Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
When is being stubborn being too stubborn?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Buffalobob" data-source="post: 385721" data-attributes="member: 8"><p>Interesting thought. The brass could actually be dangerous to shoot but that is not likely - just possible!</p><p></p><p>Machine guns are designed to be fired in bursts not continuous and there is supposedly a spare barrel that gets put on when the first barrel gets hot and even a leather glove to do that with. In reality that seldom occurs. A machine gun can be fired continuously until the chamber becomes red hot and the rounds literally cookoff from the temperature and fire before the bolt closes and the firing pin hits. Flame starts coming out everywhere and in the end it ruins a barrel. The classic demonstration in infantry school is in "live night fire" when the barrel and action become so hot as to be translucent. The closing act is when the instructor walks over and lights his cigarette off of the redhot barrel. </p><p></p><p>A piece of brass that had been "cooked off" would have been subjected to such extreme heat that it likely would be ruined as far as hardness and the case head would fail the first time it was fired again.</p><p></p><p>Here is two videos but they are not of the M-60s which will cook for hundreds of rounds and you have to break the belt to stop them.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seZZoddtlH8" target="_blank">YouTube - M249 cook-off</a></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9DOM_-Xto" target="_blank">YouTube - M249 Round Cookoff, 2 Melted Gun barrels</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here is a dutch mg with the barrel hot enough to cook but it doesn't for some reason.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVEV_x-DsmY&feature=related" target="_blank">YouTube - Dutch Machine Gun is shooting like hell</a></p><p></p><p>You would not want the brass from any of those guns.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Buffalobob, post: 385721, member: 8"] Interesting thought. The brass could actually be dangerous to shoot but that is not likely - just possible! Machine guns are designed to be fired in bursts not continuous and there is supposedly a spare barrel that gets put on when the first barrel gets hot and even a leather glove to do that with. In reality that seldom occurs. A machine gun can be fired continuously until the chamber becomes red hot and the rounds literally cookoff from the temperature and fire before the bolt closes and the firing pin hits. Flame starts coming out everywhere and in the end it ruins a barrel. The classic demonstration in infantry school is in "live night fire" when the barrel and action become so hot as to be translucent. The closing act is when the instructor walks over and lights his cigarette off of the redhot barrel. A piece of brass that had been "cooked off" would have been subjected to such extreme heat that it likely would be ruined as far as hardness and the case head would fail the first time it was fired again. Here is two videos but they are not of the M-60s which will cook for hundreds of rounds and you have to break the belt to stop them. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seZZoddtlH8]YouTube - M249 cook-off[/url] [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht9DOM_-Xto]YouTube - M249 Round Cookoff, 2 Melted Gun barrels[/url] Here is a dutch mg with the barrel hot enough to cook but it doesn't for some reason. [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVEV_x-DsmY&feature=related]YouTube - Dutch Machine Gun is shooting like hell[/url] You would not want the brass from any of those guns. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Reloading
When is being stubborn being too stubborn?
Top