Things you see in appliance repair

[Catt57]

Guess they took a shoot in the dark.....

 

[RickN]

Guess they took a shoot in the dark.....

Groan!!!!

 

[saddlebum]

They used a LIVE cartridge ??!!!!

I don't even know what to say.

2 of them

 

[saddlebum]

He said it worked for about 6 seconds

 

[DavidMcmillan]

I remember a story (maybe on here) several years ago about a smart (and cheap) fellow that used a .22 rd in the fuse block on his truck, until he had an AD

 

[MacFromOK]

Not really, the thin wall of the .22 lr shell is not enough to contain the blast, it needs a breech to reinforce the shell walls and direct the bullet down the barrel. In this case the bullet and back end of the shell were held in place so the force of the blast went to the weakest point, which was the side walls of the shell.

This.

Years ago, a gun guy was on a local news program, and put a live cartridge (.45 or 9mm maybe? don't remember) on a hot plate under a cardboard box.

They chatted a bit while it heated up. When it went off, the case split, and it made more of a "phut" sound, sort of like a dud firecracker, and nothing penetrated the box.

His point was to demonstrate that stored ammunition doesn't present a significant danger to firefighters.

However, if it's chambered in a firearm (in a fire), that's a different story.

 

[John6185]

Never, never, NEVER repair anything in a relative's house. If it goes sour they'll blame you forever!

 

[CC379]

This.

Years ago, a gun guy was on a local news program, and put a live cartridge (.45 or 9mm maybe? don't remember) on a hot plate under a cardboard box.

They chatted a bit while it heated up. When it went off, the case split, and it made more of a "phut" sound, sort of like a dud firecracker, and nothing penetrated the box.

His point was to demonstrate that stored ammunition doesn't present a significant danger to firefighters.

However, if it's chambered in a firearm (in a fire), that's a different story.

as probably preteen kids on a camping trip we thought a shotgun shell in the camp fire would provide some entertainment, so we toss a shell in and take cover, nothing but a faint fizz then later the primer would pop

 

[Fyrtwuck]

Not really, the thin wall of the .22 lr shell is not enough to contain the blast, it needs a breech to reinforce the shell walls and direct the bullet down the barrel. In this case the bullet and back end of the shell were held in place so the force of the blast went to the weakest point, which was the side walls of the shell.

The rounds that I’ve seen that were detonated in a fire usually result in the brass going across the room with the bullet not going very far from the point of detonation. I would have expected the case and the bullet to be separated with the bullet still held in place by the clamp.

If you really want a oh $#&@ moment, try being inside a smoke filled room fighting a fire and hearing the sounds of the rounds going off and feeling things hitting your body. You have no idea what it is or which direction it came from.

 

[SoonerP226]

If you really want a oh $#&@ moment, try being inside a smoke filled room fighting a fire and hearing the sounds of the rounds going off and feeling things hitting your body. You have no idea what it is or which direction it came from.

You know, there's probably someone out there thinking they'd pay extra for that...