Target/Chemistry Question > General Discussion

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:38:37 AM EDT

OK, I've been saving plastic 20oz bottles for reactive targets. I put water w/ dish soap in a few, shook them up, and shot them with fairly good results (about 10 feet high w/ .223). What other fluids, propellants, chemicals could I put in there cheap for better results, other than Napoleon_Tanerite? I shoot on private land, so Fudds won't be a problem.

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:41:19 AM EDT

[#1]

Add some food coloring and freeze the water inside the bottles. They last longer and you can shoot the smaller ice chunks as they break off.

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:41:48 AM EDT

[#2]

Why not Tannerite?

Its pretty easy to make your own. I mix 1 cup of ammonium nitrate with a tablespoon of finely powdered aluminum, and they work great.

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:43:44 AM EDT

[#3]

Fill the bottle with acetylene gas and shoot it with a tracer round.

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:47:18 AM EDT

[#4]

Fill a 2-liter bottle with small rodents. After the first shot, the target degrades into lots of little moving targets.

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:48:00 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Why not Tannerite?

Its pretty easy to make your own. I mix 1 cup of ammonium nitrate with a tablespoon of finely powdered aluminum, and they work great.

I imagine I could get the ammonium nitrate as stump dust at Home Depot, what about the finely powdered aluminim?

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:48:16 AM EDT

[#6]

nitroglycerin works wonders.

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:49:48 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Why not Tannerite?

Its pretty easy to make your own. I mix 1 cup of ammonium nitrate with a tablespoon of finely powdered aluminum, and they work great.

I imagine I could get the ammonium nitrate as stump dust at Home Depot, what about the finely powdered aluminim?

I got mine off of eBay. Firework/pyrotechic supply comapnies also sell it. You want VERY fine AL powder (it comes in different grades).

Posted: 3/28/2006 11:49:55 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Why not Tannerite?

Its pretty easy to make your own. I mix 1 cup of ammonium nitrate with a tablespoon of finely powdered aluminum, and they work great.

I imagine I could get the ammonium nitrate as stump dust at Home Depot, what about the finely powdered aluminim?

Stump remover is potassium nitrate, not ammonium nitrate.

Aluminum powder can be bought off of Ebay

Posted: 3/28/2006 3:09:12 PM EDT

[#9]

I would try a little bit of dry ice and water.. good stuff

Posted: 3/28/2006 3:18:47 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Fill the bottle with acetylene gas and shoot it with a tracer round.

Fill the bottle instead with a stoichiometric mix of oxygen and acetylene,
and you can shoot it with any supersonic bullet.

Ka-freak'in-Boom

Posted: 3/28/2006 3:43:43 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Why not Tannerite?

Its pretty easy to make your own. I mix 1 cup of ammonium nitrate with a tablespoon of finely powdered aluminum, and they work great.

I imagine I could get the ammonium nitrate as stump dust at Home Depot, what about the finely powdered aluminim?

Stump remover is potassium nitrate, not ammonium nitrate.

Aluminum powder can be bought off of Ebay

Tell us more, please. Where can we get the ingrediants to make us some reactive targets?

Travis

Posted: 3/28/2006 3:47:17 PM EDT

[#12]

Nitro gylcerin works well so i hear

Posted: 3/28/2006 3:48:36 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Quoted:
Why not Tannerite?

Its pretty easy to make your own. I mix 1 cup of ammonium nitrate with a tablespoon of finely powdered aluminum, and they work great.

I imagine I could get the ammonium nitrate as stump dust at Home Depot, what about the finely powdered aluminim?

Stump remover is potassium nitrate, not ammonium nitrate.

Aluminum powder can be bought off of Ebay

Tell us more, please. Where can we get the ingrediants to make us some reactive targets?

Travis

Your best bet for ammonium nitrate is to find it locally at a farm supply type place. Its only around $10 for a 50 lb bag. I could not find any locally, so I had to have it shipped to me. It was still only $10 for a 50 lb bag, but it also had $50 or more in shipping costs because it is considered hazardous.

Posted: 3/28/2006 3:54:26 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
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Why not Tannerite?

Its pretty easy to make your own. I mix 1 cup of ammonium nitrate with a tablespoon of finely powdered aluminum, and they work great.

I imagine I could get the ammonium nitrate as stump dust at Home Depot, what about the finely powdered aluminim?

Stump remover is potassium nitrate, not ammonium nitrate.

Aluminum powder can be bought off of Ebay

Tell us more, please. Where can we get the ingrediants to make us some reactive targets?

Travis

Your best bet for ammonium nitrate is to find it locally at a farm supply type place. Its only around $10 for a 50 lb bag. I could not find any locally, so I had to have it shipped to me. It was still only $10 for a 50 lb bag, but it also had $50 or more in shipping costs because it is considered hazardous.

How much for the Aluminum?

Thanks a bunch,

Travis