As someone who has been through a garage fire with reloading components inside, i always feel compelled to reply to these threads...
The fire in question was our 40x72 stick frame, insulated metal building. The fire investigator said it certainly got over 2000°F. Cause unknown. Total fuel inside was close to 100 gallons, between trucks, tractors, etc.
Powder was stored in a running mini fridge; over 30 lbs of smokeless and a pound of Holy Black. Primers were in wood cabinets on the wall. Live ammo was scattered in a few places.
I heard the primers go off. Imagine a roll of 15k firecrackers getting tossed into a bonfire. It lasted maybe 10 seconds.
The only explosion that was certainly an explosion, was the big oxygen bottle from my acetylene torch. It ruptured big enough to lay a pair of basketballs in it. Strong enough to blow a porcelain
Beech Nut sign off the wall 20 feet away. Thats what saved that sign: the drop tile ceiling fell on top of it and all the insulation kept it in relatively perfect shape. The firemen were not concerned about the smokeless, but did want to know how much Holy Black was in there.
Live ammo was a mix of melted brass with projectiles still seated, and some with the projectile laying just in front of it. Many of which were just the copper jacket. Others were just an amalgamation of molten lead and empty copper jackets. Thats how my bullet drawer looked too. Ammo will not "shoot" anyone. It needs a pressure vessel and a barrel of any length to project the projectile.
This bronco was lifted 6" and on 37s... Now it might be part of your new dishwasher.
