Tannerite vs nail gun

Prairie Doggin'

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So, let's pretend the end of days was upon us...you wanted to set up some tannerite around the perimeter of your property. You don't need 1/2-lb charges, so you fill chew cans (Copenhagen, Skoal, whatever) with mixed tannerite to place around the perimeter...if you decide to adhere these to trees/fence posts with a nail gun, will they go off?

Not at that point ☺️, but kind of curious if a nail gun at initial velocity would hit the 2000 fps required to ignite tannerite. Have never seen or researched the velocity, and it seems way more interesting to put the question to the masses.
 
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Have that one favorite fishing buddy try it and get back to us with what happens.
 


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^ What he said.
But, what exactly is the purpose of said tannerite? Wouldn't you have to shoot it to set it off? Wouldn't it just be easier to shoot the hypothetical invaders? Or... what is the scenario here?
 
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I suppose the purpose would be to confuse the hypothetical invaders -- explosions in all directions.

Mainly, just curious if a nail gun would set it off, but not curious/stupid enough to try it myself.
 

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I think you should make it at least a pound and wrap it in Ductape and nails. A pound of nails for each pound of Tannerite. I'm not sure what you should bait it with, perhaps a welfare check, an ounce of pot, same sex porn? You get the idea, anything that ANTIFA likes.
 

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I think you should make it at least a pound and wrap it in Ductape and nails. A pound of nails for each pound of Tannerite. I'm not sure what you should bait it with, perhaps a welfare check, an ounce of pot, same sex porn? You get the idea, anything that ANTIFA likes.


What is this sex porn that speak of?
 


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If you are far enough to be safe from the explosion/ordnance, do you think you could hit the target??? Framing nails with a "head" probably do not have a very straight trajectory! My guess is that the nail would tumble and could go anywhere.
 

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You bring up a good question.
For the nails i would think something bigger than steel tacks but smaller than shingle nails.
I would hand nail it to the tree or post. Just to be safe.
 


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It will not set it off, most air nailers are 100 to 120 ft per sec. it would be fun to set it up and have a trigger pull from a distance....
 

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Kind of off topic, but if you buy the rimfire sensitive tannerite and mix it and fill a snus can they will explode when shot with a shotgun. They even launched nice from my manual reset clay pigeon thrower.
 

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No real intentions...just thinking how is regular folk don't have access to claymores on timers, then the mind started racing. Pretty soon I had moved on to small charges spread around, then my train of thought switched to nail gun vs. tannerite. Wondered about initial velocity and pictured blowing your hand off. Thought it might make for more interesting conversation than whether masks are bullshit or not.
 

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it takes a projectile traveling 2200 fps to set it off. a nail gun shouldn't set it off. Neither will a hammer. I'd still be leary of driving a nail through it.
 

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