Today I was sitt'in in my stand,it was approx. 90 degrees,hadsome 22. bullets,and several AA batteries in my hip pocket and a bullet fired.Did the batteries or the heat have somthing to do with it,or what would have caused it?? anyoneknow?

Had to be the batteries. 90 deg. isnt hot enough to set of the powder.

What were you doing sitting in a stand? It was hot as hell today.

my guess is that a battery shifted and set off the primer.

ETA- Are you okay? did you get hurt at all?

question: did the bullet exit your pants or stay inside? did you get hurt or just pee your pants? just curious.

WOW. I bet that got your attention.

Dang!! That sounds like a good test for mythbusters!

Sounds like a story to me. The batterys and the 90 degree heat aren't in of themselves enough to make a 22 bullet go off. It would take a lot more heat than that, no way the batterys produced any elctricity to cause the ignition. Either need way more heat, or a stiff strike on the base of the casing to cause it to fire.

I ave heard of such a thing. It was reported in the American Rifleeman years ago. But there were no batteries involved. Just a 22 RF cartridge going off in someone's pocket.

I don't see how it can happen.

I could see it haapening the rim got dinged on a battery or a coin, not sure that a small batter would have enoug juice to set one off, but I wouldn't pry it. The priming compound is extremely shock sensitive!