Why do we treat bullets outside a gun as safe, wouldn’t big caliber bullets be a mini grenade?

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Why do we treat bullets outside a gun as safe, wouldn’t big caliber bullets be a mini grenade?

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Something I forgot to add in a reply earlier, you CAN somewhat reliably get rim-fire cartridges to go off if you drop them. You might need a more irregular surface than concrete, maybe asphalt or gravel, though I don’t know that for sure.

But as has been said, even if it goes off, there isn’t anything to contain the blast. There’s [this video](https://youtu.be/U4FQgrU2fYk) by Demolition Ranch showing what I’m talking about. I wouldn’t advise someone do it, but it’s not all that dangerous.

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