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03-31-2020, 12:41 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Red Deer, AB
Posts: 55
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Reload room goes BOOM!!!
So... A couple of explosions Sunday afternoon in Red Deer catching a house on fire. First thought was " probably just another meth lab" But was somewhat shocked to find out it was some poor guys reloading room. Not much more I can say on the topic, other than the man minus some hair wasn't seriously hurt. Shout out if your on here that I'm glad your ok. But gets one thinking how safe our own reloading rooms are with safe storage and house keeping.
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03-31-2020, 12:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ft. McMurray
Posts: 38,585
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YIKES!!
Glad the guy was not seriously hurt!
A gunsmith friend left a cigarette in an ash tray several years ago and his garage went up !🙀
I guess it was pretty exciting when the locker full of ammo started cooking off as well as the car full of gasoline!
Cat
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03-31-2020, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
Posts: 45,144
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Having been reloading for over 45 years, and knowing many, many people who load, I have never heard of anyone that I know having a fire related to their reloading. Other than a freak electrical fire, or carelessness with open flames or smoking, a fire or explosion is very unlikely.
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03-31-2020, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Central Alberta
Posts: 21,399
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Having been reloading for over 45 years, and knowing many, many people who load, I have never heard of anyone that I know having a fire related to their reloading. Other than a freak electrical fire, or carelessness with open flames or smoking, a fire or explosion is very unlikely.
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Yup, or someone was incredibly stupid.
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03-31-2020, 03:01 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 15,847
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Black Powder?
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03-31-2020, 03:16 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Dreadful Valley
Posts: 14,620
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Heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who...................
Even if it was a gas explosion or a dumb cluck cleaning parts with gasoline, the media reports harshly if it is anything close to being gun related.
There is more to this, that’s for sure.
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03-31-2020, 03:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ft. McMurray
Posts: 38,585
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Quote:
Originally Posted by elkhunter11
Having been reloading for over 45 years, and knowing many, many people who load, I have never heard of anyone that I know having a fire related to their reloading. Other than a freak electrical fire, or carelessness with open flames or smoking, a fire or explosion is very unlikely.
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yeah, my gunsmith friend's fire was not caused from powder storage , hand loading or anything like that, it was the cigarette that he left going that started a fire that started the whole wreck!
Cat
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Anytime I figure I've got this long range thing figured out, I just strap into the sling and irons and remind myself that I don't!
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04-03-2020, 05:50 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 11,858
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Pulling bullets out of a black powder cartridge with pliers with a cig burning in his lips .......... what could go wrong?
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