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444 · April 29, 2013, 07:33 PM

This has been covered in the past. And there was some disagreement about it. I can tell you my experience, which means nothing except it was my experience.

I am a retired, professional firefighter. I have been in MANY house fires where small arms ammunition cooked off. No one was ever injured. I never saw any evidence that any damage was caused by it.

When I first got started in that profession, within the first couple shifts I worked, I was at a fire with ammo cooking off. I asked one of the older guys about it and he told me to ignore it. It was a non-issue.

I was on a house fire where a round of ammo cooked off, and the bullet flew out of the house and hit my captain in the chest. It fell harmlessly to the ground and we all got a good laugh about it.

The thing that was REALLY scary was when a BBQ tank let go.

April 29, 2013, 07:33 PM	#4
444 Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,968	This has been covered in the past. And there was some disagreement about it. I can tell you my experience, which means nothing except it was my experience. I am a retired, professional firefighter. I have been in MANY house fires where small arms ammunition cooked off. No one was ever injured. I never saw any evidence that any damage was caused by it. When I first got started in that profession, within the first couple shifts I worked, I was at a fire with ammo cooking off. I asked one of the older guys about it and he told me to ignore it. It was a non-issue. I was on a house fire where a round of ammo cooked off, and the bullet flew out of the house and hit my captain in the chest. It fell harmlessly to the ground and we all got a good laugh about it. The thing that was REALLY scary was when a BBQ tank let go. __________________ You know the rest. In the books you have read How the British Regulars fired and fled, How the farmers gave them ball for ball, From behind each fence and farmyard wall, Chasing the redcoats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the trees at the turn of the road, And only pausing to fire and load.