WardenWolf
member
There's far more risk of old ammo NOT going boom than going boom in any harmful manner, and zero chance of it going boom just through casual handling. Here's the deal: a bullet needs a gun barrel to concentrate the pressure of the explosion in order to accelerate. No pressure, no acceleration. This is why ammunition isn't even considered a hazard by firefighters in a fire. Even if it gets hot enough to cook off, the bullet just pops out of the casing and falls. Just about nothing short of a .50 BMG poses any kind of risk whatsoever. Basically, it's not going to go boom, and even if it did, it wouldn't really hurt you.