I think MythBusters did an episode where they put ammo in an oven to try and cook it off. The temps were way higher than would be seen in a car, even in summer heat. I think some rounds went off, but without a barrel for the projectile to go down with pressure behind it, the "explosions" would be relatively harmless.
I think MythBusters did an episode where they put ammo in an oven to try and cook it off. The temps were way higher than would be seen in a car, even in summer heat. I think some rounds went off, but without a barrel for the projectile to go down with pressure behind it, the "explosions" would be relatively harmless.
I think MythBusters did an episode where they put ammo in an oven to try and cook it off. The temps were way higher than would be seen in a car, even in summer heat. I think some rounds went off, but without a barrel for the projectile to go down with pressure behind it, the "explosions" would be relatively harmless.
Untrue. I personally know someone who was injured (pretty badly I might add) by a round thrown into a fire. Shouldn't have been too bad based on what I've heard, but from what I saw, BAD! Be careful! Our hobby/lifestyle/interest is no joke!
I work for a fire protection company. I have a copy of a safety video where they cooked off pallets of boxed ammo in fire to demonstrate how relatively ineffective it is to do major (fatal) harm. They included creating a semi trailer fire of ammo for firefighters to put out.
Firefighters described feeling the rounds hitting their turnout gear and bouncing off.
Bare skin, I could see some minor lacerations. But no serious, life threatening injuries.