after reading some more i got to thinking about it and realized that i had some 303 british shells out in the exploder with the windows up. the temp outside today was 106 degrees, making the interior aprox. 109-112 degrees. i also had a 22 shell(unshot)in the console. if none of them exploded or fired off in that heat then how hot was it in dayna0306"pocket? maybe the change in his pocket spread out and touched both ends of the battery which set off the 22? just my thoughts.