shrapnel

[fuckwaffle]

Which is what I said, fuckwit.

So defensive. You said nothing of the kind. Of course it's easy to call someone names instead of owning up to a mistake.

Bullets don't shed shrapnel, they do however deform if they are solid lead or if they have a full metal jacket. A hollow point will mushroom as it enters the body and could break apart. Frangible rounds are made specifically to break apart on impact with any object so they don't have the ability to ricochet, where other types of bullets could become shrapnel, spraying out in all directions.

 

[evesdream]

So defensive. You said nothing of the kind. Of course it's easy to call someone names instead of owning up to a mistake.

Bullets don't shed shrapnel, they do however deform if they are solid lead or if they have a full metal jacket. A hollow point will mushroom as it enters the body and could break apart. Frangible round are made specifically to break apart on impact with and object so they don't have the ability to ricochet, where other types of bullets could become shrapnel, spraying out in all directions.

Everyone duck!

 

[QueenLevitra]

preserved?

Yup.

Tagged and bagged.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Many bullets will shed tiny bits of shrapnel when they enter the body. Those tiny bits can do more damage than the larger, whole bullet.

The kill radius of an M67 is only about 5 meters.

Shrapnel is technically a part of a certain kind of weapon but over the years has been used to also mean the fragments of any kind of fragmentation weapon.

So defensive. You said nothing of the kind. Of course it's easy to call someone names instead of owning up to a mistake.

Bullets don't shed shrapnel, they do however deform if they are solid lead or if they have a full metal jacket. A hollow point will mushroom as it enters the body and could break apart. Frangible rounds are made specifically to break apart on impact with any object so they don't have the ability to ricochet, where other types of bullets could become shrapnel, spraying out in all directions.

Im with krc. She clearly states shrapnel has become a generic term

 

[neci]

Yup.

Tagged and bagged.

fancy

 

[QueenLevitra]

fancy

Bloody fucking fancy is right.

 

[neci]

Bloody fucking fancy is right.

i will drink to that.

 

[Phelia]

A pessimist sees it as shrapnel. An optimist sees it as free metal!

This thread has been very educational. It didn't know shrapnel only referred to bullet shards and/or a very specific type of bullet. Now if I ever find myself near an exploding 747, I'll know what not to call the sheets of metal flying towards me at very high speeds. Thanks guys!

 

[QueenLevitra]

i will drink to that.

Glad you could join.

 

[coachdb18]

Technically, the fragments from a grenade aren't shrapnel.

My father carried what he called shrapnel in his back and hip from a Japanese grenade from his time fighting in the Phillipines in WWII. He had to have numerous surgeries and hospitalizations for those wounds he received throughout his life. Also had rare occasions of extreme nightmares, where he would be right back in combat, but that was long before they called it PTSD...

 

[QueenLevitra]

Anything can be shrapnel.

All said thing has to do is impale something else.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

A pessimist sees it as shrapnel. An optimist sees it as free metal!

This thread has been very educational. It didn't know shrapnel only referred to bullet shards and/or a very specific type of bullet. Now if I ever find myself near an exploding 747, I'll know what not to call the sheets of metal flying towards me at very high speeds. Thanks guys!

Shrapnel was the name of a spicific artillery shell from around 1800 to about 1920. It has sense become the blanket term for any flying hunks o metal.

I'm artillery, I know these things

 

[neci]

A pessimist sees it as shrapnel. An optimist sees it as free metal!

This thread has been very educational. It didn't know shrapnel only referred to bullet shards and/or a very specific type of bullet. Now if I ever find myself near an exploding 747, I'll know what not to call the sheets of metal flying towards me at very high speeds. Thanks guys!

wear good gloves and bring magnets.

Glad you could join.

it's been my pleasure.

 

[neci]

Shrapnel was the name of a spicific artillery shell from around 1800 to about 1920. It has sense become the blanket term for any flying hunks o metal.

I'm artillery, I know these things

are there shrapnel collections from combat sites?

 

[neci]

shooting in the dark

 

[Saint Peter]

I turn perfectly good metal into shrapnel everyday.

It ain't no thang.

 

[QueenLevitra]

Shrapnel was the name of a spicific artillery shell from around 1800 to about 1920. It has sense become the blanket term for any flying hunks o metal.

I'm artillery, I know these things

You should tell me that as I extract the broken glass bottle from your ass.

I'll be double impressed.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

are there shrapnel collections from combat sites?

If there's a museum then most likely

 

[QueenLevitra]

I turn perfectly good metal into shrapnel everyday.

It ain't no thang.

I like to think I will know your work when I pull it out of someone's ass.

I'll keep it and re-purpose as a laundry hanger.

 

[neci]

If there's a museum then most likely

i've seen individual pieces of artillery shell in museums, but not a large collection.

 

[fuckwaffle]

Shrapnel was the name of a spicific artillery shell from around 1800 to about 1920. It has sense become the blanket term for any flying hunks o metal.

I'm artillery, I know these things

Yeah, that explains it, I was Air Force, that's how I know how to spell "since".

 

[QueenLevitra]

Yeah, that explains it, I was Air Force, that's how I know how to spell "since".

Funny how the shrapnel trickles down...

 

[neci]

shards everywhere.

 

[sweepthefloor]

Trauma!

 

[fuckwaffle]

Funny how the shrapnel trickles down...

Not exactly trickle, flying every which way it can is more likely.