• QuoVadisHomines@sh.itjust.worksdeleted by creator
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    10 months ago

    Is it the heat or the percussion that sets them off? In the drier they would be bouncing around in a metal container.

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      10 months ago

      Centerfire ammo needs a strong precise hit to the primer to set it off, I think that’s statistically unlikely for a loose object like a screw or a zipper to set that off.

      Rimfire ammo has the primer inside the rim of the base. I suppose it could be possible for a heavy tumble against a sharp metal ridge in the drum being enough to discharge the round.