In my area law enforcement gets calls on shrapnel rounds fairly often. This is typically the range recovered pieces, slapped back together for grandpa's mantle. Live/intact rounds are less often, maybe one in 50. In the past six months calls have picked up on 18pr shrapnel projectiles, I suspect from Canada as we are in a border State. There have been two calls on intact 18pr projectiles in the past couple months, both unfuzed. The normal course of action is to hit it through the base with an oil well perf charge, typically around 19 grams. Low explosive contribution, good results, interesting training piece when you are done. My question is, what is the media used by the Commonwealth countries which is mixed in with the balls? Additionally, on one that was popped yesterday the team reported several balls smaller than the normal shrapnel size falling out from the perf hole on recovery. I have the round but have not yet had a chance to closely examine it. Xray of the forward end of the projectile prior to disposal showed shrapnel that appeared normal.
Photos are from the previous round, disposed of a couple of months ago. Team initially shot it in the wrong location, second shot caused the round to split.
Photos are from the previous round, disposed of a couple of months ago. Team initially shot it in the wrong location, second shot caused the round to split.
