Ammo Scare

[jonmerritt]

Relax and go shoot? careful, you might hit the primer

 

[longdayjake]

I was handloading some rounds with a buddy the other day when I dropped a bunch of finished rounds into an ammo can. He practically dived under the table for cover and then proceeded to chew me out. I looked at him rather quizically and said "what?"

 

[KiltedClaymore]

only reason i ever get jumpy with loose ammo is when im reloading black powder cartriges (or loading smokeless rounds with super touchy primers). but once it's all put together, ammo is pretty stable and can take alot of bouncing around

 

[Javelin]

Throw it in the street. Its not going to do anything other than waste money on dented ammo.

 

[Jdude]

I dropped a crate (40 or so) live M203 grenades once. They fell about 3 feet. After I ahh... unpuckered... and recomposed myself I picked them up and went about my business. I was fine, they were fine. The box of .50 should be fine as well.