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[oldrodder]

i could see it happening with all the dust put together from a day's worth several shooters, but if it was 22lr only, i don't see it happening, or being alot. but stranger things have happened...

.......speaking of strange things happening, I was derimming RF cases yesterday evening, and I had one go "BANG" in the die! This was after a 1hr bath in hot water, dish soap and Lemeshine! Then dried in the oven at LOW heat. I've derimmed 1000's of cases and never had that happen!
Mike

 

[A&Shuntr]

.......speaking of strange things happening, I was derimming RF cases yesterday evening, and I had one go "BANG" in the die! This was after a 1hr bath in hot water, dish soap and Lemeshine! Then dried in the oven at LOW heat. I've derimmed 1000's of cases and never had that happen!
Mike

Maybe it's you? When you look over your shoulder walking down the street are there black cats following you?

 

[A&Shuntr]

At our club's indoor range we sweep the cement floor after every session and collect all (22LR) brass for recycling. There's inevitably a small pile of grit together with the brass, and we once lit a match to it- WHOOSH! So definitely some of the powder and/ or primer remains behind after firing.

Hope your clubs fire insurance is paid up, it's not generally a good practice to go around and try lighting things on fire!

 

[Raton57]

I have two friends that work for S&W in the test range. They told me the same thing that they have clean up several times a day to get rid of unburnt powder to stop the chance of it going off sometime. After shooting several hundred handguns a day it builds up a lot I am told.

 

[oldrodder]

Maybe it's you? When you look over your shoulder walking down the street are there black cats following you?

Ha ha, could be!! Murphy rides my a$$ pretty hard at times. Remember Joe Blitzfix in Li'l Abner cartoons...................the little dude with the dark cloud over his head????????????? We're related!!
Mike

 

[Spawn-Inc]

.......speaking of strange things happening, I was derimming RF cases yesterday evening, and I had one go "BANG" in the die! This was after a 1hr bath in hot water, dish soap and Lemeshine! Then dried in the oven at LOW heat. I've derimmed 1000's of cases and never had that happen!
Mike

The drying process reversed what the soap and water did I bet, I wonder if it was a dud that someone pulled the bullet off then just chucked the brass.

 

[oldrodder]

The drying process reversed what the soap and water did I bet, I wonder if it was a dud that someone pulled the bullet off then just chucked the brass.

More than likely a dud. I picked these cases at our range. While I was sorting the cases by headstamp, I came across maybe 6 or so rounds that had mis-fired and were ejected on the floor, then picked up by the sweeper. Three had multiple strikes on their rims and three were pristine. I also found several pulled .22 bullets in the pile. I pulled the bullets and scrapped the brass.

M

 

[kjohn]

I'll only believe this when I see it.
I tried to light up "unburned powder" residue collected from a shotgun barrel and that thing didn't burn.
I concluded at the time that the high pressure and temperature must have altered the chemical composition of the (unburned) powder.

We used to sweep the floor at our range, then all gather around and hum the theme for "Bonanza" when we lit the stuff. Probably only the older guys here will appreciate that little story.

As soon as someone comes up with a method of setting concrete on fire and burning down the concrete walls, floor, and ceiling at the range, we will quit doing that.

 

[vviking]

Had a very similar experience with a progressive with primer feeder years ago. Was wearing safety glasses, but hearing protection, and I'll tell you! My ears rang for a good couple of hours after that. Gave up reloading not too long after due to a couple of squibs (that very fortunately did not lead to KB's! )

Then there was the day quite a few of 'em went ..'click'.
What the hay?.
Where the sam hill did all that powder in the ammo box come from?.
Ohhh. Was so sure that they all got a primer ...

Or the time buddy wanted to inlay .308 caseheads into his canoe yoke ... 'soak 'em in WD40', says I.
He's puts one to the grinder to shorten it up a bit. ... 'it's brass, won't spark', says I. .....

 

[A&Shuntr]

We used to sweep the floor at our range, then all gather around and hum the theme for "Bonanza" when we lit the stuff. Probably only the older guys here will appreciate that little story.

As soon as someone comes up with a method of setting concrete on fire and burning down the concrete walls, floor, and ceiling at the range, we will quit doing that.

Hmm, must be standing around the pile naked so there are no consumables near by.