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**Mike Irwin** · April 5, 2013, 07:46 AM

Actually, the biggest concern isn't the bullet or the case, it's the primer.

If the primer detonates, and it's not crimped, it can be blown out of the case at very high velocity and can do quite a bit of damage at short range.

But as the primer cup is very light, its range is very limited.

April 5, 2013, 07:46 AM	#35
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Actually, the biggest concern isn't the bullet or the case, it's the primer. If the primer detonates, and it's not crimped, it can be blown out of the case at very high velocity and can do quite a bit of damage at short range. But as the primer cup is very light, its range is very limited. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.