22 Ammo + Drinking Straw = Bang? (Video)

Remember those cap bombs you had when you were a kid? You know, the ones that had tail fins and a heavy nose. You put some paper caps in there, the kind that came in red paper rolls, and tossed it up into the air. When it landed on a hard surface, the caps would explode. Sweet!

Well, this genius is trying to do the same thing with 22 long rifle rimfire ammo.

He crams a loaded cartridge into a drinking straw, then tosses it into the air. When it lands, rim-first, on a hard surface–in this case, an asphalt road–will it go bang?

Let’s find out, shall we?

But please, don’t try this at home (or anywhere else).

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.