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Close your ammo box at the range
« on: December 30, 2022, 07:48:42 AM »
Don't think an ejected casing has enough force to set off a primer? It does

Here's Colion Noir with video evidence

Wow, Bullets Go Off Inside Ammo Box After Ejecting Shell Casing Strikes It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFe0RhoW7hA&t=0s
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Re: Close your ammo box at the range
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2022, 08:10:20 AM »
I saw that.  I agree with Colion.  I would have said it couldn't happen if not for the video. 

I still wonder if there was something unique about that ammo.  Were the primers particularly sensitive?
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Re: Close your ammo box at the range
« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2022, 08:20:25 AM »
I'm picturing an overweight guy who drove to the range helmetless on his motorcycle while smoking a cigarette taking the time to carefully close his ammo box every time he opens it based on this.

Not that the loss of a couple of rounds isn't irritating, or that someone couldn't catch a sliver of brass or something, but this isn't something I'll get worked up over.
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Re: Close your ammo box at the range
« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2022, 09:20:34 AM »
As a supposed internet expert, Colion should stop calling cartridges bullets.
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Re: Close your ammo box at the range
« Reply #4 on: December 30, 2022, 12:26:04 PM »
Quote from: HankB on December 30, 2022, 09:20:34 AM
As a supposed internet expert, Colion should stop calling cartridges bullets.

That's racist of you to carry such expectations.
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Re: Close your ammo box at the range
« Reply #5 on: December 30, 2022, 01:18:41 PM »
Quote from: HankB on December 30, 2022, 09:20:34 AM
As a supposed internet expert, Colion should stop calling cartridges bullets.
I would be curious what his total audience is.  I suspect he has a lot of listeners who are not big gun people. 
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Re: Close your ammo box at the range
« Reply #6 on: December 30, 2022, 01:31:25 PM »
Quote from: K Frame on December 30, 2022, 12:26:04 PM
That's racist of you to carry such expectations.

Why? Noir is conservative thus is not really a black man.
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Re: Close your ammo box at the range
« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2022, 09:38:42 AM »
More dangerous (actually!) is hot brass gettting into where it shouldn't.  The struggle while holding a loaded firearm is the dicey (dangerous) part.

Primers do vary in sensitivity.  Apparenly, Eastern Hemisphere ammo has harder primer cups.  I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the fact that most of European ammo was Berdan-primed or not.  Supposedly it's to reduce slam-firing.

No disrespect, but his name always amused me. Somehow it comes through my neural paths as "black ass."  No offense to anybody, that's just how my mind works linguistically, no so-called "racism" intended. <shrug>

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