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• Dookieman12@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  The case basically explodes in the chamber.

  Yeah, that’s how firearms work.

  When the gun and the cartridge match, the diameter of the projectile is slightly larger than the barrel bore. For example, a .357 magnum cartridge is .357 inches, stuffed into what’s ostensibly a .35 caliber gun. Gunpowder isn’t an explosive, it actually burns very slowly. It’s this very small size difference that allows pressure to build and create the chamber pressures advertised on the ammo box.

  Of course a shotgun receiver can’t withstand the same pressure as a .50 BMG receiver, but that’s not what I said. I said a .50 BMG cartridge won’t create enough pressure in a 12 gauge receiver to damage it.

  But, by all means, don’t take my word for it. There are plenty of videos of other people doing it and explaining it. Watch one of those instead.

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  • too_high_for_this@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh wow, thank you for explaining how guns work. You’re so smart!

    It’s weird that my guns never destroy the brass. Does that mean they don’t work?

    And I guess C4 isn’t an explosive either, because it burns slowly?

    And I never said anything about the receiver. The chamber is a different part. And the cartridge will absolutely build up pressure before the bullet has time to leave.

    Is your firearm knowledge just based on YouTube?

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