Target shooters start Yosemite fires?

[Pathfinder]

( don't believe that bullets hitting rocks will start a fire, but the Air Force has loads of video that says your claim about tracer not igniting gas is BS. I, and many other Army and Marine Vets on this site have spent PLENTY of time putting out grass fires ignited by tracer.)

Sorry, I am not in the Air Force. I did work for the forest forest service. fought fires too.

But, I do still have the video of tracers hitting the gas tank and nothing happen but nice hole.

I am pretty sure if you use a 50 cal with tracers all kinds of things will happen.

Do you think it was the Air Force that did those fires in CA? LOL

Or just a bone head with match?

Thanks for your replay.

 I new I could get you going on that one...

Have a fun day!!

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Hopefully you're not referring to the Mythbuster's video. Their "proofs" often leave a lot to be desired, IMHO.

Tracer are often banned from ranges as a "just in case" measure to make sure they don't start fires. Is that proof? No, just wisdom.

[JohnJacobH]

Tracer are often banned from ranges as a "just in case" measure to make sure they don't start fires. Is that proof? No, just wisdom.

Fire suppression and fuel load are the villains in the modern "forest fire" problem. 

Throughout the history of the planet from it's earliest beginnings forests have burned and until the 20th Century this was considered a good thing.

Forest fires start anywhere, all the time from just about any cause.  It is the way God intended it to be.

If we do not break down the fuel load to managable levels, this "problem" will just get worse.

[1776 Rebel]

Remember the other leg of the fire triangle. Oxygen. If we could reduce the oxygen levels we would never have to worry about forest fires

[Ocin]

Remember the other leg of the fire triangle. Oxygen. If we could reduce the oxygen levels we would never have to worry about forest fires

Somewhar hard to breathe then I would think   

There is another option: remove the fuel from the fire triangle, hence: cut all the forests 

[JohnJacobH]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25865277

Target shooting blamed
State fire spokeswoman Karen Guillemin said the cause of the fire, dubbed the Telegraph Fire, "is definitely target shooting," but would not elaborate.

Ha! The earth is burning! It starts Forest Fires! Really!

http://johnjacobh.wordpress.com/2008/08/07/forest-fire-myths-part-iv/

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[Blank]

Hopefully you're not referring to the Mythbuster's video. Their "proofs" often leave a lot to be desired, IMHO.

Tracer are often banned from ranges as a "just in case" measure to make sure they don't start fires. Is that proof? No, just wisdom.

No Mythbuster video here....

I don't remember the name of the video. But, I could dig up if it important.

I am sure everyone has seen it by now... It's one were the 2Nd Chance guy shoots him self while wearing a bullet Proof vest with .44 Mag. Then shoot some Bowling Pins.

They shoot tracesr at a gas tank with 50 cal.

Not until they rig a flame over the gas tank does it light up.

It's kind cool the watch if like to see what  happen when you fire a round at stuff.

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My botten line is.
When you hear the Meda say "The fire was started by target shooters in the area"
Call then up or email them. Ask "Just how does that work?"
Other wise we will be losing our pulbic lands to shooting for ever!!
Don't let the B****** win.

[tombogan03884]

No Mythbuster video here....

I don't remember the name of the video. But, I could dig up if it important.

I am sure everyone has seen it by now... It's one were the 2Nd Chance guy shoots him self while wearing a bullet Proof vest with .44 Mag. Then shoot some Bowling Pins.

They shoot tracesr at a gas tank with 50 cal.

Not until they rig a flame over the gas tank does it light up.

It's kind cool the watch if like to see what  happen when you fire a round at stuff.

Blank

My botten line is.
When you hear the Meda say "The fire was started by target shooters in the area"
Call then up or email them. Ask "Just how does that work?"
Other wise we will be losing our pulbic lands to shooting for ever!!
Don't let the B****** win.

I agree with you about the Media .
My comments about igniting gas with .30 and .50 cals is based on all thosegun camera shots of WWII aircraft of ALL nations being shot down in flames.

[CJS3]

It's not the media, it's the forest service. Someone with a big audience needs to put them on the spot, to prove their comments.

[jnevis]

I agree with you about the Media .
My comments about igniting gas with .30 and .50 cals is based on all thosegun camera shots of WWII aircraft of ALL nations being shot down in flames.

Have to remember with the gun camera video that usually the rounds hit the engine and the fuel lines spraying the fuel/oil in the engine compartment causing the fire not the ammo itself, even the tracers.