Cooking off live ammo in a campfire, safely.
Once we get the bonfire going pretty good, I’ve been a participant in a strange ritual where we toss empty spray cans into an outdoor fire, then duck behind a woodpile until the aerosol can cooks off. Fun but silly.
I’ve never even thought to cook off live ammo, but now I know what it should look like thanks to this You-Tube video. A 7mm Remington Magnum is on the higher end of the scale, as cartridges go, and it makes a pretty satisfying bang. Please note that all the safety warnings on this video are at the end. The creator took pains to make sure that no one else was around and he also shielded himself with a tree.
Below the video on the You-Tube page, in the comments, you’ll see a few alarmist a-holes whine about safety. Typical. I think things were presented here in a safe, sane manner, but there will always be a few killjoys out there. Maybe they would feel better if it was subtitled “Trained Professional — Do not Attempt!”?
Let’s just hope he sifted those ashes and packed out that trash in the end.
