Re: [DL] volitility

[Jason Gilham <jayg@penn.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.

Throwing my 2 cents in.

All ammo produced prior to 1890 was black powder and therefore very explosive.
Smokeless powder was not widely used until after the Spanish American war.

So to answer the origional question.  The backpack of shot shells into a furnace
would probably blow the door off the furnace but not cause it to be a 2000lb
grenade.

Jay
Black Power Ammo Reloader.