Hot Brass From A Garand?

mmattockx

mmattockx

CGN Ultra frequent flyer
Rating - 100%
102   0   0
Location
Done with sheeple
Can anyone tell me why the brass from my Garand is always super hot, regardless of ambient temps and how many rounds I have fired? On all my other centerfire rifles the brass comes out barely warm at most, even the .338 Win Mag that is burning 75+gr of powder. On the Garand, brass is scorching hot for quite a while after hitting the ground, even the first cold bore shot of the day.

Mark
 
The M1 ejects the brass immediately so none of the heat is transferred to the chamber as occurs in a manually operated arm.
 
Saw a girl once in a super low-cut, super-tight top, got one down there from a Sten. You would never believe just a nasty burn from such a little casing!

What has puzzled ME ever since is just HOW did a STEN manage to chuck one in that direction; usually, they are forward and out, at an angle.

Old ammo, I guess, dodgy primers.

Apart from the fact of the burn, it was funny as all get-out!

Brandon club, many years ago, one of Uncle Lew's Stens.

Yes, having FUN was actually LEGAL in this country, once upon a time!
.

As to the Garand, you should try taking pictures of the thing firing at night. I have detailed how to do this previously. The bullet comes out of the barrel at 2800 ft/sec and it is riding on a column of incendescent gas at 52,000 pounds a square inch pressure. The casing HAS to be hot! At night, you can actually photograph the red streak of the case being ejected.

When the brass came out of the Fireflies, it sat and GLOWED on the bottom of the turret; you could see it clearly if it was overcast.

Pressure makes heat... and the more pressure, the more heat.
.
 
Last edited:
green said:
The M1 ejects the brass immediately so none of the heat is transferred to the chamber as occurs in a manually operated arm.
Click to expand...

I suspected that was the deal. All my other centerfires are bolt action and the brass sits for a bit before it gets ejected.

wayne37 said:
Just wait till you get one down your shirt.........
Click to expand...

Not much chance of that with the Garand. The guy two stalls down from me needs to look out, though.:D

Mark
 
Thanks for that info. Always been wondering why Garand brass was hot. Thought that it was burned gun powder that caused the cases to go hot, as well as been wondering over, why cases from my bolt guns did not emit any significant heat.
 
That's why the M1/M14 are very tough on brass. The brass has minimal time to cool and contract before the extractor grabs it and the bolt twists it out of the chamber. Also a good reason to keep the chamber clean. About 4/5 firing cycles is all one should plan for brass in these rifles.
 
Oh no, Nate. That particular one was about 22 or 23 and scored about 96 on the 100-point total-yumminess scale. MOST entertaining, believe me.
.
 
As said before, all semis have hot brass. I remember on a training scenario, the section commander firing and buddy crouched behind a wall caught two casings - one on the cheek, and one down his shirt. The one on his cheek healed nicely, but the one down his shirt left a long-lasting 5.56 shaped scar.
 
sunray said:
All brass comes out hot enough to burn. You lit a fire in it.
Click to expand...

Not out of a bolt gun, it all comes out medium warm at best. Out of my Garand, yes it will burn skin nicely.

Hearing all these stories of brass down shirts makes me cringe, I can't imagine what one from the Garand would feel down my shirt. It would be as bad as welding slag down a work boot, except the shirt comes off easier than the boot.

Mark
 
smellie said:
When the brass came out of the Fireflies, it sat and GLOWED on the bottom of the turret; you could see it clearly if it was overcast.
Click to expand...

I hope the loader had gloves!

I'd hate to be doing that in the summer inside that tin can with no AC... it must have been brutal on you guys.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom