Indoor Range Fire/Explosion
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kwselke
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That is interesting. The place impressed me as a dirty, dusty, pit before the fire. Although it could be low quality security video.
Hunter8282
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Wow! Bunch of un-burned gun powder on the floor? 
ericrlarson
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Did anyone survive that?
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EQGuy
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When ever I sweep up in front of the firing line at our indoor range there is always unburned gun powder there. That video shows what happens if you do not regularly sweep up the powder.
There was some liquid that spread out on the floor just before the fire.
Did you notice the lady wearing flip flops for shoes?? Sets right up for the hot brass dance!!
S&WIowegan
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This is a perfect example of why I avoid indoor ranges unless I have a compelling need. I have been fragged by lead and jacket material, deafened by short AR 15 firing 223 ammo and watched floor debris being blown downrange. The debris is a combination of gun powder and target debris, quite a combustible mix.
5-Shot
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Nosler had a basement range used for testing reloads. A similar event there took out part of their factory several years ago.
Ed
Ed
There was some liquid that spread out on the floor just before the fire.
That's not liquid. That's the fire starting below the floor boards. Looks like some kind of hardwood floor that is above the sub floor. You can see the fire starting between the wooden floor slats.
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Ivan the Butcher
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One summer, I was teaching my wife and 4 kids the use of shotguns on moving targets. So we shot 4 to 5 hundred rounds of 20 gauge behind the farmhouse. The next spring the grass grew twice as fast and twice as thick as other grass, it all centered on our firing point! Lots of unburnt powder in every round.
Ivan
Ivan
Glock had a similar range fire in Syrma that resulted in a fatality a few years ago.
The range is hot.
Agreed.
But what about all the internet experts who tell me that large charge of slow burning powder all burns in the case of their .357 Magnum.
How can they all be wrong?
It's the best part of the video. Notice how the fire spreads under the floor boards. The wide gaps in the boards made sweeping the floor totally ineffective and just provided space for large amounts of powder to collect between the boards and subfloor.
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That range looks like a dumpster fire waiting to happen. Everything about it is sketchy at best.
tenntex32
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The long-haired blonde gal was wearing sandals. Ouch.
I wonder if her hair survived the incident intact.
Dale
I wonder if her hair survived the incident intact.
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amazingflapjack
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No indoor range for me.
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