BaggyPants Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Thats why all Military ammunition is stored in metal Boxes then hmmm? Metal ammo tins from an army surplus shop is a good place for your pyro and they are all airtight so even if the caps come off and you get an accidental strike their is not enough oxygen to cause ignition. Don't you believe it. Bloke at Waltham had a MK8 TF go off in a completely sealed german WWII ammo tin. It sympathetically detonated the other three in the tin and ripped it apart. Hurt his neg nicely, it did. Airtight means there is air trapped inside it, and there's also nowhere for the blast to get out, which means it'll rip the container to pieces. Metal boxes with pyro in become mines. We do pyro for large WWII reenactment displays, and ALL pyro is contained in wooden boxes or the correctly marked thick card boxes. The boxes are not hermetically sealed, so some of the blast can get out if it goes off by accident. Much safer, trust me Ammunition is OK in metal boxes, because the chance of a primer being struck in there with enough force to fire the cartridge is almost impossible. Link to post Share on other sites
bRydeR Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 Thats why all Military ammunition is stored in metal Boxes then hmmm? I always thought best practice was ammo in metal boxes and explosives in wooden? Link to post Share on other sites
Garibaldi Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 For those who have a wall hanger : isn't dust too much of a problem for the rifles ? Link to post Share on other sites
BaggyPants Posted November 12, 2007 Report Share Posted November 12, 2007 I always thought best practice was ammo in metal boxes and explosives in wooden? It is Link to post Share on other sites
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