Loaded gun

mattgaudian

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Found my first real gun last night. I believe is a H & R young America revolver. Looks to be still loaded. ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1463841090.278866.jpg
 

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G.I.B.

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Why not? No heat, shock or fire involved.

MAYBE no reason at all to worry. As I said I am no expert. I have NO idea how old it is. I have NO idea if smokeless powder or black powder is in the cartridges inside. I error on the side of safety. IF a bullet fires since it is confined it will travel.

On anther site people were saying that gunpowder found underwater was harmless. I proved them wrong. I find over 50 30 cal. bullets a year from 1909 - 1918 unfired. The gunpowder is still as good as it was when it was made.

So if my caution is unwarranted, I accept that.
 

46Wheat

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That's cool . Don't dig to deep you never know who or wat might be deeper down :)
 

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Loaded Elecrolysis? I don't know how advisable that is!! HOWEVER, I don't claim to be an expert. Nice save!

That's the first thing that came to my mind too! Caution is the very best approach!
 

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MAYBE no reason at all to worry. As I said I am no expert. I have NO idea how old it is. I have NO idea if smokeless powder or black powder is in the cartridges inside. I error on the side of safety. IF a bullet fires since it is confined it will travel.

On anther site people were saying that gunpowder found underwater was harmless. I proved them wrong. I find over 50 30 cal. bullets a year from 1909 - 1918 unfired. The gunpowder is still as good as it was when it was made.

So if my caution is unwarranted, I accept that.

Your perfectly right with that! Better safe than sorry. I accidentally fired a dug German K43 in my cellar during disassembly for cleaning. The bullet hit a concrete wall and luckily no harm was done. That rifle was in the ground for over 50 years back then....
 

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Don't see that very often. Very cool.
 

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