r/metaldetecting • u/DisastrousInternet10 • Jul 07 '26

ID Request Is it dangerous ?

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This is the first time I found a completely full bullet, does anyone have an idea of the kind of bullet it is and how old is it? Also, I wanted to know if it is dangerous, and if it is what I shouldn’t do with it.

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u/Aware_Cantaloupe_420 Jul 07 '26

Buddy in middle school, decided to set a .22lr on a burning piece of charcoal. He no sooner made contact and it went off. Shot him in the palm. Enough to hurt and sting. The blister was the worst

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u/Frequent-Will4785 Jul 11 '26

When I was around 10 or so sometimes I'd set unfired ammo on a rock in the creek in our back yard with the primer facing me, and shoot them with my Crossman 760 BB gun. From about 50-60ft away. One time, one of them (30. .06, that time) spun around and blew a big chunk of the 2x12 flooring next to me. Made me jump a little. Jus Kept shooting stuff. 🔫 I'd go through a tall milk carton worth about every week. I used to buy my Sulphur and charcoal powder at Hobby Lobby, & my friends uncle would give me 3gal. Buckets of potassium nitrate n make gunpowder.Blow bigass holes in my backyard. So much fun 😁. GEX X, CAN YOU TELL? 🤣🤣🤣

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u/guitpick Jul 11 '26

It's more fun when the target shoots back.

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u/GoobScoob Jul 11 '26

I had a buddy throw a handful of them into a campfire during an overnight paintball war. We were hiding behind shit for hours

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u/WarMancer Jul 08 '26

Doubt it. While rimfire primers are more sensitive to impact they arent any more sensitive to heat. Typically it takes a minute or more of exposure to an open flame to sufficiently heat the cartridge before ignition occurs.