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Russians always use GPS drop since the post system there is totally unreliable. Everywhere else they disassemble and mail the guns with a pile of scrap and call

Russians always use GPS drop since the post system there is totally unreliable. Everywhere else they disassemble and mail the guns with a pile of scrap and call it 'bike parts' or something. No idea how they ship the ammo I hope they don't mail it as it goes on passenger planes and live ammunition has to be secured so an LD3 doesnt roll around, crush something then set off bullets flying through the cabin.

hga 12y ago
If a round is not sufficiently encased by a chamber, the bullet will go nowhere as the brass or steel splits and vents. In one "oops" I read about, when someone was in too much of a hurry to finish a "bullet board" (a display of cartridges on a board), they used a drill on a loaded round to to make a hole to get the powder out (also makes it clear the round is not loaded), holding the round with their fingers. No, that's not a good idea; even if their fingers didn't feel the heat generated by the drill quickly enough, it was sufficient to set off the primer, which embedded itself into the guy's bicep. And the case split, but only spilled unburned powder on his hand, that situation wasn't enough to set it on fire or otherwise harm him. So I tend to assume it's more of an accelerant problem than a primary fire hazard, especially since as far as I know, loaded cartridges with sharp, pointy bullets but also with extra hard military primers as sometimes sold and shipped in bulk packaging, "loose" inside a bag (! see e.g. http://www.natchezss.com/federal-5-56-62gr-fmj-green-tip-600-pk.html http://www.natchezss.com/federal-5-56-62gr-fmj-green-tip-600...). That doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling, but apparently the biggest US ammo manufacturer, many distributors, and the US Department of Transportation and UPS are OK with shipping that by ground.
wolfgke 12y ago
> Russians always use GPS drop since the post system there is totally unreliable. Could you explain me how GPS drop works (I couldn't find information on that topic via Google)?
- logfromblammo 12y ago
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_drop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_drop Think of it as an orienteering game with only two participants. You place the package in a location unlikely to be found accidentally. You transmit the GPS/Glonass location information to the second person. They go to the location and retrieve the package.
- fweespeech 12y ago
  I'm not sure in this specific case but generally I'd consider it a blind drop with GPS coordinates and a description of the drop site.

hga 12y ago

If a round is not sufficiently encased by a chamber, the bullet will go nowhere as the brass or steel splits and vents. In one "oops" I read about, when someone was in too much of a hurry to finish a "bullet board" (a display of cartridges on a board), they used a drill on a loaded round to to make a hole to get the powder out (also makes it clear the round is not loaded), holding the round with their fingers. No, that's not a good idea; even if their fingers didn't feel the heat generated by the drill quickly enough, it was sufficient to set off the primer, which embedded itself into the guy's bicep. And the case split, but only spilled unburned powder on his hand, that situation wasn't enough to set it on fire or otherwise harm him. So I tend to assume it's more of an accelerant problem than a primary fire hazard, especially since as far as I know, loaded cartridges with sharp, pointy bullets but also with extra hard military primers as sometimes sold and shipped in bulk packaging, "loose" inside a bag (! see e.g. http://www.natchezss.com/federal-5-56-62gr-fmj-green-tip-600-pk.html http://www.natchezss.com/federal-5-56-62gr-fmj-green-tip-600...). That doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling, but apparently the biggest US ammo manufacturer, many distributors, and the US Department of Transportation and UPS are OK with shipping that by ground.

wolfgke 12y ago

> Russians always use GPS drop since the post system there is totally unreliable. Could you explain me how GPS drop works (I couldn't find information on that topic via Google)?

logfromblammo 12y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geocaching http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_drop http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_drop Think of it as an orienteering game with only two participants. You place the package in a location unlikely to be found accidentally. You transmit the GPS/Glonass location information to the second person. They go to the location and retrieve the package.
fweespeech 12y ago
I'm not sure in this specific case but generally I'd consider it a blind drop with GPS coordinates and a description of the drop site.