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To: smokingfrog

The bullet would just about have to strike stone or metal to make sparks. The chances of a fire starting that way strike me as rather small.


2 posted on 06/24/2012 8:11:10 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: GenXteacher

A modern jacketed bullet is composed of a lead core covered by a copper jacket. Neither lead nor copper will produce a spark no matter what you strike them against.

A tracer round, on the other hand, literally burns. That’s what makes it so bright. They are so damaging to a good bore however, that a serious shooter is not going to ruin his rifle for a few minutes of “fun”.

Mechanics use copper and brass tools whenever they are working in dangerous, explosive conditions precisely because they don’t throw sparks.


55 posted on 06/25/2012 3:30:11 AM PDT by Rearden (Deo Vindice)
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