That's a bummer. I plan on camping off breakneck pass for the 4th. No campfires and now no shooting! What the hell am I going to do with my time!
That's a bummer. I plan on camping off breakneck pass for the 4th. No campfires and now no shooting! What the hell am I going to do with my time!
Go help fight wildfires? [Dunno]Quote:
Originally Posted by The Heretic
i thought when you shot things they blew up--like on "American Guns"
One of my infantry companies started a fire on Ft. Carson two years ago shooting blanks. When it is this dry, it doesn't take much.
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Originally Posted by Ah Pook
Great idea! I sure as hell don't want to take a chance on starting one!
They are blaming this on a shooting incident. Its for the whole county, not allowed even on the windblown planes with nothing on it.
I started a small fire a year two ago by shooting into a stump. I had fired several rounds into the stump when I noticed a glowing piece of debris arc out of the stump and land in the grass about 50 yards from the stump I was shooting. Next thing...there was smoke and a small grass fire. We put it out quickly but it could've been a real problem had I been alone. It burned about 20 square feet before we could even get to it.
I think someone had been firing tracers into the stump and one of my rounds impacted the tracer round and ignited it. I don't know what else it could've been.
Watch somebody shoot at night.
You will be amazed at just how much potential for ignition there is.
[QUOTE=mutt;515558]I agree. Too many people get their gun knowledge from TV and Movies. Non-incendiary rounds do not spark and are no fire danger. Sensible shooters don't cause fires. Idiots with tracers are a different matter.
Non-incendiary rounds can cause fires. Any ammo that has steel core bullets (or steel penetrator tips) can spark when impacting rocks or steel targets. The steel jacketed bullets could be an issue as well.
I shot my 50 at night at a rock face with 660g ball ammo at about 1400 yards and when the bullet hit it looked like a firework going off. You don't need steel core or incendiery to make a spark.