Testfiring the Remington XP-100 Fireball

[dankbaar]

Hi, I recently purchased your book and DVDs and have a question. A critic of James Files stated that the shell casing would be too hot to bite down on immediately after firing the weapon. I know nothing about guns and would like your opinion.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMIspGAE4WA

[Voltige]

There's not much mass in the shell casing, it would lose heat initially directly by contact transfer into the mass of the breech before ejection, and being thin brass alloy would not be hot for long after ejection as it'd radiate from both sides of the shell casing....heating the air inside the empty case and outside. He could bite it no problem, though it's a strange thing to do.

[Douglas 606]

Voltige wrote:There's not much mass in the shell casing, it would lose heat initially directly by contact transfer into the mass of the breech before ejection, and being thin brass alloy would not be hot for long after ejection as it'd radiate from both sides of the shell casing....heating the air inside the empty case and outside. He could bite it no problem, though it's a strange thing to do.Good ideas Voltige. Another thing to consider is the date...Nov.22. You can tell it was a cold day as almost everyone was wearing a coat. That would tend to cool the shell.Bite on the casing? This was also back when Jim had all of his teeth.

[Voltige]

Maybe Jim "likes the taste of cordite in the afternoon...."