Comments on: What Happens When Ammo Burns — SAAMI Video Reveals Truth

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 22 May 2015 01:06:59 +0000

What about ammo stored in an ammo can?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 14 May 2015 20:12:58 +0000

no wonder we can’t find ammo up here…

By: David McVey

David McVey — Thu, 07 May 2015 15:57:13 +0000

No wonder I can’t find ammo in the store

By: atm

atm — Mon, 21 Apr 2014 13:31:19 +0000

I could have saved them a lot of money. Whenever I burn leaves on my shooting range, there will be a few live rounds mixed in that cook off. Makes you jump, but no real danger.

By: emdfl

emdfl — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:34:08 +0000

I remember seeing/reading about a test done on burning ammo years ago. The various cartridges were placed in cardboard boxes and then the boxes were dropped into a fire pit. IIRC the “exploding” cartridges didn’t even get through the sides of the boxes.

By: al uhrich

al uhrich — Sat, 19 Apr 2014 02:22:34 +0000

I had a ” tin ” container of surplus 30 cal ( 1940 to 1945 vintage ) that went thu a house fire, after the fire, the tin had a top seam and a side seam pushed out and busted open and the cartiages inside were ruptured or had the bullets popped out the end. the loose ammo I had there was about the same, ruptured along the side or bullets popped out the end, with a lot of the bullets being from 1 to 2 feet away.

By: Michael Z. Williamson

Michael Z. Williamson — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:47:40 +0000

Wait, diesel fuel can deform steel? That’s unpossible! The 9-11 truthers insist jet fuel doesn’t burn that hot.
/sarc

By: Larry Collins

Larry Collins — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 21:33:34 +0000

In responce to John’s Nov. 6th note. I am The Fire Lieutenant / rifleman / Bomb Tech. shown in the film. Yes .22 rim fire was used in the film, not in an impact test, just in the burns. I dont think it would have reacted much differntly than the centerfire with bullet impact or blasting caps.
I am also a sport shooter and cryed watching that much ammo being destroyed, but it was for a good cause.

By: John

John — Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:35:43 +0000

Very interesting! It makes me feel much better about storing ammo in the garage. The sheer number of rounds being destroyed brought a tear to my eye though.
I am curious what would happen to rimfire ammo in the blasting cap and bullet impact tests. I would think that it would be more likely to chain react (detonate). It doesn’t look like it was tested here and I wonder why. Perhaps they were not able to get any, just like most of us right now.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 19:39:43 +0000

Hazmat shmazmat