powder disposal

[hardek]

I was given some 30.06 rounds with a rifle recently. I sold the rifle to someone by shipping so the ammo stayed with me. It was well marked but, I knew it was a special load for that rifle. I unloaded the rounds but am not positive the powder is what was told. I am wondering how you dispose of it. It is a small amount about 200 grains. Also while unloading these rounds one round got knocked down here went 48 grains into the carpet. Will it cause a problem to vacuum it up? Thank you.

 

[Chuckbuster]

I have sprinkled unknown/unwanted powder on the lawn to dispose of it. I have also vacuumed up small amounts of powder with no ill effect.

 

[9x19p]

Plant food, for the bulk of it.
I've never vacuumed powder, so I don't know.

 

[Fender57]

Yep, I've also sprinkled it on the lawn

 

[Suther]

Lots of nitrogen. Good for plants/the lawn. Make sure you spread it out though if you just dump it in a pile it'll burn the grass and leave a brown patch in your lawn.

 

[Otto V]

i have also vacuumed up small amounts of powder with no ill effect.

x2.

 

[FALover]

I have mixed into the compost pile at the back of the garden. Vacuum works good to pick off floor (empty afterwards in compost pile).

 

[daman2270]

Lawn or light it off

 

[dinsdale]

Bowl made of tin foil.
Set it on fire in yard.
Whooosh!

 

[lister]

It's not nitro-glycerine, Man. Burn it, fertilize with it, throw it out, vacuum it, whatever. No big deal.

 

[hardek]

Thanks I thought it would be alright to vacuum.

 

[Spawn-Inc]

Burn it!

 

[09outlander]

x2 burn it, who doesn't like the smell of burning gun powder.

Powder is also fine to vacuum, it gets caught by the filter before it gets a chance to go through the fan/motor.

 

[Trinimon]

There was a Mythbusters episode where they tried to get gunpowder (blackpowder) to explode by vacuuming it up a couple pounds at a time. They tried all sorts of ways including shorting a wire etc. nothing.

Make a couple lines with it and have a race with a buddy to see which one burns out first.