[TML] NY Reload
Tod Glenn
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Mon Mar 3 16:44:09 MST 2008
>
> You were given VERY bad information. While the Mythbusters episode
> correctly showed that it was the lighter cartridge that caused more
> damage in cooked-off rounds, either end could kill you based on the
> dents I saw in the ovens...
>
> As for the Remington NMA, when a ball is properly loaded with the
> correct amount of powder in mine, there's approximately 1/4"-1/2" or
> so of chamber left (usually that's filled with a blob of grease, I've
> never actually measured it, and it's been years since I fired mine) so
> it would be more dangerous than a cartridge.
Also, the wall of a MNA are much tougher than a brass case. You'd
basically have a revolver with a very short barrel.
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