To clarify my original point with more boring wordiness...
We are talking two separate cases here. 1 is the transport of ammunition, likely for police officers or hunters. Ammunition falls under the transportation of dangerous goods act as it is a dangerous good. The box does basically need to be approved. Its a pretty loose approval, but the transporter has to approve the packaging. Ammunition is a Div1.4s dangerous good which means low risk, so yes there is minimal danger to the aircraft. The packaging is meant to prevent the unlikely event that jostling sets off a primer, thats why the original packaging is acceptable, its all a nice orderly fit.
With all of the above in mind the idea of some old bullets being hidden in checked luggage however they may be packaged or secured to me isn't the best idea. Sure, the chances of something happening is pretty slim. But without knowing just how its packaged its hard to give concrete advice.
Yeah, sure I sound like a huge prude.
Also, checked baggage can be screened.
That's all ive got.
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