Targets that go Boom

[Tomas204]

Ok I was talking to a guy who is a Fire marshal and he told me, that the Tannerite exploding targets are illegal, because you are making a bomb.

I purchase these at local gun store believing they are completely legal, is this guy just ignorant ??????

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[Frankenrifle]

Why are you leaking a trail of smoke?

 

[Tomas204]

Why are you leaking a trail of smoke?

Only from my RD 400

 

[Frankenrifle]

To give you a less snarky answer;

It's not illegal unless expressly forbidden by the land owner or regulated by state or federal law. There have been grumblings about it being illegal in forest lands but I don't know the ORS on that.

 

[nwbobber]

I heard that the stuff was made illegal on federal land in Oregon, check the BLM and FS websites for info there. They cited fire danger, and that several fires had been started by careless use of this stuff. As for a bomb, it doesn't go off like that unless it is contained. Like black powder. Don't put it under something that will become a projectile and shoot it, common sense stuff. Apparently a few people did not have enough of the common type not to start a brush fire with it.

 

[nwbobber]

http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-13-09_Fireworks_Exploding_Target_Ban_5-13.pdf

 

[Kevatc]

My dumbass nephew apparently shot enough tannerites that the explosion was seen and heard by some type of either forest service or BLM LEO. He had to sell the gun to pay the fine. This happened in Wyoming or Utah.

 

[556]

I like to keep a low profile out in the woods as much as possible. Don't want to add to the noise I already make. It is fun to shoot it though.

 

[coyoteman5]

http://www.blm.gov/or/news/files/OR-13-09_Fireworks_Exploding_Target_Ban_5-13.pdf

I kind of getting the impression that it is banned during fire season just like fireworks are banned during fire season but once fire season is over you can start using it. Anyway that's the impression I get by the way the Bulletin reads.

 

[nwbobber]

I read that in the NF anyway the ban is when ever there is a fire order in effect. They said that means when campfires are prohibited, or chainsaws, then this ban would be in effect.

 

[Tomas204]

Hey thank you guy's.

It is odd, because there is no flame, when using Tannerite products I guess it just take's one dumbasss to ruin all the good guy's fun

 

[coyoteman5]

The reaction does produce heat which in turn can cause a fire.