As a long-time civil war reenactor, I have often confronted the question of what exactly did the soldiers eat? It took a lot of research, but Salt Pork was a big item back then. It was issued as a basic staple. To get to the point, Salt Pork was chunks of pork meat packed, uncooked, into wooden...
No injuries. I was wearing a ball cap and shooting glasses. It was surplus Ball Chilean surplus ammo, though my dad and I did reload for competition. I now know about the slam-fire possibilities with FN-49s.