It is nice to know that when you use common sense and the proper ammunition that the gun is not going to take your head off. There was talk of dropping C4 booby trapped ammo for the ak into the hands of the vc when I was in vietnam. I always wondered if any actually was made and planted. That would have been an interesting "blowup" test.
I know this Thread is nearly 13 years old, but some of the participants are still active here. And in any event, I think this answer to the question RHD45 had is a very interesting story. I first read about this covert Viet Nam War sabotage operation in The American Rifleman magazine some years ago, but don't recall which issue. But here is an good article that contains essentially the same once highly classified information:
https://sogsite.com/2021/03/24/project-eldest-son/A rifle bolt being blown back through your skull will certainly ruin your day!
