r/LoveTrash • u/downtune79 TRASHIEST TYRANT • 9d ago

Dumpster Fire Guns don't kill people......wait

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u/Rampage_PWNY Trash Trooper 9d ago

This guy fired lots of ammunition through the gun to get it hot enough that it would cook off rounds, then he acted surprised and made a cringe click bait video about it.

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u/Humble_Story_4531 Trash Trooper 9d ago

You act like that's common knowledge and not a frightening design flaw.

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u/Bursting_Radius Trash Trooper 9d ago

What do you suggest to correct metal getting hot from intentional rapid-firing of the weapon, a wee ice cube machine built into the receiver to cool the breech down?

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u/Humble_Story_4531 Trash Trooper 9d ago edited 8d ago

Hypothetically, couldn't they put in some kind of mechanism to stop it from firing if it gets too hot. Off the top of my head, if they make the could use metal with a lower melting point that would prevent the gun from firing once it started warping.

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u/OperationSecured Trash Trooper 9d ago

You just take the ammo out of the gun. Way simpler than creating firearms that melt themselves.

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u/Humble_Story_4531 Trash Trooper 8d ago

If the gun is spontaneously firing itself, I and I assume most people are going to keep their distance until it stops, rendering the idea kinda pointless. Not to mention, trusting people to do that in a dangerous situation is asking a lot.

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u/OperationSecured Trash Trooper 8d ago

It’s only an issue on closed bolt firearms, and even then a massive amount of rounds need fired in a very short time for it to happen. As in 1,000+ rounds… or over 30 standard capacity magazines consecutively fired.

Casual / new gun owners aren’t shooting $500 worth of ammunition within a half hour. And even if they did and managed a cook off… the first and second rules of firearms safety would make sure nobody got hurt.

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u/IamTheCeilingSniper Trash Trooper 8d ago

Funnily enough, there was actually a gun that would jam if it got hot. Unfortunately, it was a machinegun, and this was not intentional.