What is it like to fire an AR-15? It’s horrifying, menacing and very very loud (weapons, FBI)

[mm4]

Who works with these jellyfish like Kuntzman and Lupica and Nocera? Some people will do anything for a paycheck.

[Three Wolves In Snow]

Originally Posted by mash123

"The recoil bruised my shoulder, which can happen if you don't know what you're doing. The brass shell casings disoriented me as they flew past my face. The smell of sulfur and destruction made me sick. The explosions — loud like a bomb — gave me a temporary form of PTSD. For at least an hour after firing the gun just a few times, I was anxious and irritable."

I think that this person needs to see a professional.
I'v been in 4 wars with the military version of this rifle, fired thousands of rounds, and yet i'm alive without any PTSD. What's going on with those people?

I just want to know where the "sulfur" smell came from.

Sulfur?

Really! That's....is there a disorder for when you smell things that aren't there?

[doc1]

Originally Posted by Three Wolves In Snow

I just want to know where the "sulfur" smell came from.

Sulfur?

Really! That's....is there a disorder for when you smell things that aren't there?

Progressivism?

[rbohm]

Originally Posted by Three Wolves In Snow

I just want to know where the "sulfur" smell came from.

Sulfur?

Really! That's....is there a disorder for when you smell things that aren't there?

even today sulfur is a component of gunpowder.

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by doc1

Remember the "Pajama Boy" pusscake from the ObamaCare ads?

It seems he has an older brother whose testosterone level is in the severe negatives. What a pansy:

"It felt to me like a bazooka — and sounded like a cannon......"

".......But mostly, I was just terrified....."


And get this

".......The recoil bruised my shoulder, which can happen if you don't know what you're doing. The brass shell casings disoriented me as they flew past my face. The smell of sulfur and destruction made me sick. The explosions — loud like a bomb — gave me a temporary form of PTSD. For at least an hour after firing the gun just a few times, I was anxious and irritable....."

Take a Midol, have a glass of wine and a hot bubble bath, sweetheart.

The rest of his hilarious BS here:

Firing an AR-15 is horrifying, menacing and very very loud - NY Daily News

bruised their shoulder? what will they do when they have to fire a real firearm? the AR-15 is a quiet firearm compared to many firearms I have shot in my life. the only way i would get PTSD from firing a AR-15 is because I ran out of ammo and there is no more ammo to shoot.

now that would cause PTSD is plenty of shooters that I know.

I think that the federal government needs to fix this problem and start giving government ammunition out to the citizens of the USA free of charge. after all, it is their taxes that have paid for it.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by monkeywrenching

bruised their shoulder? what will they do when they have to fire a real firearm? the AR-15 is a quiet firearm compared to many firearms I have shot in my life. the only way i would get PTSD from firing a AR-15 is because I ran out of ammo and there is no more ammo to shoot.

now that would cause PTSD is plenty of shooters that I know.

I think that the federal government needs to fix this problem and start giving government ammunition out to the citizens of the USA free of charge. after all, it is their taxes that have paid for it.

Only if it was a private contractor that made it.

[SpencerMtn]

Originally Posted by rbohm

even today sulfur is a component of gunpowder.

Sulfur is a component of black powder used in muzzle loaders, etc. However, modern ammo uses SMOKELESS powder! And has for many decades! It's nothing like black powder and uses nitrocellulose as the base - not sulfur!

[rbohm]

Originally Posted by SpencerMtn

Sulfur is a component of black powder used in muzzle loaders, etc. However, modern ammo uses SMOKELESS powder! And has for many decades! It's nothing like black powder and uses nitrocellulose as the base - not sulfur!

try again my friend;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokeless_powder

Smokeless propellant components

The propellant formulations may contain various energetic and auxiliary components:

• Propellants:
  • Nitrocellulose, an energetic component of most smokeless propellants[24]
  • Nitroglycerin, an energetic component of double-base and triple-base formulations[24]
  • Nitroguanidine, a component of triple-base formulations[24]
  • DINA (bis-nitroxyethylnitramine)[25]
  • Fivonite (tetramethylolcyclopentanone tetranitrate)[25]
  • DGN (di-ethylene glycol dinitrate)[26]
  • Acetyl cellulose[27]
• Deterrents, (or moderants), to slow the burning rate
  • Centralites (symmetrical diphenyl urea—primarily diethyl or dimethyl)[28][29]
  • Dibutyl phthalate[24][29]
  • Dinitrotoluene (toxic, carcinogenic, and obsolete)[24][30]
  • Akardite (asymmetrical diphenyl urea)[26]
  • ortho-tolyl urethane[31]
  • Polyester adipate
  • Camphor (obsolete)[29]
• Stabilizers, to prevent or slow down self-decomposition[32]
  • Diphenylamine[33]
  • Petroleum jelly[34]
  • Calcium carbonate[24]
  • Magnesium oxide[26]
  • Sodium bicarbonate[27]
  • beta-naphthol methyl ether[31]
  • Amyl alcohol (obsolete)[35]
  • Aniline (obsolete)[36]
• Decoppering additives, to hinder the buildup of copper residues from the gun barrel rifling
  • Tin metal and compounds (e.g., tin dioxide)[24][37]
  • Bismuth metal and compounds (e.g., bismuth trioxide, bismuth subcarbonate, bismuth nitrate, bismuth antimonide); the bismuth compounds are favored as copper dissolves in molten bismuth, forming brittle and easily removable alloy
  • Lead foil and lead compounds, phased out due to toxicity[25]
• Flash reducers, to reduce the brightness of the muzzle flash (all have a disadvantage: the production of smoke)[38]
  • Potassium chloride[39]
  • Potassium nitrate
  • Potassium sulfate[24][37]
  • Potassium hydrogen tartarate (a byproduct of wine production formerly used by French artillery)[39]
• Wear reduction additives, to lower the wear of the gun barrel liners[40]
  • Wax
  • Talc
  • Titanium dioxide
  • Polyurethane jackets over the powder bags, in large guns
• Other additives
  • Ethyl acetate, a solvent for manufacture of spherical powder[34]
  • Rosin, a surfactant to hold the grain shape of spherical powder
  • Graphite, a lubricant to cover the grains and prevent them from sticking together, and to dissipate static electricity[23]

if you read the list you will find a substance called potassium sulfate, aka a mixture of potassium and SULFUR.

[madpaddy]

Utterly ridiculous. Recoil from an AR bruised your arm? Better get to the hospital, because apparently you're made of paper mache.

I had never fired any firearm before I went to basic training. One of the most underwhelming experiences was the first time live firing an M16 on semi-automatic. Automatic fire wasn't much more impressive.

First time on the M60 machine gun range? That was more sobering. It was loud, it kicked, and felt like an instrument of destruction in your hands.

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by rbohm

try again my friend;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokeless_powder



if you read the list you will find a substance called potassium sulfate, aka a mixture of potassium and SULFUR.

Technically it's a compound, not a mixture. Much like Sodium and Chlorine exist as a compound, one commonly known as salt. Its reaction and appearance, not to mention taste, is nothing like the core elements. I am unaware of any smokeless powders that have a noticeable sulfur smell when burned. Black powder, yes, it's quite obvious.