Several friends and myself at one time hand loaded extensively.Smokeless powder can go bad and should not be used to load with when it does.Together we had accumulated around 10 lbs. of various powders and rather than just dispose of it we decided to make good use of it. Took a piece of 6 inch black iron pipe and capped one end and welded a nozzle on the other.Even added some fins for stability.Loaded er up with the smokeless and that night with the aid of a length of cannon fuse lit that sucker up.It made a spectacular take off and was last seen on a Northerly heading spewing fire and flame.Don,t know where it finally came to earth but if any of you detect up a strange iron object that looks uncannily like a rocket,well.
Thought I,d add,beer was involved.
Beer stimulates the creative juices!
Lol I wouldn't doubt itHell man,I been on that list for 25 years at least.
We used to do crazy things like that till somebody got hurt.
I've already got hurt messing with a 5 gallon jug making it into a mini rocket with methanol and ethanol. Instant fried my hand was highly unpleasant. Took a mouth to get feeling back in parts of my hand. Lesson learned
Sorry you got hurt,but beer usually prevents that.Or deadens the pain anyhow.
At 18 I blew off 60% of the right hand. They pieced it back together using the right index from the wrist forward for parts. Still can feel it, knumb throbbed,tingling in the nerves, kind of like I got 3 of them.
Oh man that's terrible. I just flash cooked some of my hand. Wasn't too bad but didn't feel good for awhile.
