It's a little surprising to see all these replies with none of them mentioning that this discovery applies to high explosives, which aren't used in small arms a

It's a little surprising to see all these replies with none of them mentioning that this discovery applies to high explosives, which aren't used in small arms ammunition. Ammunition uses propellants, which burn quickly (deflagration) but not as quickly as high explosives (detonation); the latter would burst the firearm. Therefore this discovery is unlikely to have any relevance to small arms ammunition.