"Standing or being in the blast of a rocket or artillery piece is not wise at the least and downright dangerous at best. Additionally a foreign body from off the projo or from within the powder could be lethal. Regardless of the injury history (or lack of one) I'll continue to try and not be in blast zones... "
Well George, I'm also open to (at least I hope I am) new ideas, as a matter of fact, if they're delivered in a congenial manner I can be downright appreciative; but if someone delivers them in a preachy and condescending manner, I'll freely admit to you that it rubs me the wrong way. Now I'm going to assume that you're aware that I'm an adult, so I would like to ask you a simple question: Who, in your opinion, but someone with the intellectual capacity of a young child, would not comprehend without being told, that it would be extremely dangerous to be in the near vicinity of a rocket's exhaust, or the blowback coming out the vent of a muzzleloading artillery piece?