Thread: Loose Ammo=Maxtoch Battery =Possible Death

I had a 308 round explode in the breech of a finnwolf one day due to the firing pin being proud and when I went to eject the full round it went off and a piece of brass went in below my right tit and exited out the back muscle that goes down the side of your ribs. Didn't hurt but my ears were certainly ringing! Once I noticed blood dripping down my leg I thought I better investigate and ended up at ED. I told the male nurse that it was a workshop accident as I didn't know what they would do if they thought a firearm was involved. The nurse turned out to be a target shooter and reloader so I came clean and he put workshop accident down as the cause. I had an xray and no metal was located in me so a couple of stitches and off home. It did hurt the next few days while healing. If that brass had hit an artery it could well have been very serious, but lucky for me just a few veins were hit, so I think keep your batteries packed away, and your ammo as well.