Ever dropped a round of ammo and had it go off?

[rogertc1]

No never

 

[btg3]

...what they found was a piece of ejected .45 brass landed on the guys loaded ammo on the bench in a plastic box. It had struck a primer and set off the round, the bullet was sitting neatly in its place, with a powder burn in the plastic.

Probably with ammo like that, there's no problem with light primer strikes?

This thread got me to thinking about the various calibers of center-fired ammo that are sold in loose bulk-packs (500 rds) as well as the bricks of .22LR. My guess is these ammo manufacturers (and their lawyers) do not perceive any liability or there's a test case somewhere in their future.

 

[BCRider]

We don't get loose packed center fire up this way. And when I did buy loose packed .22 I didn't think it would be a good idea to shake it like a marraca so perhaps there was some shred of common sense still sheltered in my brain somewhere.

 

[btg3]

Where are the labels? "Fragile. Do not shake. Handle with care. Risk of explosion resulting in injury, maiming, or death".

 

[Davek1977]

Never had it happen, even unintentionally cycling several .22 LR through the washer/dryer aas a teenager (or rather, my mom did after not emptying my pockets dilligently enough ) However, have heard of .22 rounds going off in just such situaitons....