Alpo Posted June 2 Posted June 2 (edited) Got an email this morning from Berry's bullets. They are selling a new rifle cartridge storage box. The lid is clear. And immediately upon saying (SEEING and here I thought I snuck one completely by otto) that I thought that it would not last. I have ammo boxes made by Berry, by MTM, by Dillon, by Frankford arsenal, and by a couple other people. It never occurred to me that if I dropped something heavy on the box it would break. But they are all opaque. I wonder if it's because glass is clear, and if you dropped something heavy on a glass lid it will break? I don't know why it is, but at least in my case, it is. I don't trust a clear plastic lid. Edited June 2 by Alpo Quote
Brock Posted June 2 Posted June 2 No ,but I assume that it will be brittle when cold. You don't know that kind of cold. Quote
Alpo Posted June 2 Author Posted June 2 2 minutes ago, Brock said: You don't know that kind of cold Got dat right. I be in Florida. Quote
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted June 2 Posted June 2 Enough cold will cause the same results in steel. As for "clear" being a sign that something is brittle hasn't tried to open a package of small batteries, some brands of taco sauce, ball point pens, single edge razor blades, lots of frozen foods, , etc. I got a new brand of bacon recently and had to use a box cutter to open it...and that is easy compared to a barbecue lighter. 2 1 2 Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted June 3 Posted June 3 (edited) This is a replacement elbow for a spinet piano action. The original plastic elbows were a yellow plastic that started breaking after 30 years or sooner. This is the new high tech clear plastic elbows to replace them. They’re 100% stronger than the original yellow plastic. Edited June 3 by Rye Miles #13621 1 Quote
Colorado Coffinmaker Posted June 3 Posted June 3 There are many different "kinds" of plastic. Some are brittle and some are pliable. Doesn't matter if they are "clear" or not. If your item has to open and close, softer pliable boxes will last indefinitely (Berry's Boxes). Boxes more toward solid/brittle need hinges (Dillon Boxes). Just depends (not the plastic package kind). 1 Quote
Vail Vigilante Posted June 3 Posted June 3 I have seen thick types of clear "plastic" be used to build bullet resistant barriers. Quote
watab kid Posted June 4 Posted June 4 never really gave that much thought , ive always been able to see how a given plastics might respond , im inclined to think we all have some ability here , we all have exo=perienced plastics -some are stronger that they appear ho Quote
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