.223 brass dropped into defrost dash vent

[Rost]

I had 3 or 4 .223 brass casings that fell into the defrost vent on my 2013 Silverado. I am wondering if these will eventually work their way down through the hvac system and end up coming out of the floor vent? Or are they stuck inside forever and if so, do they pose a risk to anything?

My dad had the same problem. He removed the top dash cover then placed a plastic mesh on the vent. After reinstalling the dash you can't even tell anything as altered.

[Esox_Magnum]

Not sure about new ones but the old truck they eventualy fell out the heat duct on the hump...

[Dozer]

Ive got a 00 silverado that has more empty .22 .17 and .223 brass everywhere you can think of including down the defrost vents with no problems.

Weve spent alot of time prarie dog hunting on the reservation "South Dakota style". You cant imagine how much an empty shell ejected out of a semi auto will bounch around inside the cab of a truck!

[Capt. H (Ret.)]

Killed a deer with my truck several years ago. Glass everywhere and the heater was spitting it out for months. It didn't seem to affect anything. I wouldn't worry too much.

[natertater83]

my wife left a bag of M&M's on the dash while she had my truck and of coarse she turned a corner and the whole dam bag emptied into the defrost vents. I could not figure out a way to get my dash apart, the truck smelled like chocolate for a few weeks but nothing has happened. this was the last time I let her take my truck!!!