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Man shot by gun in oven
June 06, 2018, 06:16 PM
a1abdjMan shot by gun in oven
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I'd be surprised if an oven could get hot enough to cause a discharge.
Some ammo will start cooking off at around 350 degrees. Ovens have fired guns in the past under similar circumstances.
June 06, 2018, 07:20 PM
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June 06, 2018, 07:38 PM
egregorequote:
What I found interesting in this story is that many members over the years have reported keeping their guns in vehicles in Summer heat and I've never heard of a cartridge igniting in those conditions.
It can get 140-160° in a car in direct sunlight, but that isn't nearly hot enough to "cook off" a cartridge. It takes ~500-550° … which is an oven set to broil. A cartridge in the chamber of a firearm will discharge at full power.
June 06, 2018, 07:59 PM
Modern Day Savagequote:
Originally posted by egregore:
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What I found interesting in this story is that many members over the years have reported keeping their guns in vehicles in Summer heat and I've never heard of a cartridge igniting in those conditions.
It can get 140-160° in a car in direct sunlight, but that isn't nearly hot enough to "cook off" a cartridge. It takes ~500-550° … which is an oven set to broil. A cartridge in the chamber of a firearm will discharge at full power.
There was an article some years ago based on a test in which they started to see rifle round cook-offs in the 400-450 F. range.
June 06, 2018, 08:39 PM
scoutriflemanAnyone else find it ironic that this was reported on wFMJ?
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June 06, 2018, 09:02 PM
P220 SmudgeI would say it sounds too ridiculous to be true, but my sister melted a laptop in her oven doing the same thing about eight years ago. Kept it there because nobody checks the oven when they break in to rob you. So yeah, people actually do this.

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June 06, 2018, 09:19 PM
will347waxI can tell you with certainty that a .22 bullet will pop in a425° oven. The case exploded in several pieces.
June 06, 2018, 09:27 PM
jljonesThank goodness we have made it to page two and no one has insisted on “booger hook on the bang switch” as they do in every article about a gun going off. I swear, if I could find the dude who was the first one sitting there picking his nose and he pulls it out and goes “Huh, booger hook”. And then he looks at his pistol and loudly proclaims “BANG SWITCH” like somehow he just cured cancer, I would send a Terminator back to visit his great grand parents just to be sure.
June 07, 2018, 12:13 AM
mr kablammoIs that the definition of hot lead?
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June 07, 2018, 12:26 AM
Gustoferquote:
Originally posted by jljones:
Thank goodness we have made it to page two and no one has insisted on “booger hook on the bang switch” as they do in every article about a gun going off. I swear, if I could find the dude who was the first one sitting there picking his nose and he pulls it out and goes “Huh, booger hook”. And then he looks at his pistol and loudly proclaims “BANG SWITCH” like somehow he just cured cancer, I would send a Terminator back to visit his great grand parents just to be sure.
Shouldn't that be in the "Annoying phrases" thread?

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June 07, 2018, 01:42 AM
YooperSigsGives new meaning to the term "cook off".
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June 07, 2018, 03:37 AM
tacfoleyquote:
Originally posted by trapper189:
How plausible is the story?
It can be treated with the same level of truth and fact as 'The Wizard of Oz'.
tac
June 07, 2018, 05:01 AM
msfzoeShould have been stored in the freezer or dishwasher.
June 07, 2018, 05:50 AM
SigM4quote:
Originally posted by msfzoe:
Should have been stored in the freezer or dishwasher.
Come on man, everyone knows your kitchen gun goes in the toaster, though you do have to shop around for the extra wide/bagel option to ensure universal fit.
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Complacency sucks… June 07, 2018, 06:32 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by SigM4:
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Originally posted by msfzoe:
Should have been stored in the freezer or dishwasher.
Come on man, everyone knows your kitchen gun goes in the toaster, though you do have to shop around for the extra wide/bagel option to ensure universal fit.
Toaster oven. Best of both worlds. They give them away when you open a new bank account.
הרחפת שלי מלאה בצלופחים June 07, 2018, 06:39 AM
Black92LXI read the article and the first thing I thought of was The Simpsons when Homer got his gun and he kept it in the vegetable crisper because kids would never look there.
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June 07, 2018, 06:57 AM
FredwardBun, bun! It's supposed to be a BUN in the oven!