Author: britrifles
Subject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?
Posted: April 30 2023 at 2:52pm
Mick, I’ve burned up a fair bit of old powder, and you have to be careful doing that! I once heaped up a bit too much and the flame went about 15 feet into the air, lasting for what seemed like a few minutes (was probably 20 seconds). I think I had lit about 2 or 3 lbs. That experience taught me to only burn 1/2 lb at a time.
Subject: Old surplus ammo: Safe to use? or scrap it?
Posted: April 30 2023 at 2:52pm
Mick, I’ve burned up a fair bit of old powder, and you have to be careful doing that! I once heaped up a bit too much and the flame went about 15 feet into the air, lasting for what seemed like a few minutes (was probably 20 seconds). I think I had lit about 2 or 3 lbs. That experience taught me to only burn 1/2 lb at a time.
And don’t even think of burning off a pile of black powder, unless you run a long trail of it well away!