Corrected entry: When the team is trapped in the sewer behind a metal gate, they decide to use the claymore to blow the door out. When it's armed and ready, Street shoots. The M18 claymore is an anti-personnel device containing 700 ball-bearings, and these balls are lethal up to 100 metres out. You don't want to be within shooting distance. This aside, a claymore is made with plastic explosives, which means that it is very stable and can't be detonated without an electrical force. Shooting a claymore does nothing. (01:31:35)
Ronnie Bischof
10th Oct 2004
Correction: I've worked myself with claymores in the army. Claymores (also the M18A1) are effective within 100m range, that's correct, however they only fan out 60° to the "Front toward enemy" side. And then claymores are actually supposed to be detonated by hand, however with only few changes you can change a claymore into a trap, for example a tripwire (even if it is forbidden by the Ottawa Treaty / Mine Ban Treaty). Having explained that there is absolutely no mistake in this scene, as Street places the mine in a ~100° angle to the left-front, and he shoots from cover on the right. Also with the configuration into the uncontrolled way, he can detonate it by shooting at the cable clip.
Ronnie Bischof