Proper/safe way to dispose of unknown/suspect powder

[schultzie]

Good afternoon,

I just pulled apart a bunch of cartriges and Iam wondering how do I safley dispose of the powder which Iam not willing/able to use.

Karl

 

[hk33ka1]

Go outside and dump it on the lawn, or flush it down the toilet. People always say it's a fertilizer but I don't believe that actually works. I will pour it on the ground and burn it myself.

 

[dakotamar]

put a match to it and stand back. makes a nice little flame

 

[Logan_Lamothe]

I dump mine on an old board outside and light it, it doesn't burn all that well compared to black powder. Or just dump it in the flower bed and let it return to nature.

 

[Jwirecom109]

every heard of brown brown JK Don't do that

 

[ATOM]

Yes, it will decompose and yes most smokeless powders make reasonable fertilizer. That said, what would happen if you poured a lot of normal fertilizer in one spot on your lawn or in your garden? Right - the brown finger of death. Sprinkle it lightly if you do it that way.

Or make a longish line of it and light the downwind end.

Or flush it.

 

[travellerw]

I would just dump it on the ground and burn it. Poof gone and makes pretty fire.

Since I'm bored and feel like pointing something out. Modern smokeless powders are made from cotton. Well actually nitrocellulose but for the layman cotton will suffice. Pretty interesting read on how it was created.

 

[matty86suk]

burn it like insense in the house...i love the smell of gunpowder....don't really do that

 

[starpuss]

i Would Burn it outside in a fire pit. take a look at youtube it will burn nice.

 

[Papaclaude]

Go to a restaurant or bar that allows smoking, dump it in an ashtray, then get a seat with a good view of the ashtray. Wait for a smoker to use the ashtray. We used to do it when we were teenagers. Yeah, dumb as phoque, but it was fun at the time.

 

[7mmlefty]

Just dont ever throw it in the fire place in youre house.. the powder and gasses burning will not blow out the vent, but will expand rapidly and ... very dangerous.

 

[LordEvilPepper]

save it in a container untill halloween... use paper coin roll and fuse from a humeroo, put a pumkin out of its missery....

 

[Ganderite]

Toss it in the air over your lawn. In 20 years it will break down.

 

[ATOM]

Pipe nipple, two threaded ends and cannon fuse.

Some things should not be said, even in jest.

 

[Slavex]

so I'll follow that up with,

Sell it at a gunshow

 

[12.6envy]

Go to a restaurant or bar that allows smoking, dump it in an ashtray, then get a seat with a good view of the ashtray. Wait for a smoker to use the ashtray. We used to do it when we were teenagers. Yeah, dumb as phoque, but it was fun at the time.

Haha that's awesome we used to take a cigaret apart and stick a black cat inside for the people who were constantly asking for a free one.

 

[Tex Critter]

X2 on just burning it(outdoors).

 

[dinsdale]

Hollow out a candle(s) , put it in it.
Give to friend before a romantic date at home.

 

[Suputin]

I sealed a bunch up in the factory plastic jugs and ran cannon fuse to it. It was very interesting to see the result.

NO, there was no explosion. The factory containers are designed to prevent an explosion.

 

[Jamie]

ok best way is to sell it or dump it on your lawn


no pipe bombs