I’ve read online that ferrocium (conventional lighter flint rods) is highly flammable as is ‘urinal cakes’, (naphthalene, I think). So if I mortar and pestled either of those, it may shoot. I just don’t know how powerful they would be.
>>11447915I’ve tried that. Trouble is, it’s very tedious shaving match heads off.
>>11447959Well a .50 caliber lead ball or cylinder won’t go far if it’s not sealed tight in the barrel; it would drop out the front and the gun would turn into a 2 metre long scorching dragon’s breath flamethrower (this has happened before) because I use finely powdered sparklers (which have iron filing in them) as I am yet to make BP or NC.
Yes, I agree. Dust explosions won’t work in a confined space, but on an intriguing note, thermobarric weapons utilise dust explosions to literally ignite the air.
>>11447983I think solids with water would have a harder time burning, like flour, id est.
Even iron filings work, albeit slowly. I’m guessing I have a narrow range of ‘good’ powders that ‘deflagrate’ forcefully fast but don’t ‘detonate’ like a grenade.
