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Posted: 23:25 - 01 Nov 2023 Post subject: Gun Cotton |
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In episode 435 of "I must have missed a meeting"
The Von Lenk Guncotton Cartridge for the M1854 Lorenz
Gun cotton, nitrocellulose, is the same as the "flash paper" magicians use. I don't know how I wouldn't know you'd run guns with it. Somehow I assumed it just went Black Powder => Smokeless Powder
Anyhoo, the interesting thing is gun cotton cartridges are an example of a "caseless" ammunition as alluded to in the film Aliens ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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I think the main problem with caseless is long term storage. Short term even the paper cartridges in the old Austrian rifle weren't too bad but imagine having boxes and boxes of the things
The other thing to consider is the traditional brass case has two active functions in a gun: sealing the breech and heat dissipation. Quickly ejecting spent rounds does draw some heat from the mechanisms - an effect not to be underestimated with automatic weapons. ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Posted: 16:33 - 02 Nov 2023 Post subject: Re: Gun Cotton |
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stinkwheel wrote: | Tri-iodide was always my favourite and a bit less hazardous to synthesize until it was dry. |
That takes me back.. ... at school there was a kid who, after being impressed by a demo in a chemistry lesson, took it upon himself to nick the necessary reagents from the lab. He went into production of tri-iodide, and caused much mirth with loud but innocuous bangs around the school. He developed his detonation technique by packing the stuff around a bit of eureka wire, connected by a long length of cable to a 9V battery in a nearby hiding place - simply connect the battery terminals and <crack!>. Didn't take him long to reach his 'piece de resistance'.... he wrapped his final batch of tri-iodide in cling film to make it waterproof, shoved it down one of the toilet bowls in the boy's toilets, and ran the detonation cable up the side of the bowl (concealed under a length of wet paper), under the seat, and down again, into the next cubicle where he perched waiting with his 9V battery. The trap was completed by closing all the cubicle doors bar the relevant one, and removing one of the light bulbs to make it gloomy in there.
The rest of us waited hidden outside at break, and it didn't take long for a random kid to wander in for a shit. Count one, two, <trousers undone> three, four <sits down > five, six, seven, connect the battery.... and BOOM! Soon my mate came out looking panic-struck - said there hadn't been a sound from next door afterwards 'what if he's dead? Shit shit shit...' There was then a bit of finger pointing and blame attributing, and then the victim finally emerged, ashen-faced. Was actually quite relieved to find out what had happened - he thought there'd been an explosion in the sewer or something, and had just sat there shaking. We all went in to inspect the outcome... the toilet bowl was completely empty, and all the porcelain was covered in soot. There was water up all the walls of the cubicle and even the ceiling - you could even see where he'd been sitting as there were dry areas matching up to where his thighs and arse had been.
Happy days. That was the final outing for the tri-iodide though; I think my friend decided he'd pushed his luck enough... ____________________ KC100->CB100N->CB250RS--------->DL650AL2->R1200RS->R1250RS |
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If you paint it wet round the edge of a cupboard door then gently shut it, once it dries, the next person to open the door finds it opening more eventfully than they expected. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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