cracked butt
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Most people try real hard not to be involved with or near a B.L.E.V.E., dumbkopfs create them on purpose
rifle shot - propane tank - DANGER
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DWARREN123
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Having fun is one thing but do it in a safe manner. Think it thru before you do it and maybe you or someone else will not regret it.
trueblue1776
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You guys must be the OSHA Nazis at work.
never_retreat
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At least when I shot a 20 lb tank we had enough common sense to do it at 250 yards. 
It was still cool though.
It was still cool though.chris in va
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I've certainly shot my share of 1# tanks. Oddly enough hitting them with a rifle round makes them explode rather than blossom with a flame cloud, usually sending the empty can hurling toward you at a fair rate of speed.
Every time I punch a .45 hole in one, it just flames up nicely. Go figure.
As for that Tannerite video, I highly suspect there was more than one charge fired at. Looks a little more powerful than usual.
Every time I punch a .45 hole in one, it just flames up nicely. Go figure.
As for that Tannerite video, I highly suspect there was more than one charge fired at. Looks a little more powerful than usual.
wayne in boca
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Geez,what a bunch of party poopers/stick in the muds.The threat of imminent death is the fun part.If it was safe,little girls in pretty pink dresses would do it,and then have tea parties.Besides,chicks dig eye patches.Seen it in the movies.
RioShooter
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Shooting FULL propane tanks
Today we used the flare next to the tank technique to blow-up 12 small propane tanks and two 20 pounders. We shot the small tanks from 100 yards and the larger tanks from 300 yards.
One of the best shots was from a Mosin-Nagant M44 at 300 yards. One ranging shot and the second hit the tank.
BTW, we chained the 20 pound tanks to a steel stake. Also, there were some nice fireballs, but no fragmentation.
Today we used the flare next to the tank technique to blow-up 12 small propane tanks and two 20 pounders. We shot the small tanks from 100 yards and the larger tanks from 300 yards.
One of the best shots was from a Mosin-Nagant M44 at 300 yards. One ranging shot and the second hit the tank.
BTW, we chained the 20 pound tanks to a steel stake. Also, there were some nice fireballs, but no fragmentation.
qajaq59
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Like the man said, "You can't cure stupid."
Slugless
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I recall during BLEVE training that halves of railroad propane cars have been propelled up to half a mile.
BLEVE propulsion works exactly the same way as rockets do. Do not set the tank in a fire. The pressure inside a propane tank at 60 deg F is 169 psi, about 11 times atmospheric pressure. If the tank heats up, the pressure skyrockets. The steel on the bottom of the tank weakens in the fire and that's what tears open first. The remaining shell contains burning boiling propane like a rocket has burning boiling alcohol/hydrogen. That's why the railroad cars were propelled like a skyrocket. Pieces of steel flying around at high speed are called shrapnel.
BLEVEs give oil and gas engineers the heebie-jeebies. You see several people die in the films during the training classes. In every case the tank was on fire.
That said, blowing stuff up is fun.
I cannot give you advice on how to go about blowing up propane tanks but pistol caliber tracers are said to be fun because you can clearly see the tracer at night. Flares would be infinitely preferable to a tank in a fire.
BLEVE propulsion works exactly the same way as rockets do. Do not set the tank in a fire. The pressure inside a propane tank at 60 deg F is 169 psi, about 11 times atmospheric pressure. If the tank heats up, the pressure skyrockets. The steel on the bottom of the tank weakens in the fire and that's what tears open first. The remaining shell contains burning boiling propane like a rocket has burning boiling alcohol/hydrogen. That's why the railroad cars were propelled like a skyrocket. Pieces of steel flying around at high speed are called shrapnel.
BLEVEs give oil and gas engineers the heebie-jeebies. You see several people die in the films during the training classes. In every case the tank was on fire.
That said, blowing stuff up is fun.
I cannot give you advice on how to go about blowing up propane tanks but pistol caliber tracers are said to be fun because you can clearly see the tracer at night. Flares would be infinitely preferable to a tank in a fire.
Joe the Redneck
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This kind of stuff reflects very poorly on gunowners.
I've been shooting nearly 20 years and I have NEVER had the desire to shoot into anything that will cause an explosion.
That is just stupid.
YOu guys that think this is all fun and games should check out youtube sometimes. You see videos of kids shooting greengas guns at lighters, making pipe bombs, shoving fireworks in thier body cavities and setting them off. But the worst thing I saw was a couple of 14 year olds fill a pringles can with blackpowder and drop matches into it. Only by the grace of God did the kid not turn himeself into a roman candle.
Stupid is not fun. Dangerous is not a goodtime.
Joe
I've been shooting nearly 20 years and I have NEVER had the desire to shoot into anything that will cause an explosion.
That is just stupid.
YOu guys that think this is all fun and games should check out youtube sometimes. You see videos of kids shooting greengas guns at lighters, making pipe bombs, shoving fireworks in thier body cavities and setting them off. But the worst thing I saw was a couple of 14 year olds fill a pringles can with blackpowder and drop matches into it. Only by the grace of God did the kid not turn himeself into a roman candle.
Stupid is not fun. Dangerous is not a goodtime.
Joe
I`ve a power point presention on a butane tank rupture (not explosion due to heat or flame) due to faulty valves. The tank in one instance was tossed 1/4 mile into an apartment, damaging the interior. There was a person involved driveing a pick-up transporting the tanks that was thrown over 40 ft from the truck when it went off, another was tossed across 5 lanes of traffic, the truck was toast.
I`ve talked to a guy at work that saw the result of a welding tank tipping over and knocking the fittings off. It went threw a cinder block wall after traveling across a plant aisle.
As the others said, not my idea of fun........
I`ve talked to a guy at work that saw the result of a welding tank tipping over and knocking the fittings off. It went threw a cinder block wall after traveling across a plant aisle.
As the others said, not my idea of fun........
LeibstandarteAdH
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Um, im really not sure he even got to shoot it before it boiled enough of the LPG to do what we saw happen.
I know a moron who back in high school, shot one of those 20oz CO2 tanks (full) from no cover with a 7.7 jap bolt action from about 40 yards, a small piece of something hit him right in the forhead, he called me to drive him to the hospital.
I also ended up being the one to clean all of the sand out of his grandparents Type 99 Arisaka mantle hanger that he took and used to do it with.
Im glad i wasnt there when it happend. From his wound the thing must have formed some pretty tiny and numerous high velocity steel fragments, As there was nothing left of the bottle or its large brass valve in the crater that i remember investigating while he was in the hospital.
I know a moron who back in high school, shot one of those 20oz CO2 tanks (full) from no cover with a 7.7 jap bolt action from about 40 yards, a small piece of something hit him right in the forhead, he called me to drive him to the hospital.
I also ended up being the one to clean all of the sand out of his grandparents Type 99 Arisaka mantle hanger that he took and used to do it with.
Im glad i wasnt there when it happend. From his wound the thing must have formed some pretty tiny and numerous high velocity steel fragments, As there was nothing left of the bottle or its large brass valve in the crater that i remember investigating while he was in the hospital.
Oohrah
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Hey Delta, were we in the same Corps. Starting pay was $62 and I
can recall a round through a flamer that wasn't a good thing after
dropping his gun group. Anything flamable, that is contained, is an
accident that will happen given some time. Suppose a new warning
will be stamped on the AR barrels that this use may be hazardous when
shooter eats a piece of that tank!
can recall a round through a flamer that wasn't a good thing after
dropping his gun group. Anything flamable, that is contained, is an
accident that will happen given some time. Suppose a new warning
will be stamped on the AR barrels that this use may be hazardous when
shooter eats a piece of that tank!
The first thing that I noticed was the fact that the idiot was handling his rifle while his buddy was downrange.
Yep, agreed. Irresponsible gun handling.
Blowing up the tank per se I don't have a problem with, but looks like they could have taken a few more precautions. Noted the bit of shrapnel that flew backwards at a fairly high velocity.
jm
Yep, agreed. Irresponsible gun handling.
Blowing up the tank per se I don't have a problem with, but looks like they could have taken a few more precautions. Noted the bit of shrapnel that flew backwards at a fairly high velocity.
jm
Bartkowski
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I am like some of us on here, I don't care to much if they do that, it looks like fun. Just do it farther away and don't mess with your gun when your friend is down range.
I am just surprised they didn't learn after the first time they blew something up and having it fly back at them to not do it or do it farther away.
I am just surprised they didn't learn after the first time they blew something up and having it fly back at them to not do it or do it farther away.
azredhawk44
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I suspect that these geniuses lack the skill to hit on these targets from a safe distance. Way too much energy going into "what can I make blow up", not enough energy going into "how can I be a better shooter."
I don't have a problem with a person who's a good shot, taking a 4" coleman propane tank out to 300-400 yards and shooting at it in a desolate location. Or a 5 gallon tank at a similarly challenging distance (800-1000 yards).
But fifty yards, as pictured here, is not an appropriately safe distance.
Learn to shoot before you blow up dangerous stuff with your shots.
ThomasT
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O.K., what is tannerite? And can i get some?
Bartkowski
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You can get tannerite from sportsman's guide and some places on the internet. I believe it is perfectly legal in the U.S.
esmith
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I really don't care that they are doing that, however i do care of what the image portrays to gun owners. This further endangers people like us who responsibly use the sport. If they kill themselve doing something like this, okay fine, just don't make it harder for me to enjoy myself using guns.
nwilliams
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Sad, just sad
People like this give us responsible shooters a bad image.
People like this give us responsible shooters a bad image.
ThomasT
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Thank you Bartkowski.
I can see the draw to shooting at explosive things, but I have always been to afraid to do it myself. 2 liter bottles full of Seltzer water do a pretty good imitation though.
One of the stupid things I've always thought would be interesting to try would be to set a shot shell on it's side on a stump or something, and shoot the back with a .22 and tray and make it go off. Also throwing a box of shot shells in a fire has always sounded kind of fun.
Of course the things I think, and the things I do, usually are not the same.
One of the stupid things I've always thought would be interesting to try would be to set a shot shell on it's side on a stump or something, and shoot the back with a .22 and tray and make it go off. Also throwing a box of shot shells in a fire has always sounded kind of fun.
Of course the things I think, and the things I do, usually are not the same.
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