How far will a bullet go without a rifle?

[south]

Stupid question but humour me the new guy here

If a rifle cartridge somehow went off by itself - heat or bad powder or something, I dunno - the brass neck must guide the bullet a little and send it forward?

How far would it go?

Say a .223 Rem for the example if we can.

[Combat_Wombat]

My guess is that the gasses would have a path of least resistance on one side of the neck rather even if it's by a tiny bit so without a barel it would go 30m or so but the direction would be all over the place like a mad woman's s**t.

[Baronvonrort]

The bullet needs a barrel, the pressure on the projectile will drop to zero when it leaves the brass,how far the brass could go is anybody's guess.

Lots of vids with this subject on youtube.

[Oldbloke]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3SlOXowwC4c Not far at all. If it is not confined in the chamber it will be a " fizzer "

[Westy]

Normally the case flies off the projectile, some young d**kheads I used to know would throw them into the fire on hunting trips was real funny till some one threw a 12 gauge into the fire 1/2 cut!! ! I reckon that was over 35 years ago ,I think I've finally grown up

Ohhh and kids don't do Drugs!!!!

[Baldrick314]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3SlOXowwC4c Not far at all. If it is not confined in the chamber it will be a " fizzer "

That was cool. Huge waste of ammo though

[south]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3SlOXowwC4c Not far at all. If it is not confined in the chamber it will be a " fizzer "

What a day it would have been doing that!

[south]

The bullet needs a barrel, the pressure on the projectile will drop to zero when it leaves the brass,how far the brass could go is anybody's guess.

I wondered if it was just get lobbed out like throwing a stone but obviously not looking at the at video.

Just crazy s**t going everywhere!

[Gregg]

till some one threw a 12 gauge into the fire 1/2 cut!

I bet some "friendly" words were had after that...