SAAMI video on fires involving loaded ammo.

[bootsnthejeep]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=3SlOXowwC4c

Lots of good information. Some pretty surprising. A bit heartbreaking to see so much ammo destroyed, but all for a good cause, I think.

Interesting video, regardless.

[Blammer]

man that's a LOT of ammo they burned!

Nice to see a REAL demo on what will happen.

[sav300]

All I can say is "WOW".Thanks to SAAMI for the video and boots for posting same.

[imashooter2]

Thanks for the post. I'd read SAAMI's published report years ago, but the visuals added a lot.

[warf73]

Great video glad they put that out now ALL fire departments need to watch it.

[btroj]

Very interesting video. Tells me all I need to know about how safe ammo really is.

I just wish I had that much ammo at home!

[bootsnthejeep]

Now, the thing that they DIDN'T cover (not that it was a oversight, just another thing it would be interesting to see) would be the sealed ammo can full of ammo... or primers... or powder...

But otherwise, I thought it was a real eye opener. Nothing you'd want to be near without protective gear, but certainly not the movie-quality explosion that most people seem to think will be involved with an ammo fire.

[fatnhappy]

I wept

[Marlin Junky]

I wept

Me too, how wasteful!

MJ

[Cherokee]

Now, the thing that they DIDN'T cover (not that it was a oversight, just another thing it would be interesting to see) would be the sealed ammo can full of ammo... or primers... or powder...

But otherwise, I thought it was a real eye opener. Nothing you'd want to be near without protective gear, but certainly not the movie-quality explosion that most people seem to think will be involved with an ammo fire.

Agree on the ammo can and primers, powder but very informative for me.

[williamwaco]

Great info.

I tried it myself 50 years ago but at a somewhat smaller scale.
I found that projectiles from rimfire, .38 special, and .270 Winchester, ignited in a corrugated cardboard box would not escape the box.


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[cbrick]

Interesting for sure. I kept waiting for the cases of primers and the black powder in the retail store demo. Oh well, another demo at another time I guess.

I have a young friend on the FD here that I tried to explain this to just several weeks ago, I told him the only thing he had to worry about was loaded firearms and black powder but not real sure he believed me. I will show him the video.

Rick