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  • 40Arpent

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    Went ahead an ordered it online. I'll try to take some video in a couple weeks when I go down to South Texas. ;)
     

    dbgun

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    I saw where they were selling it on Gunbroker's. Like DCortez said, "Looks like fun!"
     

    40Arpent

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    I ordered mine direct, ten 1-lb canisters. There's a huge rogue bull on the ranch that has to be taken down, and if I am successful, we'll see what the Tannerite can do to his carcass.
     

    ZX9RCAM

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    I ordered mine direct, ten 1-lb canisters. There's a huge rogue bull on the ranch that has to be taken down, and if I am successful, we'll see what the Tannerite can do to his carcass.

    If you ever saw "Tremors", you'll know to stay FAR away when it goes boom....
     

    thorkyl

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    I will play Devil's advocate on this

    Watch yourself with the it is a reported substance to the BATFE boys.

    Also in Texas...
    Title 7 Chapter 28 g 1 of the Texas Penal Code states...

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    Title 10 46.01 (2) of the Penal Code
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    So, the way I read this.
    Tannerite is an explosive weapon when used for any of the above definitions.

    Now with all that said...
    Use small enough amounts so it is no louder than a rifle report and there is no issue.

    I use the stuff to blow tree stumps. I just tell my neighbors I am doing it first so I don't "cause undue public alarm or terror" I also make my own.
     

    40Arpent

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    Tannerite is an explosive weapon when used for any of the above definitions.

    We won't be using it for any of the above definitions, so in addition to not transporting it once mixed, I think we are safe.

    Thanks for the input, though; much appreciated.
     

    40Arpent

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    Update: The rogue bull was nowhere to be found on the ranch (probably roaming to find a better source of water with the drought down there). My backup plan was to shoot a pig to use for the experiment, but I only had one chance to shoot and I blew it by not anchoring the pig with the first shot. I tracked the damn blood trail for almost a mile, through some of the nastiest brush I have ever seen, and lost the trail right at dark-thirty.

    We did do a little testing with a couple of half pound charges and one 1.5 pounder that I mixed up in a Tupperware dish. I will try to get my video of the 1.5 pounder uploaded soon...it blew the smithereens out of an old desktop computer.

     

    40Arpent

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    Looking forward to it.

    Trust me, you'll see much better videos on youtube. One mistake we made was not taking a relatively quiet rifle with us, so that you could hear the Tannerite explosion better over the report of the rifle. I wasn't thinking about that when I was packing up my guns for the trip, so we were using my S.A. SOCOM II. A 5.56 rifle would have been much better (makes me want to get a suppressor!!! ;) ). I did determine that a .22wmr rifle will make it go "boom" but it seemed like the .308 caused a more violent explosion.
     
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