35 lbs of bad powder - what to do?

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Sooooooo we have access to roughly 35 pounds of rifle powder that has gone bad and are trying to figure out what to do with it. :evil:

I think a pound or two will go on the lawn just to see if that has any effect. But lets face it, adding flame to a big pile of powder is gonna be a lot more entertaining. :rockOn:

Maybe I will draw my initials 10 feet tall on the parking lot and let her rip? We are for sure going to light off a few pounds in the factory cans just to see what happens. I already have my video camera packed and ready to go. :)

Anyone got any ideas? Don't even bother to mention anything to do with a bit of enclosed steel pipe cause that is NOT gonna happen. :HR:
 
I didn’t know rifle powder had expiry date, anyways take a long polymer pipe and block one end and make a whole near that end and make a canon and shoot ping pong balls or tennis balls
 
35 pounds?
How do you figure it went bad?
Mixed with water? gasoline? Diesel? or alcohol?
Moderm powders can be added as fertilyzer to a lawn but 35 pounds might require help from a farmer. I did not read "Black Powder" in your thread.
 
I have also found myself to be in possession of bad gunpowder from time to time. (Either the powder cans clearly had water damage, or rust on them with a red dusting on top of the powder, or the reloads would be 300+ fps slower than with new powder.) Since I usually had come in to possession of this powder as part of bulk sale the loss of the powder was not a big deal. Regardless of the cost, if you think the powder is bad then get rid of it rather than try and make it work.

It works fine as lawn fertilizer. In significant quantities. Say 50/50 with regular fertilizer and fertilize often. The neighbours have even asked how I got the lawn so green and could I tell them what brand of fertilizer I used.
 
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