Why'd my claymore go off for no reason?

[Spaceman Spiff 21]

This has happened a few times....

I was playing the Creek this morning and sniping...I set up a Claymore inside the doors of one of the buildings and then moved in front of it.

No harm, no foul, right?

Well, it went off for no reason. No one was near me, and I killed myself.

I've noticed it happen in other games, too. For example, I've been ready to put one down when an enemy comes around the corner. I win the firefight, then proceed to put my claymore down when all of a sudden BOOM, it goes off. The only thing in front of it is the guys body, but I've but several down before with a body in front of me...

Anyone know why this happened? It's pretty annoying.

[The_Panzerman]

this happens to me a lot. i've tried holding it for longer but it still happens. just a crappy glitch i suppose.

[Cpt. Spank]

Mneh, i'd say its probably a stray bullet. Maybe a sniper shot thats came from the wall behind you and struck the claymore as you layed it down ?

Its happened to me, then when i turned round there was a fresh bullet hole in the wall that wasnt there before.

Hey, at least it didnt hit you in the face. The amount of times i shoot people and explosives that i didnt even know were there is unreal.

[Spaceman Spiff 21]

Mneh, i'd say its probably a stray bullet. Maybe a sniper shot thats came from the wall behind you and struck the claymore as you layed it down ?

Its happened to me, then when i turned round there was a fresh bullet hole in the wall that wasnt there before.

Hey, at least it didnt hit you in the face. The amount of times i shoot people and explosives that i didnt even know were there is unreal.

I dunno man, maybe. Thats what I thought at first, too.

I'm sure you're familiar with Creek...I wasn't in the woods part, but I was in the buildings up on the ridge. Specifically, I was in the building in the back of the map where there are several windows to snipe from. I had set the claymore on the side door ...if you're facing the building, it'd be the side door on the right. It's fairly close quarters there, when you walk out theres a wall, so if someone were to have shot it, I definitely would have heard it from there, probably even with a silencer.

It's weird, but whatever. I think you're right, a stray bullet may have got it before, but I also think it could be a glitch in some cases as well. Odd they haven't patched it.

[Cpt. Spank]

Yeah, i think either explenation could be valid. Although if it was that close quarters it may well have been a glitch.

Even COD4 has its share of dodgy errors.

[RSX_Itos]

Did you pick up a enemy weapon? Like after you killed an enemy you go pick up his weapon? That might be the answer.

[Camz]

Happens to me sometimes. Not regularly though so it doesnt really bother me

[Spaceman Spiff 21]

Did you pick up a enemy weapon? Like after you killed an enemy you go pick up his weapon? That might be the answer.

No I didn't.

I'm gonna chalk it up to a glitch.

[stg2srt4]

hmmm ive never had that happen to me. that would suck if it would happen to me

[uT I XeSSive]

ya happens all the time or wen u set ur own claymore off omg thats gay

[kebab]

If it was a realism server that does happen its part of the game if not then i dont know maybe as said earlier stray rounds ?

[uT I XeSSive]

ya maybe a bullet from a silenced gun randomly hit it

[Joel]

It only happens when you leave the vacinity and come back sprinting it doesnt have enough time recognise you so it just blows up.

[cosmo93]

I hate when that happens because there goes a good claymore:mad::mad::mad::confused::p:mad:

[The_Panzerman]

it happens to me when i put claymores down at the start os SnD to protect things. i think it is just a random glitch.

[Double aa]

One explanation for this, is you know when you plant a claymore, and an enemy walks into it, it trips, and goes off, the enemy dies rightt?

well... if you were to plant a claymore at that location where the enemy died again, sometimes it will go off right when you set it down, you go over and look, nobodys there?..

its because at ONE POINT in time, an enemy was indeed there, its a glitch in the game, but i've never had randomly when i plant a claymore in the beginning of a game, and it just goes off?

never happened to me, one time though, i was trying to plant a claymore, and a teammate ran right in front of me, and i planted the claymore on him? and it like straight disappeared, he ran off and i never saw it again, i was laughing. lol

[stick shinigami]

its just a shiity glitch
that **** happens all the time and yah its annoying cuz i use claymores on most of my classes especially on SnD becuase i count on thsoe to watch my back
but yah the claymores in this game arent realistic enough to be set off by picking up enemy weapons same thing with shooting next to it
it wont explode unless directly shot or walked into by an enemy

[trees]

couldn't an enemy walking around underneath you, below that wooden deck, have set it off?

at any rate, i think the moral of the story is never stand in front of your clays! :D

[Spaceman Spiff 21]

It happened to me again. Ugh.