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Old October 24, 2001, 09:53 AM   #15
Mal H
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seadog - RAE reminded me that your wife is afraid of having "explosives" in the house (so would I, if they were explosives). Nothing is better than a demonstration to show that the powder is not explosive. Make a small pile of powder in the back yard and light it with a long match. She'll see that it doesn't explode at all. It burns fairly fast, but no explosion. Even ammo that "cooks off" in a fire doesn't send the bullet whizzing along at firearm speeds. I believe the bullets seldom get a few yards from the fire that caused it to go off and they don't travel at leathal speeds. I'm not saying I would want to be nearby when a boxfull goes off, but they really aren't exceptionally dangerous as they are when enclosed by the cylinder of a gun.

PS - Don't try the 'pile of powder' demo with black powder or you will be forced to pack everything up and get it out of the house, toot sweet.
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