Is this an inert 20mm?

Actually there is no way to tell if this case is Lake City made, there were many plants like Amron Corp. Antigo Plant, Networks Electric Corp., etc. but surely Lake City loaded the entire cartridge.

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MandaloreZA@reddit

My 25mm Vulcan spent brass with spent primers don't have a head stamp. I don't know if newer big bore stuff has head stamps tbh.

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p0l4r1@reddit

And yellow is most commonly indicator of HE shell

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Party_Stack@reddit

Weigh it. A live round weighs ~260 grams, an inert round would weigh ~200-220 grams.

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delta23156@reddit

Grab a hammer and screw driver and send that John!

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If it was inert the projectile would be blue. The yellow denotes the type of rounds it is. If i remember right, and I may not its been a very long time since I handled these, yellow means armor piercing.

That looks like a live round.

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number__ten@reddit

https://i.redd.it/wpysb6g9g73h1.gif

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grunger@reddit

See, deactivated.

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HarvEx1RCR@reddit

It’s a 25mm HEI-T from a Bushmaster. Not 20mm like everyone keeps saying. Bradley uses em, LAV3 uses em.

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Tasty-You-9472@reddit

I know I leave my 20mm-HE rounds at my friend's houses all the time.. happens all the time 👌

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smokeyser@reddit

If you're going to store explosives, it's always better to do it at a friend's house than at yours.

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Inevitable-Sleep-907@reddit

One way to find out for sure. Grip it real tight and smack that button on the back with a hammer

Just be sure to record it... you know.. for science and shit

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Remote_Teach1164@reddit

How can you even detonate the electric primer with just a nail and a hammer?

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AmnFucker@reddit

Some old 20mm rounds are percussion primed depending on the application. No way to tell without markings.

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Slippi_Fist@reddit

oh man you are so yesterday with your non-electric nails - get over it, we've moved on gramps

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Sal-LeMandeur@reddit

My would-be uncle died as a child doing almost exactly that...

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Killermondoduderawks@reddit

You could play redneck roulette: have everyone gather round the bonfire and throw it in

If your buddy next to you has a hole in his chest the size of a basketball you know it as live

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basilis120@reddit

ah sadly it will make a loud bang, likely throw some sparks and embers. Worst case the primer flies out and hit someone. No bullets flying around. There is no chamber to contain the pressure.

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Lampwick@reddit

There is no chamber to contain the pressure.

Yeah, shrapnel from the HE round going off is probably the bigger issue. I swear, for a firearms sub it's kind of surprising ho many people don't know how how a fuckin' gun works. Powder burn! Powder push bullet out barrel like cork from champagne bottle!. No barrel, no push!

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Slippi_Fist@reddit

"redneck roulette" is new to me.

should know I passed lemonade through my nose comic book fashion. thanks.

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South-City1632@reddit

You never threw 22s in a campaign fire before?

Its a fun prank.

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Killermondoduderawks@reddit

Glad to be of service

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ahippyapunk4ever@reddit

Live HE 20mm round. Used in the Bradley and Striker Infantry Fighting Vehicle. Source, 2003 Invasion of Iraq. US Army combat veteran 2001-2004.

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jestertoo@reddit

Bradley uses a 25x 137, not the 20 mm.

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Travel_Dreams@reddit

⬆️ this ⬆️ is what we needed!

Why is is way down here?

So much: "Film it! Wipe it on the drapes, and then slap its bum with a 12v hammer".

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Purple_Calico@reddit

Unless he painted to look like a live round... no, that's not inert in way.

For clarification, that color scheme on the projectile and its two piece construction leads me to believe its some variation of HE-I.

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Stuffed_deffuts@reddit

Hmm, new episode of Is It A Good Idea To Microwave This?

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ziekktx@reddit

Where's styropyro when you need him?

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Remote_Teach1164@reddit

Regarding being unfired, the detonator may not be aligned to the firing pin so it can withstand high impact without going off, but I wouldn't do that.

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Prestigious-Jicama65@reddit (OP)

Time find BLM land and toss it in a microwave lol

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OctavianStoleras@reddit

If you shake it, do you hear powder inside?

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Indierocka@reddit

Why isn’t this higher? If it was designed to be inert it shouldn’t have anything in there

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basilis120@reddit

Also there is a good chance you won't here anything depending on how full the case is.

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GodsaveUkraine@reddit

Dummy and Practice rounds will have holes drilled in the side(s) of the cartridge case; or maybe indents pressed into the sides of the case.

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blackhorse15A@reddit

If it was designed to be inert there would be two holes drilled through the brass cartridge case and blue paint on the projectile.

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Lanky-Strike3343@reddit

My cusin would put sand in 50 cals to stop them from tipping so I would go based on just that

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Brewtown@reddit

Aren't some of these 20 mike Mikes depleted uranium?

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ManufacturerLost7686@reddit

Yellow paint usually means live. But it depends on what country its from, some color code differently.

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Riker557118@reddit

Well quickest way to find out would be to hit it with a sledgehammer.

Serious answer is to call the bomb squad, if you bribe them with some bbq they might let you push the button ton dispose of it.

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gistya@reddit

Yeah this.

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gistya@reddit

https://youtu.be/WGH3ZWGdRbQ?si=fDxm6tZax4opgsk4

Call the police or state police or 911 and report having found a military high explosive round. Say you want it disposed of properly. Do not handle or move it. Assume it is live AND UNSTABLE.

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