Ammo Cook-Off (Specifically, what temperature?)

[Heymatt]

This is something I’ve always thought about about, but not enough to research or ask the question.
For some reason in S Fla people think it’s a great idea to store ammo in their attic. Or stacked around the air handler in a mechanical room with their rifles and pistols.
I’ll always politely ask them to move them to give a clear work area. Almost without exception the answer is “they’re not loaded, you can move them”.
They’re not mine and I will not be responsible or take the risk that you’re right, or not.
I’ll wait for you to move them and leave the area till it’s clear.
Which is followed by a lot of grumbling about how I’m making them do my job or what are you afraid of.
Not interested in being a statistic because you’re careless.

 

[326MOD10]

Maybe you should have used Google to begin with.

Glad you found your answer.

I am so slow I had to have my son help me with the Meme.

 

[JohnHL]

Maybe you should have used Google to begin with.

You're probably right, although the point of being on a forum is to engender conversation, anecdote, and insight as well as the most important component which is shared information.

Glad you found your answer.

Me, too, although I genuinely believed more people would know the answer.

I am so slow I had to have my son help me with the Meme.

I must be a whole lot slower than you, because I didn't get the meme at all.

Went right over my head.

John

 

[ArchAngelCD]

I don't know whether it is a disappointing indictment of reading comprehension skills, or the adolescent attraction of pyrotechnics, but nearly all responders fixated on throwing ammunition into a fire which was NOT the question.

I didn't know the answer to my question when I asked it (I do now) but I thought more folks here on the Forum would.

In all fairness, only two came close.

John

John, maybe I need a reading comprehension lesson but in your first post you said:

No, I'm not talking about the Olin-Winchester Corp. Annual Company BBQ.

At what temperature (like in a fire) will a loaded round "go off"?

And what ignites first from the heat, the primer or the powder?

John?

I'm guessing most of the replies were because of what you said about fire. My suggestion would find the temperature you are looking to find easily even if you weren't talking about fires.

 

[ArchAngelCD]

We are done here. This thread went downhill quickly.