Would shooting a package C4 with a small fire arm make it detonate?

Question

How about with a rifle??

Answer 1

No C4 is detonated with an electric detonator the reason why is because C4 is an extremely stable substance unlike TNT or something similar you can hold a lighter to it and it still won't detonate. Thats why in the movies when they use a claymore mine they have them little wind boxes before they blow it up or the little handle they have to pump to build up a charge. The second is what claymore's actually come with by the way.

Answer 2

Nope.

For obvious reasons, military explosives are designed not to detonate under these conditions.

Answer 3

unless the round creates an electric charge when it hits its target, then no. C4 has to be detonated in order to explode, it doesnt blow up from blunt force.

Answer 4

Actually does not have to have electricity, you can run electricty through C4 you want nothing will happen as it is not a conductor.  The elcrtical boxes you see used in movies are hooked to a detonator, just a blasting cap, and it sets off the detonator which sets off the C4.  To set C4 off requires heat and pressure combined and shooting it creates pressure from the impact but no heat, you can set a block of C4 on fire but it will just burn since their is no pressure, light it on fire and then shoot it you might get an explosion but no for sure on that.  So has to have a detonator which can be set off electrically, by a fuse, pressure release which has a spring loaded plunger hit the detonator or using detcord to set off a string of them.  The detonator is the key and what type really doesn't matter-electrical or another mechanical means sets off the detonator which sets off the C4.  You put a detonator in C4 and shoot it, if hit or come close the detonator that will set off the detonator and the C4 also, miss by enough and neither goes off.  Detonators are actually more dangerous because either pressure or heat will set them off which is why the people carrying C4 usually do not keep the detonators on them or keep them far away if they have to carry both.  Detonators are like the primer in a cartridge and they are much more easily set off.

Answer 5

No, C4 needs an electrical detonator to set it off. You could shoot it with any caliber weapon weapon and it wouldn't detonate it. If you shot it you would simply just put a hole in the C4