Powder burn off..........

[303carbine]

I took apart a bunch of ammo that I bought at an estate sale and kept the brass and bullets. After the bullets were removed I had over a pound of disposable powder.My son and me took it and put it on a paper towel and set it in the yard on a snowbank.It makes a good roaring sound and sends a flame about five feet tall and about three feet wide. It doesn't last long but it leaves a longer lasting smile....

 

[.Ben]

nice what brand/caliber ammo?....

 

[shootemup]

 

[sunray]

Bullseye(most of a pound) give a tower of fire 10 feet plus high. Had it in a clay ash tray that kept the colume the same diameter as the ash tray.

 

[Ganderite]

Burning powder gives off incredible heat. Think of that when you start storing multiple 8 pounders on the pantry shelf....

See below...

 

[colt45cz75]

Buddy of mine took a shotgun shell apart as a kid. Dumped the powder in an ashtray. His Mom sat down, lit a cigarette , put it in the ashtray........and shortly afterwards had to change her knickers.

 

[blacksmithden]

If you've got excess powder like that, keep a handful. Light the rest, and throw the handful up in the air so that it falls into the fire. WHOOOF. Works with flake powder. Not so well with ball or extruded.

 

[bearhunter]

makes really good fertiliser on the lawn or in the flowerbed as well. Burning it is much more fun, especially when impressing your son.

Good idea to dispose of powder that you are unsure of.

bearhunter

 

[hoochie]

Buddy of mine took a shotgun shell apart as a kid. Dumped the powder in an ashtray. His Mom sat down, lit a cigarette , put it in the ashtray........and shortly afterwards had to change her knickers.

lmao! my mom would have killed me!

 

[Crazy.kayaker]

I did that just recently. I was disappointed with the flames I got barely 4 inches high and lasted all of 5 seconds.

 

[sunray]

"...so that it falls into the fire...WHOOOF..." Coffee whitener does that.
"...disappointed with the flames..." Must have been old and well deteriorated.

 

[ElmerFudd]

Buddy of mine took a shotgun shell apart as a kid. Dumped the powder in an ashtray. His Mom sat down, lit a cigarette , put it in the ashtray........and shortly afterwards had to change her knickers.

Now can you picture a "Just for Laughs" episode with that in some cigar club? That would be so funny!

I've got a good little bit of pulled powder in the works now. A mix of who know what from live rounds picked up at the range after pistol matches.

Last burn off didn't take much to get a flame 6' or so high. As they say a little goes a long way.


Fudd

 

[sail32]

You need to burn off the excess cordite from from a 105 shoot; to have a real fire.