Talk:Ammunition box

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Article created... I think the topic is notable enough to deserve an article. Some areas for expansion, I suggest:

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--Ds13 (talk) 23:53, 23 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Symbols on ammo boxes[edit]

This page could use information, or a link to another entry with information, explaining the meanings of all of the symbols used on ammunition boxes. What the circles mean, the line with circles, etc., all existing ones. It is what I visited the entry to try to figure out, and it seems to me it would be a likely starting point for others. I don't know about anyone else, but it's hard information for me to find! Due to lacking the proper terminology, and thus ammunition box was my obvious starting point. --216.223.234.191 (talk) 09:08, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

safety aspect of mil-spec ammo box[edit]

The metal military issue ammo box with the toggle closure is designed for fire safety. In a fire, as the ignition point of the cartridge primer approaches, the rubber gasket melts away. By the time the primers fire, the powder pops the bullet out of the case and the unconfined powder burns, the hot gases escape through the gap between the lid and body of the can. The rounds do not go off at once: you have a rapid series of low pressure pops. If the lid is proper latched, the metal box and lid retain the bullets and casings. You have fire, but no explosion and no unconfined casings shooting about like miniature rockets. That's for ball ammunition including armor piercing. Tracer, incendiary, and explosive bullets complicate things a bit. There are videos of fire safety tests. -- Naaman Brown (talk) 09:34, 6 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]