June 15, 2014, 10:02 PM | #1 |
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Safety First !!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-fireball.html
Incredibly stupid ! Powder should always be covered to prevent sparks from igniting it.!! People should never be permitted near the gun !! No brains at all . These incidents always help the anti gun types .
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A classmate was telling me about his fellow soldier who was into blackpowder. The other soldier had his army t-shirt on and shorts when he was shooting a smokepole. Anyway, an ember went down his powder can which he left uncapped. It lit and the soldier had third degree burns over his body. It didn't help that his clothing had synthetic material in it.
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June 16, 2014, 02:55 AM | #3 |
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http://www.civilwarnews.com/artillerysafety.htm
Here's one source of safety rules .Many rules obviously violated in my first post !
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June 16, 2014, 10:23 AM | #4 |
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Very good link !!!
Mete,
That is a very good link and many will apply to whatever you're shooting. We teach most of the points that were listed. When teaching at our M/L station, we always establish a clearly marked safety zone and properly sealing the powder canister, after loading our flasks. Also observe the "Smoking Lamp is Out" ..... Be Safe !!!
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I was told of another community near me that has the same type of thing ,firing with people close etc. My friend said it;s just an accident waiting to happen.Idiots !
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not first but Always
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It's sad when kids are involved in such accidents. Especially so with 4 involved on this occasion. As far as liability I'm sure the police investigation will figure that out.
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i've investigated several of these type incidents for insurance companies and lawyers. In every case some adult committed an act of industrial strength ignorance. This one was no exception. They had a kid hold a "pouch" of blackpowder while the cannon was fired.
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