Ammo in the dryer

[William Jones]

Well, I managed to piss off the wife today. Remember to take your speed strip out of your pocket when you put your jeans in the laundry. Tried to assure her that it was totally safe, but she was not amused.

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[jbett98]

Show her this pic and tell her not to worry.

 

[robertg]

What's going on in that picture?

 

[jbett98]

Numrich Gun Parts had a building collapse after a storm and they cleaned up the vintage military ammo with scoop buckets after pushing it all into a pile with the Caterpillar.

 

[70cyclone]

yeah...not going to test that theory myself

 

[robertg]

I washed a bunch of .22 I had in my pocket once, didn't try to shoot it though.

 

[Ura-Ki]

I did that with 8 rounds of .45 in the wash AND dryer! The wife just looked at me in that strange way that says were not even going there! Hay, its a new way to tumble your brass

 

[No_Regerts]

I wouldn't shoot it. Propellant granules are designed with burn inhibitors to achieve a certain burn rate. If the ammo was jostled around enough, the granules can separate and cause unpredictable pressure spikes.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Used to find ammo both live and blank in the washers and dryers in the barracks fairly often.
Maybe those "lost socks" need ammo for their firearms? LOL
Andy

 

[Velzey]

Every week ammo is found in the washer and dryer. It's put in a container on top of the washer. Even a few 12ga plastic shells that were in a side pocket in a pit of shorts made it all the way thru and were found in the dryer.

Mostly .22 lr a few 30-06's. I've tested them all out of curiosity... All functioned 100%..
I tried a couple of the old paper hull 12ga shells. Set them out in the sun to dry. I'm surprised they ignited, but the wadding only made it out about 5' and pellets had no energy.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

Every week ammo is found in the washer and dryer. It's put in a container on top of the washer. Even a few 12ga plastic shells that were in a side pocket in a pit of shorts made it all the way thru and were found in the dryer.

Mostly .22 lr a few 30-06's. I've tested them all out of curiosity... All functioned 100%..
I tried a couple of the old paper hull 12ga shells. Set them out in the sun to dry. I'm surprised they ignited, but the wadding only made it out about 5' and pellets had no energy.

didnt u know that those paper shells actually are CQB rounds that minimize collateral damage??

 

[DeanfromOregon]

Seems like every time I come back from a training class I end up with round of .45 buried deep down in a side pocket. The come out really really clean though.

 

[brokenarrow]

I did that with 8 rounds of .45 in the wash AND dryer! The wife just looked at me in that strange way that says were not even going there! Hay, its a new way to tumble your brass

If I did that I'd have to worry about more than my brass being tumbled.