What the heck? Will this lead to bullet control.... LOL

[techiej]

I'm going to go and lock up all of my 22 just in case it decides to turn on me - ammo cans may not be enough protection. Thankfully my center fire ammo has never even looked at me funny so I'll leave them in their ammo cans.

 

[etrain16]

bubblegum!

I call massive B.S., including by the LE's that are saying this is what happens when you handle ammo. I'd like to know, in reality, how many rounds of ammo spontaneously go off every year. I'll bet it's close to zero. Think about how many thousands, millions of rounds of ammo get dropped, set in the sun, left in hot cars, carried by troops in conditions far worse than most of us will ever experience, and nothing happens. It may not be impossible, but it's highly, highly unlikely.

There had to be something else going on here.

 

[Stomper]

I'm going to go and lock up all of my 22 just in case it decides to turn on me - ammo cans may not be enough protection. Thankfully my center fire ammo has never even looked at me funny so I'll leave them in their ammo cans.

Well centerfire rounds are known to be more moderate than those extremists rounds that hang out on the outer rim of ammo society.

 

[orygun]

The bullet outweighs the case and the powder. If ignited and nothing is holding the case, the case will leave the vicinity with much more speed than the bullet.
I, too, wonder exactly what happened.

 

[DuneHopper]

Maybe he was suffering from pre-detonation. I hate when that happens.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Guess I shouldn't hang around the campfire with my shooting bag and powder horn?
'Course if something did happen I could always blame the fire or the flint and steel kit that made the fire...
Andy

 

[308]

He was probably smacking it with his hash-pipe and/or Birkenstock sandals.... maybe the brass ring he ties his old gray ponytail with... to protest the 2A.

You may not be far off the mark. The flat base of a .22 would work great for tamping down a bowl of BC bud

 

[Stomper]

You may not be far off the mark. The flat base of a .22 would work great for tamping down a bowl of BC bud

So you've HEARD.... right?

 

[Stomper]

Guess I shouldn't hang around the campfire with my shooting bag and powder horn?
'Course if something did happen I could always blame the fire or the flint and steel kit that made the fire...
Andy

Look on the bright side.... you'd never have to worry about having your chest pelt waxed again!

 

[awshoot]

When I was about 6 years old, I took some .45 ACP cartridges and chopped them in half with a hatchet to get the gunpowder to make fireworks. Nothing happened.

When I was about 6, I found a box of 7mm Mauser cartridges in a box in the garage. I had recently learned that roll caps make a bigger bang when instead of using them one at a time in a cap gun, you pound the whole roll with a hammer. I figured these would make an even bigger bang when treated the same way. Indeed they did.

I think back on that and cringe -- I blew a few up with a hammer and cut some others open using a vice and hacksaw to get the powder. The only ill effect I suffered was some probable hearing damage but still -- I shudder thinking of it now. Kids and ammo don't mix without training and supervision, that's a certainty.

As for the story here, there's no way it just spontaneously went off in his hand, avoided all the fleshy bits in his hand, and hit him in the face.

 

[Alexx1401]

bubblegum!

I call massive B.S., including by the LE's that are saying this is what happens when you handle ammo. I'd like to know, in reality, how many rounds of ammo spontaneously go off every year. I'll bet it's close to zero. Think about how many thousands, millions of rounds of ammo get dropped, set in the sun, left in hot cars, carried by troops in conditions far worse than most of us will ever experience, and nothing happens. It may not be impossible, but it's highly, highly unlikely.

There had to be something else going on here.

Thinking same thing when I read this. BULL SH*T. When kids we used to play with ammo we pilfered from parents all the damn time. It was a real boring let down. Tossed in a fire it does nothing. You hear the primmer ignite and some sparks. Smokeless powder does not have explosive qualities until it's under pressure. This clown did something he did not want to admit so he made this up. The only time we had any real fun was when we unknowingly got a hold of some 45 Colt rounds loaded with Black. Now those we could have gotten hurt with.

 

[Stomper]

When I was about 6, I found a box of 7mm Mauser cartridges in a box in the garage. I had recently learned that roll caps make a bigger bang when instead of using them one at a time in a cap gun, you pound the whole roll with a hammer. I figured these would make an even bigger bang when treated the same way. Indeed they did.

I think back on that and cringe -- I blew a few up with a hammer and cut some others open using a vice and hacksaw to get the powder. The only ill effect I suffered was some probable hearing damage but still -- I shudder thinking of it now. Kids and ammo don't mix without training and supervision, that's a certainty.

As for the story here, there's no way it just spontaneously went off in his hand, avoided all the fleshy bits in his hand, and hit him in the face.

DUDE!!! Your guardian angel and the 2/3rd string team ALL had to retire their jerseys because of YOU!!

 

[awshoot]

You may not be far off the mark. The flat base of a .22 would work great for tamping down a bowl of BC bud

Holy cow -- you're right! And the heat could set it off.

 

[Andy54Hawken]

Look on the bright side.... you'd never have to worry about having your chest pelt waxed again!

I see your mom has been bragging about me again... OOPS .. Gotta RUN!!!!!
Andy

 

[Stomper]

I see your mom has been bragging about me again... OOPS .. Gotta RUN!!!!!
Andy

I wondered why she always said NEVER feed a Sasquatch... they'll follow you home and poop on your lawn!

 

[Reacher120]

I'm taking issue with the title: "Elderly man...' " in his 60's..",
I don't know about you, but I don't think of myself as "elderly".

Damn MSM Reporters!

 

[U8395279]

I've held thousands of rounds in my hands and never had one go off.

Something is missing from this story.

When I was about 6 years old, I took some .45 ACP cartridges and chopped them in half with a hatchet to get the gunpowder to make fireworks. Nothing happened.

The Eugene Police Department is using this incident to warn parents that they need to lock up their ammunition, and keep it out of the hands of children.

.

 

[U8395279]

I'm taking issue with the title: "Elderly man...' ..." in his 60's..",
I don't know about you, but I don't think of myself as "elderly".

Damn MSM Reporters!

Hey, a number of local restaurants offer discounts to people 60 and over. One even gives special deals to those 55 and older. There are some benefits to being a senior.

 

[U8395279]

There had to be something else going on here.

But would the man want to admit that to the police??

.

 

[Alexx1401]

I see your mom has been bragging about me again... OOPS .. Gotta RUN!!!!!
Andy

Stuff like this is why I learned to not try to drink or eat while reading this forum. Couple times I almost choked.