Dynamite
tried shooting sticks of dynamite once .
The US M1 carbine didnt set them of ,but my 30-06 K98 Mauser did .
It was really good fun -at app 100 yards with iron sights -I would say that its not totally impropable to do it .
The dynamite was of the kind you use in construction today .Dont remember the brand / type .
Interesting though ,that the M1 carbine - roughly equivalent of the .357 mag round didnt do it - whereas the 30-06 set it of every time.
I guess the make up of the explosive in the round will determine it .Many high explosives need more power than a rifle round to explode - indeed the antimaterial rounds dont always set mines etc of , but shatters the explosives so that they dont pose as big a threat for further UXO work .Most mortar ropunds etc will have some sort of pressure molded TNT type explosive .TNT is pretty robust , so I dont really know if a rifle round can set it of .
As for the game scenario this thread started with - sure -why not ? The detonator is a tube that extends down into the round, not just the little speck at the tip .Sure a good shot can set it off.But it comes down to the type of round etc -some are made with safety tolerances etc to safeguard crews against accidents .
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