Reply #38: There is a physical danger to microstamping too [View All]

[Boomer 50]

First, let's look at the simple one, the firing pin. Putting a microstamp on a firing pin is asking for a dangerous situation called "pierced primers". This is when for whatever reason, the primer cup tears or is pierced when fired. This causes an extremely dangerous situation where the burning gasses are not contained and can cause damage to the gun or the shooter.

Second, microstamping the chamber. There are several issues with this. First of all, we need to take into account that the pressures are quite high inside the chamber. A standard 9mm round will produce about 35,000 psi. If you are doing relief stamping in the chamber, you are creating a weak spot that could easily blow out harming or killing the operator, or bystanders. Think of the liability this would cause.

It really isn't feasable to have a microstamp that projects into the chamber as this would cause functioning issues, but should they go that route, the problem becomes two fold. You have sharp edges that will bite into the brass potentially causing a split case that can lead to a catastrophic failure or worse, the gun works fine and due to repeated firing, a hotspot forms and gee, you get cookoffs. A VERY DANGEROUS THING. All it takes is one thousandths of an inch to produce a hotspot in a barrel.

This is why idiots in power should not be allowed to put forth such bills unless they've had years upon years of experience in the firearms field and can prove their expertise though testing. These people need to be held accountable for stupid laws that put people in needless danger. At the very least, they need a good bitch slapping.