ORIGINAL: take1a
Going to Gander Mountain today to get some powder. Hoping they have Pinnacle, cuz I want to try it in my T/C Scout. I looked for Pinnacle at a local sporting goods store but they don't carry it. The guy there said they can't, because they don't have a license to sell explosive powder. He said the Pyrodex they do sell is not considered explosive, because it "burns", but that the Pinnacle "explodes". I told him thanks, but left scratching my head on that one.
Anybody know if he was correct? If so, is Pinnacle going to be safe to shoot in my T/C Scout? I would use 100 grains max (maybe 110), but now I'm wondering about barrel pressures with the Pinnacle, and if I can use it in my Scout.
Any help would really be appreciated. Thanks, Al
More B.S. I am amazed at the number of total ignoramuses selling guns & ammo these days, and NOT just at Walmart!!!
Real
BLACK POWDER is classified as a "low explosive", (which means that when it explodes, it does not produce the ultra-high-velocity shockwave that a HIGH EXPLOSIVE like TNT or dynamite produces); andin large quantities, black powderwillexplode if ignited, even if not confined.
However,
smokeless powders AND"replica" or substitute black powders like Pyrodex, Pinnacle, APP, 777, etc., are ALL classified as "flammable solids", not explosives. All can be shipped and stored under the fire codes pertaining to flammable solids...... If ignited in the open, all they will do is BURN. They burn vigorously and impressively, but they will not explode.....