Have a bunch of black powder - Page 2

old 12 gauge · May 4, 2007, 04:44 AM

LOL that doesn't sound liek such a good idea unless you are shooting from real long range. I'd be worried about the shrapnel from the can. Interesting about the fertilizer though, I didn't know black powder disolved in water and could be used for that.

maybe if you hit it with a tracer round, you'll have a quick flash, if you hit it with a reg round, you'll just have a can of powder with a hole in it.

Dave Haven · May 4, 2007, 11:23 PM

I shot a can of black powder with a FMJ bullet with my .50BMG rifle. It set it off. A high-velocity bullet doesn't need to be a tracer or incendiary to set off black powder.
Black powder is quite sensitive compared to dynamite or Tannerite.

ocharry · May 7, 2007, 10:08 PM

so why don't you just keep it and shoot it in your gun.... as long as it has been sealed up and not gotten wet i would think it is just as good as the day you got it

ocharry

Dave Haven · May 7, 2007, 11:48 PM

Good point. It's more fun as a propellant than as a target.

May 4, 2007, 04:44 AM	#26
old 12 gauge Junior member Join Date: November 3, 2006 Posts: 165	LOL that doesn't sound liek such a good idea unless you are shooting from real long range. I'd be worried about the shrapnel from the can. Interesting about the fertilizer though, I didn't know black powder disolved in water and could be used for that. maybe if you hit it with a tracer round, you'll have a quick flash, if you hit it with a reg round, you'll just have a can of powder with a hole in it.

May 4, 2007, 11:23 PM	#27
Dave Haven Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2000 Location: near Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 790	I shot a can of black powder with a FMJ bullet with my .50BMG rifle. It set it off. A high-velocity bullet doesn't need to be a tracer or incendiary to set off black powder. Black powder is quite sensitive compared to dynamite or Tannerite.

May 7, 2007, 10:08 PM	#28
ocharry Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2006 Posts: 687	so why don't you just keep it and shoot it in your gun.... as long as it has been sealed up and not gotten wet i would think it is just as good as the day you got it ocharry

May 7, 2007, 11:48 PM	#29
Dave Haven Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2000 Location: near Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 790	Good point. It's more fun as a propellant than as a target.