Can you shoot tannerite in Oregon?

[Koda]

similar to the danger of tracer rounds, tannerite would be perfectly fine if it wasn't for the yahoos that ruined it for us. I think it should be legal to use in the winter season when it wouldn't hurt a thing on public lands.

 

[Mistman]

We shoot it on my place sometimes. I know a guy who got pretty hurt being in the vicinity of some people shooting it. He actually gave them permission after teaching a firearms class. It picked up some shrapnel from a car that was on the range when it went off and he got pretty messed up. He said he was a ways a way. It say's on the packaging to stay 100 yds back.

We shot some off a cinder block and decided it would be fun to shoot it w/pistols but when we found pieces of the cinder block up to 50 yds away from the blast we thought maybe it wasn't a good idea to get too close.

We still have plans to put a gallon jug of it in an old camper I have on the property and shoot it from the deck 300 yds away, there will be vid of that

 

[Stomper]

Sounds like they should have named it, "Darwinite" instead...

 

[clearconscience]

Yeah the guys in youtube blowing legs off are idiots.

We took a couple dead trees down with it new lake billy chinook about 10 years ago.

Pretty fun stuff.

 

[alv7722]

Tannerite is illegal to shoot in the Tillamook State Forest.
State of Oregon: Recreation - Target Shooting

Ill egal is a sick bird!! Tannerite is formulated such that it will not start a fire. Just don't shoot it near a Ranger's truck!!

 

[Flymph]

I think the forum and the majority of its members suggest you follow the rules, and do not condone illegal actions or behavior.

Just throwing out a disclaimer...

 

[Timbertodd]

Ill egal is a sick bird!! Tannerite is formulated such that it will not start a fire. Just don't shoot it near a Ranger's truck!!

I didn't make the rule I just posted the link to it attempting to answer the OP's question.

 

[LuckySG]

ORS 477.550, regulated use closure .

ORS 477.535 - Forester may proclaim forestland subject to restricted uses - 2017 Oregon Revised Statutes

 

[LuckySG]

Tannerite is the good stuff and then there are the products that have to work around the patented process that does not involve any possibility to have ignition. The rules we have to live by have come from the other products that don't react the same way and raised concerns especially during fire season. I sell Tannerite and Sonic-Boom targets, they are not the same beast.

 

[Alexx1401]

Just don't do it wrong like this guy,

Man who died in Mt. Hood blast showed no signs of suicidal behavior, family says

I would be curious to see if there were pics of the scene. From the description it sounds a lot like either an accident or hold my beer and watch this. If you have a gun why shoot that stuff to kill yourself rather than just shoot yourself. Makes me wonder if maybe he had a negligent discharge while handling the gun and the Tannerite.

 

[best defense]

I was out at Brown's Camp a couple of years ago when there were some sheriff's deputies standing by to make sure nobody broke any laws. During one of the frequent cease fires there were some people setting clay targets at the far end of the pit, and apparently one of them had some tanerite behind one of them. When someone shot that target it caused a pretty loud explosion and the deputies got all flustered because you are only supposed to shoot paper targets in the pit. Unfortunately after the explosion there was no evidence left to convict anyone of a crime and nobody seemed to know who put the tanerite out there. So, yes you are not supposed to use tanerite in places like than, but some people still do.

 

[ponyblanket]

Who enjoys quiet on their own private land and suddenly YAHOOS do the BANG-BOOM?

Same idiots do aerial fireworks in dry grass and sagebrush while the wind is blowing 15 mph in OUR direction.

The 911 people say "fireworks" is not their problem. No body; no foul.

Stupid demands Its own way to the determent of others.

 

[Dan Adams]

You might try Idaho. I don't know Idaho laws, but I do know Boomershoot is great fun: Boomershoot!. Targets out to 700 yards. I helped the crew build reactive targets (we were warned not to use the B word, because it ruffles ATF feathers) year before last, and had to get official agency clearance (similar to a background check) before I could volunteer. Entirely different from Tannerite. The Boomershoot target formula basically causes three components to form gasoline vapor which then...does its thing, spectacularly. More like Hollywood movies than the Tannerite...reaction.

 

[combatmedic]

I'm wondering if anyone can give me info on where you can shoot tannerite. I've had people tell me you can just go out on public land and shoot it, but I thought I read online that you can not shoot it on public lands. If not, I guess you have to know someone with private land to shoot it?

Any info would be great. Thanks all.

It's banned for Mt Hood National Forrest and BLM land. Check their websites to see if the orders are still in affect or if they have expired.