Unaccustomed and uncoloured
The items in this post are things I'm fully comfortable with, objects I handle very often and know how to use with devastating effect but so many people see these items as mysterious, things to be feared and shunned even; I get it, people fear what they don't understand and these are things many people are unaccustomed to.
In this post you'll see a few different types and calibres of ammunition including 6.5mm Creedmoor (for rifle) a .50 calibre belt (chain link for a machine gun) and .243 rifle rounds. There's a shot of 9×19mm Parabellum rounds for handgun use, a rifle primer (with my finger on it) and a 6.5mm round showing the primer in the primer pocket.
Dangerous things? Yeah of course, but only if used in that way and mostly they sit around doing nothing at all.
These are all centrefire rounds meaning the primer is located in the centre of the round (refer to the very last image). The rifle/machine gun/handgun's firing pin strikes the primer in the centre which causes a small explosion which makes it's way into the case holding the gun powder (through the flash hole) causing the gun powder to ignite. The resulting explosion causes gasses to expand which ultimately pushes the projectile out of the case, down the barrel, out the muzzle and down range to hit its intended target. Simple stuff really. It's those gasses that force the bolt backwards (in a semi or automatic firearm) ejecting the spent case then closes back up after advancing a new round into the chamber.
I've presented these in black and white for no particular reason other than that I think they look cool with no colour.
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They look cool in black and white photos, beside, it not scary for those like me, who fear it, but each time i came across post about guns and all others fire arms, I get courage and I see it as a normal thing to learned about it.
People often fear or shun what they do not understand I guess.
Yes, you are right, have a good time 🥰🙏
I'm also afraid of bullets because it's dangerous, I don't know anything about it because I've never even touched it. The process of working it is very interesting. A burst and it hits the target
Yeah, others don't know anything about it too.
Nice pictures! Honestly, these things don’t scare me much, even though I don’t handle them often. What really concerns me is the number of people who have access to them in the states when they shouldn’t.
Yeah, not much to be afraid of with an inanimate object; it requires a human to make it work, like any tool that's used to perform a job I guess.
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I have never had contact with this kind of things, direct contact, but I find it interesting and with some mystery.
Each thing is good or bad depending on the use it is given, if they are not just things, then it depends on the intention of the one who uses them.
I loved the pictures, the first one for the shadows and the third one for the reflection of the fabric, the details are great!
Thanks, the shots came out ok I think. I've got some other stuff I want to do some black and white shots of but the trouble is finding the time. I'll get it done though, I'll possibly have a little more time at my disposal from Friday onwards. 🤔
There is less time left for Friday, don't despair. I'm also looking forward to the weekend.
I love the bullets in black and white. Not scary at all. Only scary if in the hands of a wrong un with a loaded gun pointing your way!
Yeah they came out ok huh?
I'll be sending some down range this weekend (again) and enjoying it.
Quite damn right mate!!
It's so scary to me.I'm very much afraid of it.
Fair enough.
Black and white was a good choice, they do look very cool in siluettes.
Maybe it's a good thing that you didn't add a colored version as comparison as that could've taken away the effect, but I feel like I really want to see them in color now too
I've done many posts showing rounds in colour over the years, I might do another one of these days.
Those are some good shots (pun intended). I'm not super familiar with the .243. Over here in the US it's mostly .30-06 and .30-.30 when it comes to deer hunting. Perhaps a few .270's thrown in there. It appears though after doing a quick Google search that the .243 is way more common than I realized.
It's a pretty common calibre, shoots a flat trajectory and with a lot of energy imparted into the target. I've shot many a kangaroo and deer with it although for the larger game .308 is better despite its less flat flight path. We have those other calibres you mention but they are becoming less popular.
That is interesting. I guess it just makes sense that things would evolve.
New and better things come along all the time I guess. I've done a lot of shooting (hunting) with a 30-06, .243, .308, .22-250, .223, 300WM and others...it all depends on the situation.
Black and white photos seem to carry more weight and with the subject matter, it just looks powerful...like it really packs a bang! lol
I see what you did there you clever thing you! 🫣
Good B/W shots, but for some reason my brain seems to auto-convert them, and I see them in color. It takes a bit of focus to keep them B/W lol.
Haha, spoken like someone who has worked with items like these a lot!
Not as much as you I'm sure, but maybe a close second. Esp. that primer, can just see the black and silver in more detail, then the 9mm, and of course that red tip (at least in my mind red or perhaps white).
Nope, you're right the polymer tip is red...Hornady VMAX. ✅
Hi galen, I can tell you like bullets, the photos are very good.
greetings
I don't like bullets mate, they are a tool that I use for a purpose no different than a screw driver is a tool I use to perform a task.
Sorry if I upset you, I didn't mean to offend you. I like the tools I use and I take care of them. That's all. And I liked the pictures. We have already talked about it once, everything can be a deadly weapon, including a car, everything depends on who uses them.
I'm sorry, I really am...
I'm not upset, just responding to the comment. I see firearms and ammunition as nothing more than a tool required to do a particular job, I was just clarifying as most people think that those who own and operate firearms ar "particular types of people" like that nutbag who tried to assassinate former President Trump. Of course, most people have no clue.
There's no need to apologise, I wasn't at all upset.
Now I understand your answer better. My comment is not a timely comment, more so considering the timing, even if it didn't bother you, I think I owe you an apology and here it is. I apologize again.
I hope you have a great day.
You're a good person.
thanks 🙏
It takes a good guy with a gun to stop a bad guy with one.
Never a more true saying.
Why do they (power mad authoritarians) always want to take away the good guys guns?
I have always considered myself a "Good Guy"
It's a really difficult and contentious issue huh? It's a tough conversation to have also as so many people don't have the ability for rational/logical thought when it comes to this topic.
I'm a good guy too, use my guns for the right reasons and in the right situations, as are you, but some are not which reflects on us all I guess.
I haven't done a close look at bullets before, and I didn't realize how sharp looking those rifle rounds are. Not sharp that will prick, but sharp in how much penetration they can do. These look like armor piercing, and look like they would go through kevlar with ease. What's special about the bullet with a weird point [third photo]? The material looks softer than metal, but I feel like that shouldn't be the case.
The third image, that's a .243 round I made using a Hornady VMAX projectile which has a polymer tip which is designed to expand faster (when it hits the target) and in a more uniform way. This imparts more energy and kills more efficiently. I'm impact the polymer tip pushes down into the body of the projectile causing that expansion which will (obviously) cause more damage inside the live target...which will more rapidly be dead.
I see. I guess that's the one you usually use on the animals you hunt? Thanks for the explanation.
I use that in my culling rifle yes, it does a great job on heads.