Impact hammer -- is it safe?
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Impact hammer -- is it safe?
I have a impact hammer or inertia hammer for use in unloading unfired rounds. My concern, is it safe to use one of these hammers with black powder. I just did it with no bad experience but got to thinking about it afterward and wanted some opinions from this forum.
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Most impact hammers are made of plastic and could build up static electricity with the possibility of a spark. I don't think the act of unloading the cartridge with an impact device will cause a problem but I would worry about a spark as you were dumping the powder out of the plactic hammer.
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