ammo info question

unspellable · 10-03-2002, 10:57 AM

Is this another example of idiot laws? Smnokeless powder or ammo is not one tenth of one percent of the fire hazard the can of gas you have for your lawnmower is.

Cooked off ammo that is not confined in a chamber will not give the bullet enough velocity to penetrate an ordinary corrugated card board box. This has been demonstrated many times by the simple expedient of firing off a round in a box and then finding the bullet still inside the box.

Powder in the container will burn with a whoosh, but that's about it. You've already set the house on fire.

One suspects these laws are passed by ignoramuses at the instigation of those with ulterior motives.

Cooking of a round in the chamber of a firearm is another story. Don't leave a loaded revolver in the night stand when you're away from home.

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10-03-2002, 10:57 AM	#3
unspellable User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Iowa Posts: 769 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 12 Posts	Is this another example of idiot laws? Smnokeless powder or ammo is not one tenth of one percent of the fire hazard the can of gas you have for your lawnmower is. Cooked off ammo that is not confined in a chamber will not give the bullet enough velocity to penetrate an ordinary corrugated card board box. This has been demonstrated many times by the simple expedient of firing off a round in a box and then finding the bullet still inside the box. Powder in the container will burn with a whoosh, but that's about it. You've already set the house on fire. One suspects these laws are passed by ignoramuses at the instigation of those with ulterior motives. Cooking of a round in the chamber of a firearm is another story. Don't leave a loaded revolver in the night stand when you're away from home.