Re: [DL] volitility

["Andrew Greeson" <tattoos@triad.rr.com>]

Most shotgun shells of the time were paper with a few of the
British ones being metal. The paper is going to burn away and since the
explosion of ammo is all based on a buildup of gas and a pressure release
you are not going to get much. Now if they are black powder you will get an
explsion. Black powder is explsive while modern smokeless is not.

Andrew
----- Original Message -----
From: <Doplegnger@aol.com>
To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:04 PM
Subject: [DL] volitility


> OK, one other quick question if somebody with a little more knowledge on
the
> subject would be so helpful as to answer:
>
> just how volatile are shotgun shells/bullets (mostly shotgun shells)
>
> obviously throwing a backpack full of shotgun shells into a blast furnace
is
> going to be one serious shrapnel bomb, but just how much is neccessary to
set
> them off? muzzle flare enough?what about a lighter dropped onto a stack of
> them? just a lot of heat (throw a backpack full of shotgun shells into the
> steam from a ghost rock furnace and create an air detonating massive
shrapnel
> bomb)?    I have never seen shotgun shells personally so I'm not really
sure
> how much you need to light them all off.
>
> thanks!
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