anything could happen . perhaps that ex military bullet had the projectile corroded into the casing , thats why it blew up, [/QUOTE]
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