Tennessee father and son dead after AR-15 goes off and ammunition-filled room explodes

[Motown_Johnny]

44. That was pretty good

It does make sense that the lighter weight casing would be the projectile since the heavier end would be more likely to stay put and anchor the explosion.


Unfortunately, in the case we were discussing the bullets would have (presumably) been in boxes and not thrown into the fire as a single unit. They could also be up against the side of a drawer or wall or some other solid object which would cause the casing to remain stable and the bullet to be expelled.


Muzzle velocity for the AK is roughly 715 m/s and I rounded down to ~700 m/s since they were not in a weapon. Clearly I should have rounded down much more.

My point is still valid even if my math was off. Paint cans and solvent won't create projectiles the way ammunition will.