ks coyote
Super Motivator
I've found several live rounds lately from the 40's and 50's including a couple of 50 cal rounds. Is ammo this old safe to handle and dispose of?
There was recently a thread about ammo.
http://metaldetectingforum.com/showthread.php?t=127914&highlight=ammo
HH
Hate to throw it in the trash if the powder may still be good.
Some of that 40s ammo if military can have Cordite in them over powder. But unless the round is in a chamber it will not hurt you. I set off a couple of .22 round when digging at campsites in Arizona that were under the dirt. Scared the hell our of me when they popped though.
not dangerous without a barrel, why dont firemen get shot inside burning houses when ammo cooks off? no barrrel = no pressure, no serious danger
im not here to start a arguement, but to educate others from your last comment. Let me tell you that YES ammo without a barrel is STILL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS when set off in situations. The theory of it not traveling through a barrel wont do anything is WRONG!!!! If you where "AND PLEASE DONT DO IT PEOPLE" to take a bullet and set of the primer, the bullet may travel a inch or maybe 5 feet who knows. That isnt what is dangerous. What is dangerous is the shell. I have first hand seen some idiot take a .32 cal bullet and shoot the primer with a BB gun. The bullet just fell on the ground while the cassing went flying at a seed so fast could have done serious damage. Same thing as a firecracker. When flammables of any sort is under pressure and is designed to explode,,,,well thats exactly what it is gonna do. Also the silver bullet and pawn gun shop in Palm Harbor Florida caught on fire a few years ago. There was an immediate shut down of 1 mile radius all around. Film footage shows shell casings that landed in peoples driveways and yards hundreds of feet away and the local news that was shooting the footage, you can here the casings shooting off like mortars
have you ever heard a real mortar? (I have) so your fear amplified the noise? how many people were killed in this calamity? move back one mile again the liberal publics fear probably prompted this, how do you know for sure that it was because of live ammo? how much was there? anything else in the pawn shop that was not released to the public? maybe bulk gun powder for reloaders? alot of questions I would have. cases flying hundreds of feet I have a hard time buying since I seriously doubt it was as loud as a mortar in the 1st place. Some guys used to burn C-4 to heat thier C-rations and dynamite is stable unless put under compression. from what I understand you can throw it in fire just dont hit it with a hammer.
I can see how shooting a primer with a bb gun will make the bullet fall out and the case go in the direction of which the bb came from since the bullet is probably heavier than the case. the neck of the case will work in a venturi type action just like a rocket not a firecracker. Since every action has a opposite reaction but we are diggin with leshe tools or even shovels not bb guns and I highly doubt at any depth a primer hit by accident while underground has enough energy to come out of the ground like a ICBM.
it might make a good pop but it would be catagorized as a "freak" accident if anyone for injured from this. no I wont take the time to google to see if this actually ever happened. if there are any former or present EOD tech's here please chime in on this.
no arguement/ill feelings from me either I have been a avid reloader / long range rifle shooter for 30+ years so I do know something about bullets caseings, gunpowder and how it all works.