Where does the air go?
Last night I was reloading some 22-250 ammo and had a thought. When the bullet is pressed into the brass, what happens to the air the bullet displaces? Is it compressed or does it leak out of the sides from the mini-scratches in the brass? When ambient air is compressed- the moisture in the air will condense some. Does the air help the burning of the powder?
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I know it sounds like a dumb question but I quess I just like to know. 0 -
Well the bullet is a press fit into the case, and in the case of a cast slug their is often a lubricant that will act as a secondary seal.In my opinion what little air that is in there is compressed, (and for most of the loading I do so is my powder) 0 -
Thoughts get to wandering when you're seating bullets, eh?I try to get into a Zen mindset myself, "seeing" the bullets into a tight little group, right at the X on my targets....I've wondered about the same thing though, in passing. Air's not compressed much I imagine, from the relative volumes involved,and the brass probably expands ever so slightly as well (got a micthat'll measure to .00005?), and nitrocellulose does absorb watervapor slightly, so I doubt it has as much effect as a + or - .05 grainvariation of your preferred propellant. 0 -
Speaking of Zen and targets, My wife thinks I'm weird that I point each and every bullet at a deer picture and than polish them with a piece of buck fur/hideHelp me convince her that I'm normal. 0 -
Though the bullet and the primer are pressed, they are not an air tight seal. The case will pressure up to a degree, but in a few minutes, the over pressured air leaks out. The same reason that moisture can leak in.
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Gaseous diffusion. The molecules of air pass between the molecules of rubber. The air pressure & thickness of the rubber will affect the rate. Think how quickly a balloon deflates & a balloon filled with helium will deflate even faster since the molecules are even smaller. 0 -
Actually the air is compressed and goes into another dimension along with the air from bicycle tires, ballons, missing socks from dryers, other shoes (that AREN'T found on the sides of highways), Judge Crater, Amelia Earhart, and Jimmy Hoffa.(unless njretcop finds Hoffa's body in the Meadowlands while he's hunting) 0 -
Thanks, xracer- that i can relate to. It all makes sense now. A fast dryer will send the socks into a time/space continuim much like a black hole, thus ending up in another drier far away traveling at the same speed. Thats why I find socks I don't own. I'd better get a doctor to look at me. 0 -
Daddo---"socks I don't own"--hope you haven't found any strange underwear in your dryer ! 0 -
Xracer, just found J.Hoffa in my dryer. Now for the weird part. He had on Amelia's socks. 0
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