Has Anyone Here Tried Tannerite?

[SGW Gunsmith]

While I've never gotten any to try out for centerfire rounds, I did order some Tannerite that is supposed to work with .22 rimfire ammunition. The results of my testing have been both education and troublesome. If there's any interest, I'll post my findings:

 

[Jinx0760]

I have used Tannerite for beaver dams and for amusement, but always centerfire rounds. In the pint containers it is fun, in gallon jugs buried in a beaver dam it is a LOT of fun!

 

[jr_watkins]

Yes! BOOM!!! Followed by laughter. Cool gimmick.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

I have heard of that recommendation also, and one of the main reasons that I wanted to see how well this .22 rimfire stuff performed was due to the massive influx of chipmunks this past spring and summer. I swear, they must have had at least three litters of chillen. They tunnel and chew on every dang thing and I got a bit tired of murdering one at a time, so, I tried this:



The round target in the middle of the pile of sunflower seeds is one level scoop of Part 1 and Part 2 of the mixtures, carefully mixed together in the provided container. then, patiently waiting 30 yards away, on our deck, with a lawn chair, table and a cold-one nearby, I'll wait until three or four chipmunk start suffin' their cheeks with seeds. Then I'll send a CCI Velocitor round into the red bullseye and KABOOM, Alvin and his buddies are now chickadee food.

Dennis

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

The instructions involved with the two buckets of Tannerite I received mentioned that .22 rimfire velocities must exceed Standard velocity ( 1040 FPS ) .22 Long Rifle rounds. So, me being a 'non' believer, I had to see for myself:

The target on the left is my sighter using a CCI Standard .22 round. Then, I shot the container of Tannerite in the middle with the CCI Standard. Except for the bullets report..........silence:

So, then I switched over to the Velocitor rounds, and yah, it did indeed create a smile:


Dennis

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I had some for 4th of July fun this year. The little zip lock bags for the 22 rimfire mix go boom nicely if you wrap them with a piece of duct tape.

 

[edwardware]

I swear, they must have had at least three litters of chillen.

Chipmunks. . . are unbelievable.

3 years ago the resident chippy decided to start burrowing under the one piece of my house on a slab; no dice, time to die. I only ever saw one, so I thought I had a breeding pair. Out comes the 10/22T and CCI LRN. I killed, no exaggeration, 30 chipmunks that summer, on the same perch in my back yard. I have killed 10-15, in the same spot, every year since.

They're like gremlins!

 

[hdbiker]

My range buddies played a trick on me. After getting to the club range my friends were already shooting. I set up my .243 and one of them said, see that orange can on the 50 yard berm, I said yes and they said shoot it,, so I did, WOW was I surprised LOL. we all had a good laugh. hdbiker

 

[Jessesky]

Yes be careful though. As the mad scientist I am, I figured out you can detonate it without a rifle. If you mix the 22 sensitive tannerite in a small amount around a flash powder firecracker, that will act as a a makeshift blasting cap. You then place that in a standard jar of centerfire tannerite and it will act as the catalyst. Get a REALLY long fuse and run.

The point I’m making is the 22 stuff is a little more volatile than I’m comfortable with. Especially with the power of it.

Ps- don’t try what I did

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

Chipmunks. . . are unbelievable.

3 years ago the resident chippy decided to start burrowing under the one piece of my house on a slab; no dice, time to die. I only ever saw one, so I thought I had a breeding pair. Out comes the 10/22T and CCI LRN. I killed, no exaggeration, 30 chipmunks that summer, on the same perch in my back yard. I have killed 10-15, in the same spot, every year since.

They're like gremlins!

Hey, no kidding. I don't know what it is about this year but it's been the worst I've seen. We're surrounded by timber, north, south, and east. The road is 585 feet to the west and then the lake beyond that. These little buggers tunnel under cement aprons and walkways and then water get in those tunnels and come November the water freezes and cracks the cement. So, my quest for the rest of September is to send as many as I can to "chipmunk heaven". I haven't hit your "world record super-slam" as yet , but I do indeed need to wipe out as many as I can, or they'll have a "Holiday Inn" for chipmunks built in my winter wood pile shed.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

Yes be careful though. As the mad scientist I am, I figured out you can detonate it without a rifle. If you mix the 22 sensitive tannerite in a small amount around a flash powder firecracker, that will act as a a makeshift blasting cap. You then place that in a standard jar of centerfire tannerite and it will act as the catalyst. Get a REALLY long fuse and run.
The point I’m making is the 22 stuff is a little more volatile than I’m comfortable with. Especially with the power of it.
Ps- don’t try what I did

Well, I'm not one to accept hear-say, but that's just my nature, and I "gots to know for myself". While they do recommend that the containers provided are recommended, that's just not good enough for me. So, like I learned quite a while back, I "improvised and adapted" only to find where the limit is. Here's a couple of other containers I tried:



The container in the middle is what came with the kit. One level scoop from each container and then mixing very slowly with a wooden popsicle type stick, and a very reputable KABOOM, resulted.
Then, I tried the container on the left, which holds a half scoop of each component powder and the KABOOM was a bit milder. So far, so good.
Now for the container on the very right. That sucker took SIX level scoops of each element to fill up the container. I then duct-taped it to my target board and shot it with a CCI Velocitor round at 35 meters:



Jumpin' Judas, the KABOOM even scared the crap outta me. But, that hole in my target backboard gave, and has shown me that, GEE, there is a limit to everything. The German came running out of the house and she thought I finally done it. I finally blew myself to smithereens, it was so loud. I expected to see a cruiser pull up our driveway, but after 24 years of my "experiments", I guess there's no longer any alarms.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

After thinking about what might be next.............................................


Nah! Might be a bit extreme.

 

[LocoGringo]

Yeah, I've used tannerite. A tree had fallen in my parents' backyard and was in a precarious position. Professional estimates to remove that tree and others began at $1600 and went up. My engineering uncle and I were convinced there was a better/cheaper way. We came to the same conclusion almost at the same moment...TANNERITE! We drilled holes into the tree, filled it with mixed tannerite and strapped another container on top of that one to blow it all. It's amazing how much a live pine tree can absorb!

The funny thing is that all of this occurred on a high hillside that can be heard for a long way around the rural community. The community message board was alive the next day with comments like "anyone know what that loud explosion was?". It was VERY humorous.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

Yeah, I've used tannerite. A tree had fallen in my parents' backyard and was in a precarious position. Professional estimates to remove that tree and others began at $1600 and went up. My engineering uncle and I were convinced there was a better/cheaper way. We came to the same conclusion almost at the same moment...TANNERITE! We drilled holes into the tree, filled it with mixed tannerite and strapped another container on top of that one to blow it all. It's amazing how much a live pine tree can absorb!

The funny thing is that all of this occurred on a high hillside that can be heard for a long way around the rural community. The community message board was alive the next day with comments like "anyone know what that loud explosion was?". It was VERY humorous.

Bwahahahahahaha! I can only imagine. Probably still have local folks hiding in the basement. So, I'm on the edge of my chair. Did the tree come down, in a safe direction?

 

[boom boom]

I am of a mixed opinion on Tannerite or similar stuff. To me personally, it is like the giggle switch on the M16. We used similar materials for expedient base denial and it will leave an impression on you when these techniques are demonstrated. The Tannerite might work best on brittle material as from what I recollect from the surface as it generates a low, longer impulse than some high explosives. I also grew up on a farm and my father used dynamite to blow stumps out of the ground which was rather more easily acquired in those less troubled days. Personally, I rather go to a good fireworks show than blow stuff up. As long as others do it safely and don't annoy the neighbors by overdoing it, then it should remain lawful just like fireworks, black powder, along with a variety of chemicals, to purchase.

Putting the Tannerite or some knockoff in a tree and blowing it up nearly caused my nephew and his grandfather injuries when it splintered and fell toward them. There is also the problem with Bubba blowing up stuff like refrigerators etc that can throw metal fragments and leave a mess around and hurt people with shrapnel. I suspect if you use it frequently, you will get noise and nuisance complaints from the neighbors along with a visit from law enforcement especially if you are making large batches and blowing it up contrary to manufactures recommendations. There has also been fires that have been reported as caused by the use of such. https://infogalactic.com/info/Tannerite

https://www.forbes.com/sites/samlem...sibly-used-in-the-chelsea-bombs/#25f3165d2739

If you want a large boom without the hassle of a risk, you can shoot compressed air containers such as a 2L bottle and achieve the same effect minus the not so great risk of fires, shrapnel, etc.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

I am of a mixed opinion on Tannerite or similar stuff. To me personally, it is like the giggle switch on the M16. We used similar materials for expedient base denial and it will leave an impression on you when these techniques are demonstrated. The Tannerite might work best on brittle material as from what I recollect from the surface as it generates a low, longer impulse than some high explosives. I also grew up on a farm and my father used dynamite to blow stumps out of the ground which was rather more easily acquired in those less troubled days. Personally, I rather go to a good fireworks show than blow stuff up. As long as others do it safely and don't annoy the neighbors by overdoing it, then it should remain lawful just like fireworks, black powder, along with a variety of chemicals, to purchase.

Putting the Tannerite or some knockoff in a tree and blowing it up nearly caused my nephew and his grandfather injuries when it splintered and fell toward them. There is also the problem with Bubba blowing up stuff like refrigerators etc that can throw metal fragments and leave a mess around and hurt people with shrapnel. I suspect if you use it frequently, you will get noise and nuisance complaints from the neighbors along with a visit from law enforcement especially if you are making large batches and blowing it up contrary to manufactures recommendations. There has also been fires that have been reported as caused by the use of such. https://infogalactic.com/info/Tannerite

https://www.forbes.com/sites/samlem...sibly-used-in-the-chelsea-bombs/#25f3165d2739

If you want a large boom without the hassle of a risk, you can shoot compressed air containers such as a 2L bottle and achieve the same effect minus the not so great risk of fires, shrapnel, etc.

I agree, this stuff is open to abuse, and lord knows there are some still moving around freely who just might try doing more crazier stuff than what's already been tried. I just had to try the stuff that was labeled as being for .22 rimfire. I get folks who trespass onto the back of our property, both hunting and searching for mushrooms and berries. They must be from some foreign country because the signs go unheeded. I was thinking about setting up some "trip-line" with a .22 round over a small canister of Tannerite that might notify me it's time to grab the 1911 and jump on the ATV to see "who dat is in dees woods". My luck it just might be a female "BIGFOOT" and she'd have her way with me.

 

[jmorris]

I was thinking about setting up some "trip-line" with a...

Don’t, doesn’t matter what you end that sentence with, don’t set up “booby traps”.

There are ways to know what’s moving around your property that couldn’t wind up putting you in any criminal or civil liability.

Keep tannerite fun.

 

[LocoGringo]

Bwahahahahahaha! I can only imagine. Probably still have local folks hiding in the basement. So, I'm on the edge of my chair. Did the tree come down, in a safe direction?

Eventually. We were actually trying to blow 3 "support" trees to bring the original leaning tree down that had uprooted because it rained so much the ground was too soft to hold the weight of the tree on a steep slope. I had to chainsaw through the original leaning tree and with one support tree down and the other 2 weakened, my 230 pounds jumping up and down on the original tree finally brought it down. It was quite a sight and NOT how I had planned, but a fun ride!

REDNECK as h__l, but saved $1600+ and fun!

 

[boom boom]

Don’t, doesn’t matter what you end that sentence with, don’t set up “booby traps”.

There are ways to know what’s moving around your property that couldn’t wind up putting you in any criminal or civil liability.

Keep tannerite fun.

I think that he was joking as a riff on Claymore usage as Tannerite requires hitting it with a round to explode--a trip wire would do nothing.

 

[boom boom]

Eventually. We were actually trying to blow 3 "support" trees to bring the original leaning tree down that had uprooted because it rained so much the ground was too soft to hold the weight of the tree on a steep slope. I had to chainsaw through the original leaning tree and with one support tree down and the other 2 weakened, my 230 pounds jumping up and down on the original tree finally brought it down. It was quite a sight and NOT how I had planned, but a fun ride!

REDNECK as h__l, but saved $1600+ and fun!

I really do not know what to say other than I am glad that you did not get hurt.

 

[SGW Gunsmith]

I think that he was joking as a riff on Claymore usage as Tannerite requires hitting it with a round to explode--a trip wire would do nothing.

Correct! Setting up Tannerite on a trip wire at the end of a 180 acre parcel and then being able to hit that small target through a maze of timber, let alone see it, would be a fete for a rifleman much better than I. I guess there are always a few who misconstrue even tongue-in-cheek statements.
Interesting though, how statements can be "trimmed" to try and make that feeble point without including the MAIN message

Eventually. We were actually trying to blow 3 "support" trees to bring the original leaning tree down that had uprooted because it rained so much the ground was too soft to hold the weight of the tree on a steep slope. I had to chainsaw through the original leaning tree and with one support tree down and the other 2 weakened, my 230 pounds jumping up and down on the original tree finally brought it down. It was quite a sight and NOT how I had planned, but a fun ride!

REDNECK as h__l, but saved $1600+ and fun!

That is a substantial savings, and you're not the only ADULT who has used this stuff to loosen up stumps and to fell trees. Now, if only I could get "det.cord" at Walmart.

.

 

[jmorris]

I think that he was joking as a riff on Claymore usage as Tannerite requires hitting it with a round to explode--a trip wire would do nothing.

I was thinking about setting up some "trip-line" with a .22 round over a small canister of Tannerite ...

Could be done, just not a good idea.

 

[boom boom]

Correct! Setting up Tannerite on a trip wire at the end of a 180 acre parcel and then being able to hit that small target through a maze of timber, let alone see it, would be a fete for a rifleman much better than I. I guess there are always a few who misconstrue even tongue-in-cheek statements.
Interesting though, how statements can be "trimmed" to try and make that feeble point without including the MAIN message


That is a substantial savings, and you're not the only ADULT who has used this stuff to loosen up stumps and to fell trees. Now, if only I could get "det.cord" at Walmart. View attachment 859466

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Well, since det.cord is not short barrelled rifle ammo or handgun ammo, you should be ok to buy that at walmart.com.

 

[LocoGringo]

I really do not know what to say other than I am glad that you did not get hurt.

I know how it sounds...REALLY foolish and risky. You had to be there. I did a thorough risk assessment before attempting any of the above steps. I considered the way the trees were leaning, what might happen and the impact/detonation zones. All was/is well.

 

[rdnktrkr]

The only thing better than using tannerite for felling trees is using it to remove stumps
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