SAMMI lights 28000 rounds of sporting ammunition lit on fire to test how dangerous it is for firefighters....
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About the Tests
These ammunition tests expended over 400,000 rounds of sporting ammunition in scenarios that include single cartridge ignition, 65-foot drops, attacks with blasting caps, bullet impacts, forklift impact, bulldozer crushing and grinding,packaged and unpackaged bonfires, and fires involving a retail store and truck trailer.
The sporting ammunition tested includes both rifle and pistol cartridges up to 50 caliber, and shotshells up to 8 gauge.
About the Results
The video shows that sporting ammunition outside a firearm:
source: https://saami.org/publications-advisories/sporting-ammunition-and-the-firefighter/
Full story:
About the Tests
These ammunition tests expended over 400,000 rounds of sporting ammunition in scenarios that include single cartridge ignition, 65-foot drops, attacks with blasting caps, bullet impacts, forklift impact, bulldozer crushing and grinding,packaged and unpackaged bonfires, and fires involving a retail store and truck trailer.
The sporting ammunition tested includes both rifle and pistol cartridges up to 50 caliber, and shotshells up to 8 gauge.
About the Results
The video shows that sporting ammunition outside a firearm:
- is unlikely to ignite under extreme conditions of impact,
- will not propagate in a chain reaction from one cartridge or shell to another,
- does not mass explode, and
- may be controlled by fire fighters using water and wearing standard
structural fire fighter protective clothing and self-contained breathing apparatus.
source: https://saami.org/publications-advisories/sporting-ammunition-and-the-firefighter/
