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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Anybody ever shot one of those Coleman propane cylinders??

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:29:29 PM EDT

The small ones?? Will a tracer light it up, and if so what do they do?

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:30:18 PM EDT

[#1]

oh this oughtta be good

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:31:03 PM EDT

[#2]

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:32:34 PM EDT

[#3]

Just make sure you give it plenty of room. Shrapnel and all.

Tape it too.

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:33:45 PM EDT

[#4]

Be sure to bump fire at it underwater.

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:35:08 PM EDT

[#5]

My friends shot one once and it shot straight up and came back down about a foot from hitting one of the trucks. Needless to say, they were sorry they did it.

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:36:57 PM EDT

[#6]

I'd be surprized if it does much of anything. I have a full-size propane cylinder from years ago that doesn't have the right valve to be of any use. I wanted to shoot it with my .06. It's half full. I asked someone with experience what would happen and they said probably "not much". Granted, I don't have tracers, so that's a factor.

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:40:11 PM EDT

[#7]

Done it. STRONGLY suggest you don't do it.

The Mid MO group's experience--most of them make a heckuva fireball with blue tip .50 BMG. Some just fizzle and spin in circles. A few fly through the air, with jagged edges spinning--as far as 200 yards!! One landed right in front of the firing line (almost 100 yards). As we are somewhat slow learners (

) we shot another one and it sailed over our heads, travelled another 100 yards, and landed between two nice new cars in the parking lot. Not cool.

We DO NOT shoot them any more. The ones that have been shot have terribly sharp points which would make very, very nasty cuts when a 2 lb. cylinder flies through the air and contacts soft, juicy humans.

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:40:39 PM EDT

[#8]

Place a roadside flare close, or tape it to cylinder..

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:44:33 PM EDT

[#9]

DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME. WHAT YOU DO IS DUCT TAPE A ROAD FLARE ON THE VALVE END OF AN O2 TANK. THEN YOU GET REALLY CLOSE AND SHOOT THE VALVE WITH A .45 OR A .357. IT DOESN'T DO MUCH, BUT, LIKE THE PREVIOUS POST, IT'S ALL BETTER IF DONE UNDERWATER.

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:47:22 PM EDT

[#10]

Did it 3 times. Once with standard (.308) ammo and twice with tracers.
Not much to see. Tannerite is much better.

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:49:52 PM EDT

[#11]

I shot a regular BBQ propane cylinder @ deer camp one year w/ my Ar shooting ballistic tips. All it did was shoot out a loud, high pressure gas stream. Nothing to see here folks, move along.

Posted: 10/29/2004 2:54:17 PM EDT

[#12]

How about a charge of Tannerite taped to the front of the cylinder?

Posted: 10/29/2004 3:30:58 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Done it. STRONGLY suggest you don't do it.

The Mid MO group's experience--most of them make a heckuva fireball with blue tip .50 BMG. Some just fizzle and spin in circles. A few fly through the air, with jagged edges spinning--as far as 200 yards!! One landed right in front of the firing line (almost 100 yards). As we are somewhat slow learners ( ) we shot another one and it sailed over our heads, travelled another 100 yards, and landed between two nice new cars in the parking lot. Not cool.

We DO NOT shoot them any more. The ones that have been shot have terribly sharp points which would make very, very nasty cuts when a 2 lb. cylinder flies through the air and contacts soft, juicy humans.

Gotcha.. Just curious.. NOT gonna do it...........

Posted: 10/29/2004 3:34:48 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Gotcha.. Just curious.. NOT gonna do it...........

Smart man.

"A wise man learns from his mistakes. A TRULY wise man learns from the mistakes of others."

Tannerite is GREAT stuff. I HIGHLY recommend it. If you get some start another thread similar to this one and I'll tell you all the various things to NOT do with it.

Posted: 10/29/2004 3:36:50 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
How about a charge of Tannerite taped to the front of the cylinder?

I am so IBTL!

Posted: 10/29/2004 3:38:30 PM EDT

[#16]

I do it all the time. No, tracers dont set it off reliably. Set a road flare behind it, about a foot or so, then shoot it with anything that can penetrate.... Nice fireball most of the time. Not real impressive, but better than nothing, and cheaper than Tannerite. Cool at night.

Caution - it aint exactly safe (what is?) because if you hit it just right, you can send it flying several hundred yards. Someone on the board has a real nice dent in their truck because of this.

Posted: 10/29/2004 3:48:32 PM EDT

[#17]

I have a video of one going off somewhere. It was posted a couple years ago I think. It was a pretty decent sized fireball, but that was it. A tannerite charge strapped to a 5 lb. bag of flour would be much more satisfying. (Make sure you strategically place a road flare behind it)

Posted: 10/29/2004 3:49:03 PM EDT

[#18]

Yeah, flares attached to propane tanks are great anti-zombie weapons.

Posted: 10/29/2004 4:03:40 PM EDT

[#19]

The only time I've seen it done the bullet sailed right through the bottle and the gas collected like a fog for a couple of minutes until it disappeared. Less than spectacular.

Posted: 10/29/2004 4:12:30 PM EDT

[#20]

I shot the primer end of a .40 from 20 feet with a .22. That sucker exploded and a piece of brass stuck in my lip!
I don't think I'll be doing that again............... from 'that distance.

Posted: 10/29/2004 4:16:21 PM EDT

[#21]

Not real impressive

huh?

you haven't seen the video of bulletfest II, when 4 cans were hit simultaneously by 4 barret .50's?

the fireball was huge and the grass was burned in about a 40-60 foot circle.

Posted: 10/29/2004 4:38:52 PM EDT

[#22]

On wet days we shoot them with blue tips out of our 50s. They will produce about a 15-20 foot fireball. The tank its self isn't hard enough to pop the round so put a steel plate or large rock about a foot behind the tank. This will do two things: 1. It will pop the round and 2. it will allow a little gas/air mixture to get good ignition.

Don't do this on a dry day! We caught the range on fire twice doing this. We should have learned the first time but it was WAY too much fun.

Posted: 10/29/2004 4:44:42 PM EDT

[#23]

Never shot LP cannisters...We do Fireworks shows around the state. hug.gif Always have some unexploded ordinance. We have to police the grounds/impact area for shells that come back down. Take what's left over to the range. I must tell ya shooting a 12" shell at 100yds is the shit.
It's like a WP shell and the percusion will knock you back a few feet. Shooter

Posted: 10/29/2004 4:55:33 PM EDT

[#24]

I just went to a camping /plinking trip and we shot at one of those.. this happend

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