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Rimfire Firearms .22, .17 and other Rimfire Handguns and Rifles |
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what brand of ammo?
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It was some german high velocity target ammo, don't see a brand on it :/
If you pull the trigger and it doesn't go bang, pick one: - malfunction - no cartridge in chamber - dud cartridge in chamber - hang fire Hang fire is when the primer gets hit, but doesn't immediately properly detonate the gunpowder. Depending on the weapon there might not be a good way to tell the difference, so I was taught to assume it's a hangfire as it's the most dangerous, despite being incredibly rare. I was also taught 30s... though I don't know anyone who actually does wait that long. |
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Hang fire definition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_fire
I experienced one as a loader on a 3" gun when in the Navy in 1966 off the coast of VietNam. I was 19 yrs old at the time. After a couple of attempts to fire the round we unloaded the remainder of the shells. I was sent down one deck and told to clean up the fodder from the previous rounds that were shot. About 10 minutes later the Gunner's Mate attempted to fire the shell and much to my detriment it went off. I was standing 15 ft below the muzzle of the barrel. Couldn't hear a thing for a week and to this day I still have high pitched ringing in my ears. Picture of the same gun: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...9QEwBg&dur=384 Wife gets upset because I answer most of her questions with "What did you say". Last edited by Izzy43; 07-17-2013 at 8:39 AM.. |
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