[Magdalen] Oldies but Goodies.tior

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Whatever the putative reason for or against, the photos of shotgun shells
tell the story -- there's a lot of brass involved.

http://tinyurl.com/mcfbvjo


James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
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On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com
> wrote:
>
> On 11/12/2014 23:01, James Oppenheimer-Crawford wrote:
>
>> Shotgun shells have the bright brass on the striking end. When I looked I
>> was surprised to find the brass can be a lot more substantive than I
>> recalled.
>>
>
> It has to be substantial to take the explosive force when the gun is
> fired.  Remember Newtonian physics - to every action there is an equal and
> opposite reaction?  The explosion that drives the shot forward has a
> balancing force which impacts initially on the base of the cartridge.  It
> needs to be solid and strong enough not to let the force dissipate before
> it has done its job.
>
> Roger (a non-shooter of any kind)
>