Just wondering I did not have any spent 223 casings around and I needed one. So I took a cartridge extracted the projectile emptied the powder out and sub merged the case in water for a few minutes.
Then we went out side with the Mini 14 chamber the case, pointed it at the ground and pulled the trigger, then low and behold my wife indicated there was a small pop.
Now I have a dummy round. But really how much water does it take to ruin a round. Even though I understood the primer could go off i was really surprised that it actually did! Just goes to show you it never hurts to take precautions.
Then we went out side with the Mini 14 chamber the case, pointed it at the ground and pulled the trigger, then low and behold my wife indicated there was a small pop.
Now I have a dummy round. But really how much water does it take to ruin a round. Even though I understood the primer could go off i was really surprised that it actually did! Just goes to show you it never hurts to take precautions.