What to do?????

[boneaddict]

This is almost more for entertainment purposes than anyhting.  Good ole conversation on forum.  I inherited a few things from a gal that I work with that is totally an anti-gunner.  Her husband (also one) inherited a bunch of stuff from his dad.  She sold most of the guns I think then had all this stuff.  Some bullets (Factory loads) some knives, some gun cleaning supplies, couple bottles of Hoppes and some patches and a few rods etc.  Now it gets interesting.  One box held a derringer .45 cal blackpowder pistol, in brand new condition.  Double barrel.  Int he box was a ramrod, a new can of powder, a box of .45 roundballs, and a thing full of primers........and  this is where the question comes in.  A FULL  coffeecan Full of powder.  UNLABELLED  LOL.   I'm not exactly sure how many pounds that is.  LOL   so my question to you is what to do with a can full of gunpowder that you don't have a clue what is.  If this is a federal offense, let me know. LOL

[WDFW-SUX]

put it in the drive way on the 4th.............use a can of spray ether for a fuse and look out

[KillBilly]

pour it out, light a match to it and let it burn. what are you thinking the federal offense is? Black powder is not illegal. find an anthill, pour a circle around it..light a match and yell Die, you little suckers...

[whacker1]

That is an entertaining question.  

I don't believe it is legal, but to dispose of some old powder - we dug an open hole and poored it into the hole - made a very long fuse with remaining powder - just like they do in the movies and then added a long paper fuse & lit and watched the flash style poof.  It doesn't explode, because it is not contained.  It flashes, much like a black powder camera flash from old westerns, but a little higher energy.  

I bet that derringer is worth some coin to some collectors, but I am not a collector, so not sure.  It just sounds expensive.

[boneaddict]

Thats the fun thing...not even sure its blackpowder.  The gun is probably a reproduction, but cool nonetheless.  If I ever decide to costume up.....

[whacker1]

You will know whether it is some sort of powder or not after you light the fuse...

[robodad]

To dispose of it without lighting it is to soak it with water and flush it, I don't know how true it is but that should render it useless and non flameable. Maybe it is just really old coffee, brew up a batch and see what your farts do !!! LOL 

[MHWASH]

Sprinkle it on your yard or in you garden. I've heard it is great fertilizer.

[Gutpile]

Sprinkle it on your yard or in you garden. I've heard it is great fertilizer.

I've heard that too.

[big iron]

bone, I think u should donate it to Robo for his arrow in the smokepole launcher, 

[Antlershed]

Get a VERY long fuse... 

[robodad]

bone, I think u should donate it to Robo for his arrow in the smokepole launcher, 

[boneaddict]

NO KIDDIN.  Hell we get a big enough tube, we should be able to launch somethin with this.  Just keep monitoring the Darwin awards. LOL

[rasbo]

duct tape and a fuse

[JoshT]

I wouldn't do anything with it that involves a match or a lighter... I have a buddy who spent two weeks in the burn unit because of stupid schitt like that. Black powder is no joke... especially when you don't know how old it is.

Put it on your lawn, or take it to the fire department, or whatever... but don't fool around with it... you're smarter than that. Besides... if you go blowing yourself up, who's going to post all the cool pics... and do schitt like shoot big bucks with a longbow durring modern rifle season?

I'm sure there's a hundred guys on here who've messed around with BP and still have all their fingers (and eyebrows)... but that don't make it sensable.

[ICEMAN]

Sounds like you need an expert hooligan to help you creatively rid yourself of this. I volunteer.

Dont let the kids near it, but do a test burn out in the pasture, with a long fuse. Then, once you see the burn rate, plan your shenanigans! 

[big iron]

 like Ed,Ithink thats his name , the indian on the red green show would say,  What, oh ya  I agree, hehehe 

[callonetta]

If it is black powder I have a great recipe for “Rendezvous Hooch “ it takes about three months to ferment but it tastes great if you are into hard liquor  and none of my friends have gone blind yet . Two Lbs. of powder is a lot, that will mix about eight kegs worth; that is a bunch of blackberries to pick. You could have drinks for the next 10 years or something to barter with if TSHF.

[HawkenBob]

Its Cowboy coffee. Brew it till it's miserable.

[Intruder]

pour it out, light a match to it and let it burn. what are you thinking the federal offense is? Black powder is not illegal. find an anthill, pour a circle around it..light a match and yell Die, you little suckers...

 

I can tell ya what I woulda done when I was a kid growing up i N Idaho... build shotgun shell bombs.  I can't in good conscious recommend that in today's world though. 

[uncoolperson]

soup cans and an 06 make black powder disapear nicely... or so I'm told.

[boneaddict]

Callonetta has the best purpose suggestion so far.....can't Imagine what that tastes like.  

Yeah intruder, I did a few things like that too when I was younger.  I have a real good one but Idabooner has to swear not to read it.   I was into model rockets, well if any of you have ever done them you know they are designed to blast the cone off at the end so the parachute can come out.  Well, I sealed the top of the tube and bottom and filled it with gunpowder that I removed from a box of factory loads I bought.  I went out into the field to launch the thing and for the first time in 10 years the county sheriff drives by.  What kind of a coincidence is that............If he had been about 60 seconds slower, my time might be about up now.....Nowadays I think they'd frown onthat sort of thing.

[Al Bundy]

What ever you do don't take it into the bank with you and sit it on the counter while your talking to the teller.
The FBI has a real problem with that.