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WTF!? I dunno bout that round but .308 always works good! What did you do to waste 20 bucks worth? They should only be 1/2 or 1 pound bottles.....
You scared me for a min....I thought this post was gonna be about tannerite not selling anymore or something.....! (insert scared smiley face here...)
You scared me for a min....I thought this post was gonna be about tannerite not selling anymore or something.....! (insert scared smiley face here...)
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Next time buy it direct from the manufacture. Doing so you would have only paid $4.50 for that same 1/2lb bottle and you have been insured it was the real deal. Buying it at a show has no guarantee, heck it could have been full of tide soap for all you know.
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you never know how old the stuff is when u get it from a vendor. according to tannerite it has a shelf life of 5 years before it starts to lose potency.
That being said, i have also had bottles fail on me, usually its only 1 out of a case and because i skimmed the bottle and not a direct shot.
BTW .223 sets em off real nice so your short mag should have no problems.
GR5150
That being said, i have also had bottles fail on me, usually its only 1 out of a case and because i skimmed the bottle and not a direct shot.
BTW .223 sets em off real nice so your short mag should have no problems.
GR5150
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OMG 20 bucks EACH???, even regular sale price from tannerite is 89 bucks for 20 1/2pound bottles = 4.50 each. We just got done running a group buy on the stuff and was even lower than that
Then it dont hurt as bad when one dont go off.GR5150
I've had detonation failures before when placed inside pumpkins shot with 7.62x39 HP. I presumed that the HPs deformed and slowed down too much.Tannerite staleness has been mentioned before here and I thought that the inventor was working on that or at least he was aware of the problem.
I presumed that the HPs deformed and slowed down too much.Tannerite staleness has been mentioned before here and I thought that the inventor was working on that or at least he was aware of the problem.
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NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
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The gun I use that sets Tannerite off the best is my 50cal using spotters. No duds yet using that gun. I've had a couple fail to go boom with 30 cal. Not with the 50. We shot a 5gal bucket 1/2 full of the stuff one time with the 50 cal. Wonderful boom! that rolled through the hills. You could see the shockwave sway the trees and grass, and there was no more loose stone in a LARGE circle around the are where the bucket USED to be!
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Tannerite failure
Guys, I've discovered a few things over the years of using this stuff that will prevent a successful detonation.
Proper storage before it's use and purchase is important. Storage in a humid environ will affect it negatively. If the prills are clumped together you need to separate them(before mixing of course) so the mix will be consistant. Even grey color throughout is good.
Empty the prills into the provided container to do the mix. If you try to use the target bottle to do the mixing, you may not distribute the catylist evenly, ending in a failed detonation.
For some reason detonation becomes erratic on humid days, I've experienced a few no-go's on humid days even using .223.
More failures than not for me have been with 7.62x39, so I use .223 or .308 exclusively now.
Adding the proper amount of catylist is important to consistant ignition.
Making sure the projo goes through the bottle square rather than "winging" the empty portion is important.
For those inclined to experiment, remember if you pour the "target bottle mix" into a metal container or any other container other than the plastic bottle it it came in.. you now have an untaxed destructive device and you are subject to more fines and jail time than you'd be interested in.
Also the burn rate on this mix is around 21,000 fps, think you can duck fast enough to avoid the schrapnel coming at you? I wouldn'y try it.
Please use this stuff responsibly so you don't ruin it for the rest of us. Some of the most deserving Darwin Awards go to irresponsible tannerite users.
Have fun but above all be safe!!
fullauto1919
Guys, I've discovered a few things over the years of using this stuff that will prevent a successful detonation.
Proper storage before it's use and purchase is important. Storage in a humid environ will affect it negatively. If the prills are clumped together you need to separate them(before mixing of course) so the mix will be consistant. Even grey color throughout is good.
Empty the prills into the provided container to do the mix. If you try to use the target bottle to do the mixing, you may not distribute the catylist evenly, ending in a failed detonation.
For some reason detonation becomes erratic on humid days, I've experienced a few no-go's on humid days even using .223.
More failures than not for me have been with 7.62x39, so I use .223 or .308 exclusively now.
Adding the proper amount of catylist is important to consistant ignition.
Making sure the projo goes through the bottle square rather than "winging" the empty portion is important.
For those inclined to experiment, remember if you pour the "target bottle mix" into a metal container or any other container other than the plastic bottle it it came in.. you now have an untaxed destructive device and you are subject to more fines and jail time than you'd be interested in.
Also the burn rate on this mix is around 21,000 fps, think you can duck fast enough to avoid the schrapnel coming at you? I wouldn'y try it.
Please use this stuff responsibly so you don't ruin it for the rest of us. Some of the most deserving Darwin Awards go to irresponsible tannerite users.
Have fun but above all be safe!!
fullauto1919
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Seen some very (retarded moments?) vids over the yrs, one in particular showing T-rite placed in a car door roughly 50 yds from shooting position, nice shape charge, I wondered if his family tree even forked! You want to guess where door skin went? Yeah, I want to see some idiot decapitated by a door skin cruising several hundred fps, NOT!
I have only seen Tannerite fail once. The people mixing it started out heaping the catalyst on the measure. Those bottles went off no problem.
When they got to the last 3 bottles they didn't have enough catalyst left.
The bottles looked off white instead of gray.
Instead of admiting they screwed up they cussed the tannerite.
I have shot quite a few bottles of Tannerite. It has always gone off with a 30 cal or larger. Also buy from someone you know, so you are sure its fresh and has been stored correctly.
P.S. GUNRUNNER5150 Thanks for the tannerite group buy!
When they got to the last 3 bottles they didn't have enough catalyst left.
The bottles looked off white instead of gray.
Instead of admiting they screwed up they cussed the tannerite.
I have shot quite a few bottles of Tannerite. It has always gone off with a 30 cal or larger. Also buy from someone you know, so you are sure its fresh and has been stored correctly.
P.S. GUNRUNNER5150 Thanks for the tannerite group buy!
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naa a wv shp officer stopped by to shoot a little too and donated a jacket that was hanging out in his trunk. it got shredded!
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I just came up with a great joke for that, but I forgot it. It involved a wreath, though...
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I had some real old Tannerite (2002) that had clumped up and we broke it up with a socket extension in the bottle and it all went off rather well. I now carry a cheap flour sifter in the shooting bag in case that happens again.
We also went out to a place where we had shot Tannerite last year and while taping up bottles found one from the last shoot that had fallen down in the bushes. taped it back up, shot it....Booooommmm (After almost a year exposed to the elements)
I think this thread should be renamed to "Pseudo (wanna be) Tannerite Failed"
So as not to besmirch the good name of Daniel Tanner and his excellent products.
We also went out to a place where we had shot Tannerite last year and while taping up bottles found one from the last shoot that had fallen down in the bushes. taped it back up, shot it....Booooommmm (After almost a year exposed to the elements)
I think this thread should be renamed to "Pseudo (wanna be) Tannerite Failed"
So as not to besmirch the good name of Daniel Tanner and his excellent products.
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Anywhere from one single 1/lb bottle up to as much as we can get together. It usually takes me a few shots to hit one bottle @ 1K.mine ALWAYS go BOOM!
patriotpa, how big of a container @ 1000? a cooler?
ahhhhh....almost saturday!
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