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jumar · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1456 Location: Lehi, UT

Anyone messed around with tannerite before? We got some to try last weekend. VERY COOL!! Shoot it with a high powered rifle, and makes a big bang!

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 11430 Location: The Rubbish Bin

I'd love to. Where did you get it?

jumar · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1456 Location: Lehi, UT

My dad bought it, I'll have to find out where he got it. Do a search on youtube for tannerite and there's some cool videos of blowing stuff up.

jumar · Joined: 02 Dec 2005 Posts: 1456 Location: Lehi, UT

We always do a bunch of mayhem over the 4th of july in WY, so we're saving some for that. We placed a 5 gallon container of gas in my old bronco 2 one year, and blew it up. Not a big bang, like the tannerite, but some big flames. LOL

ExpUt · Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 115

Amazingly fun... I went shooting with some neighbors of mine, they introduced us to "using it in bulk"... good times.

"Someone" strapped a bottle of Tannerite to a couple sticks of dynamite last year... While it made a nice "boom" I think the dynamite was pretty inert. "Said person found the dynamite in an old mine in Gold Hill, Ut. Several of our "guides" had lived in the area all their lives, they assured us that the dynamite was NOT from that mine, especially its location in the mainshaft (which gets traveled ALOT). It was dry, clean, and in an old Utah Portland Cement company gunny sack. "Someone" carefully packed them out of the mine and rig'd them to the Tannerite. A big boom, but not characteristic of dynamite IMO.

The dynamite as it was found (after it was carefully dumped out of the bag):

donny h · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 487

Tannerite is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

The shock wave is intense, unbelievable, just awesome.

Earplugs all around. Seriously, plugs for everyone present.

James_B_Wads2000 · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject:

ExpUt wrote: "Said person found the dynamite in an old mine in Gold Hill, Ut. Several of our "guides" had lived in the area all their lives, they assured us that the dynamite was NOT from that mine, especially its location in the mainshaft (which gets traveled ALOT).

Hey have you been through the mines at Gold Hill then? Got any pictures? I drove through there once in 2000 and we stopped and played around a little in the mines. In my high school days I used to go exploring in mines with some friends. We found some good ones in Jacob City, Ophir, Fish Springs, Amasa Valley and Frisco. We never found dynamite.

James

ExpUt · Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 115

James_B_Wads2000 wrote: ...Hey have you been through the mines at Gold Hill then? Got any pictures? I drove through there once in 2000 and we stopped and played around a little in the mines. In my high school days I used to go exploring in mines with some friends. We found some good ones in Jacob City, Ophir, Fish Springs, Amasa Valley and Frisco. We never found dynamite.

James

Yes sir, I've been in a couple in the Gold Hill area... I've been into a hanful in the Wasatch Mts, lots in Moab & the Swell, a few in AF Canyon and some other misc. ones. Always interested in more if you have recommendations :cool2: Ghost-towing and searching out old mines is what got me into the outdoors beyond Boy-Scouts. It still get out alot, with most trip being centered around the "historical" aspects of Utah. I'm currently working on a book, a mix between a 4x4 guide and a history book on American Fork Canyon... hoping to have a rough draft out this spring. Project #2 is a book on the SR Swell, again putting the "destination" back into motorized recreation with a heavy emphasis on convservation, stewardship and Tread Lightly, etc.

COUNTRYBOY · Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 120 Location: Southern Utah

That tannerite is pretty cool. I need to get some of that. I like shooting my 30-06 at "responsive" targets.

I did some digging and found this. http://www.tannerite.com/
Have fun, shoot safe, and please.... get it on video and post it here. :rifle: :kboom:

accadacca · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 7093 Location: The Interwebs

COUNTRYBOY wrote: please.... get it on video and post it here. :rifle: :kboom:
:nod: :popcorn:

greyhair biker · Joined: 04 Oct 2005 Posts: 2880 Location: GreenRiver, Wy

OH YEAH! now THATS what Im takin bout ! :2thumbs:

Reedus · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 448

As promised...

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Reedus · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 448

Take 2
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Reedus · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 448

and strike 3 youre out. What gives? How come I can't make it work? Sombeech, work your magic

Sombeech · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 11430 Location: The Rubbish Bin

WOW! I'm tempted to split this thread so this video and pics are on the first page. That's crazy stuff.