Sat Mar 26, 2022, 03:03 PM

BComplex (7,618 posts)

I live out in the country where guns are always sounding. But today, a minute ago it sounded

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like a friggin' cannon went off. Shook the windows 1/4 mile away. WTF are these people using to "target practice" with?

What kinds of weapons are illegal in this country? Wow!!! It just happened again! Huge boom! How does the FBI know who is a threat?

This shit scares me to death. My dogs are hiding under the house. I might join them.

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I live out in the country where guns are always sounding. But today, a minute ago it sounded (Original post)	BComplex	Mar 2022	OP
It's probably tannerite.	LastDemocratInSC	Mar 2022	#1
So it's not illegal? I don't know if that's what they're doing, but it sounds like a cannon.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#5
So, tannerite is a binary explosive	NickB79	Mar 2022	#11
Not Quite, But Packs Quite A Punch Nonetheless	ProfessorGAC	Mar 2022	#44
They're sold over the counter as "targets".	SergeStorms	Mar 2022	#72
How much of a mess did he have to clean up?	LiberalFighter	Mar 2022	#84
Sounds like the fascist militia is	wnylib	Mar 2022	#51
I don't know much about tannerite, but there is this video	csziggy	Mar 2022	#60
The #1 choice of gender reveal idiots	ironflange	Mar 2022	#22
Great for starting wildfires	IronLionZion	Mar 2022	#73
Possibly blowing up tree stumps?	txwhitedove	Mar 2022	#2
No. Too many different kinds of automatic guns going along with the cannon sounding booms.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#7
So, skeet shooting tree stumps maybe?	L. Coyote	Mar 2022	#56
Really hard to get those tree stumps	leftieNanner	Mar 2022	#61
....	BComplex	Mar 2022	#69
Tannerite or something similar...	DetroitLegalBeagle	Mar 2022	#3
Ain't nothing illegal in the country.......	essaynnc	Mar 2022	#4
Technically......yes, sorta	DetroitLegalBeagle	Mar 2022	#6
So, is anyone on our side doing this kind of practicing to the tune of a couple of thousand dollars	BComplex	Mar 2022	#12
Not me I am too cheap. nt	doc03	Mar 2022	#40
Me too.	enneacanthus	Mar 2022	#8
So tannerite? Is it lethal?	BComplex	Mar 2022	#9
Both.	Disaffected	Mar 2022	#15
It can be lethal if misused	DetroitLegalBeagle	Mar 2022	#26
Tannerite... perfect for the "Here, hold muh beer." crowd.	albacore	Mar 2022	#81
BTW, enneacanthus! Welcome to DU!	BComplex	Mar 2022	#10
Welcome to DU!	COL Mustard	Mar 2022	#14
Could it have been a still?	Runningdawg	Mar 2022	#13
Hahaha!	BComplex	Mar 2022	#18
I get it that you are not in a city or a town,	soldierant	Mar 2022	#65
Shooting is typically allowed in such areas, though it wouldn't hurt to check.	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#67
Only after 11:00 pm	BComplex	Mar 2022	#70
Dang. Clearly not good enough.	soldierant	Mar 2022	#75
You mentioned you were used to gun fire but THIS sounded like a "cannon"	Runningdawg	Mar 2022	#83
I grew up in the country. My dad still lives there.	GreenEyedLefty	Mar 2022	#16
There sure isn't out here!	BComplex	Mar 2022	#21
Last year I was out in my woods cutting firewood. Next to my back property	Emile	Mar 2022	#17
That's crazy!	BComplex	Mar 2022	#19
What's crazy is some bible thumper thinking he needs a handgun to mow grass.	Emile	Mar 2022	#38
Here also,	PXR-5	Mar 2022	#20
I live in Franklin County, east of Wake County where the capitol, Raleigh, is.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#23
Might want to move up that timeline.	wnylib	Mar 2022	#53
Trial runs. Matter of time.	czarjak	Mar 2022	#24
That is exactly what terrifies me most. WTF are they "practicing" for?	BComplex	Mar 2022	#27
They are angry over Russia's poor	wnylib	Mar 2022	#58
Report it for noise level issues maybe?	Meowmee	Mar 2022	#25
These guys go year 'round. But today was the first day I heard this cannon type boom.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#28
That is awful 😿	Meowmee	Mar 2022	#85
God bless America	aurora the great	Mar 2022	#29
I totally get it.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#31
Get a burner phone & make anon tip?	SheltieLover	Mar 2022	#30
Good idea.	summer_in_TX	Mar 2022	#64
Drive away from home when you call & pull sim or destroy phone after you call.	SheltieLover	Mar 2022	#74
Could it be M80's or other fireworks? I know they are illegal but lots of folks here in Montana	ratchiweenie	Mar 2022	#32
No, ratchiweenie. It's totally guns.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#34
As others have speculated, tannerite or a cannon are likely candidates. Perhaps a .50 rifle of some	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#33
How do we have so many deadly weapons in rural USA?	BComplex	Mar 2022	#35
Because many people in rural USA want them and they're legal.	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#36
I specifically bought a house on acreage so I could shoot outdoors	NickB79	Mar 2022	#46
Nice.	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#50
We shoot outdoors sometimes. Target practice. But we're done in about 10 minutes. Do you know	BComplex	Mar 2022	#52
.22 LR can still be had for as little as 8 cents a round if you shop around. That would be the only	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#57
That's what I have; a .22.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#68
Oh yeah. I pretty much just shoot .22's now	NickB79	Mar 2022	#59
I don't want to think about how much every shot from my .577 Snider costs....	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#62
I shoot wild pigs with mine, of course I don't think I am crazy.	Chuuku Davis	Mar 2022	#82
All these weapons are legal because the Supreme Court ruled on a comma in the 2nd Amendment.	marie999	Mar 2022	#37
Those brilliant founding fathers shoud have used a period...	sanatanadharma	Mar 2022	#41
Humm! Shooting Tannerite	sanatanadharma	Mar 2022	#39
I'm gonna go with a .50BMG rifle of some sort as my first guess.	LiberatedUSA	Mar 2022	#42
I wouldn't be surprised, they're not that uncommon these days.	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#45
One if my MAGAt neighbors shoots about every afternoon.	doc03	Mar 2022	#43
I've seen a number of vids of guys almost being killed by shrapnel while shooting something filled	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#48
That does it. I'm going to go hide under my bed now.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#55
As a civil and revolutionary war re-enactor for artillery, I can state that cannons are unregulated.	NutmegYankee	Mar 2022	#47
It's my understanding that as long as you don't shoot explosive shells, you're good.	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#49
Yes.	NutmegYankee	Mar 2022	#78
A 12 pounder firing grapeshot is no joke!	Dial H For Hero	Mar 2022	#80
A quarter stick of dynamite ...	mbusby	Mar 2022	#54
Cannon.	Wednesdays	Mar 2022	#63
Oooops! At first I was wondering what you were talking about, then I went to my original post.	BComplex	Mar 2022	#71
Some people put some tannerite in their targets...	krispos42	Mar 2022	#66
Binary explosive targets are fun as hell.	SYFROYH	Mar 2022	#76
Definitely tannerite	vercetti2021	Mar 2022	#77
I live in a small town surrounded by semi-rural	kcr	Mar 2022	#79

Response to BComplex (Original post)

Sat Mar 26, 2022, 03:06 PM

I live out in the country where guns are always sounding. But today, a minute ago it sounded

1. It's probably tannerite.

5. So it's not illegal? I don't know if that's what they're doing, but it sounds like a cannon.

11. So, tannerite is a binary explosive

44. Not Quite, But Packs Quite A Punch Nonetheless

72. They're sold over the counter as "targets".

84. How much of a mess did he have to clean up?

51. Sounds like the fascist militia is

60. I don't know much about tannerite, but there is this video

22. The #1 choice of gender reveal idiots

73. Great for starting wildfires

2. Possibly blowing up tree stumps?

7. No. Too many different kinds of automatic guns going along with the cannon sounding booms.

56. So, skeet shooting tree stumps maybe?

61. Really hard to get those tree stumps

69. ....

3. Tannerite or something similar...

4. Ain't nothing illegal in the country.......

6. Technically......yes, sorta

12. So, is anyone on our side doing this kind of practicing to the tune of a couple of thousand dollars

40. Not me I am too cheap. nt

8. Me too.

9. So tannerite? Is it lethal?

15. Both.

26. It can be lethal if misused

81. Tannerite... perfect for the "Here, hold muh beer." crowd.

10. BTW, enneacanthus! Welcome to DU!

14. Welcome to DU!

13. Could it have been a still?

18. Hahaha!

65. I get it that you are not in a city or a town,

67. Shooting is typically allowed in such areas, though it wouldn't hurt to check.

70. Only after 11:00 pm

75. Dang. Clearly not good enough.

83. You mentioned you were used to gun fire but THIS sounded like a "cannon"

16. I grew up in the country. My dad still lives there.

21. There sure isn't out here!

17. Last year I was out in my woods cutting firewood. Next to my back property

19. That's crazy!

38. What's crazy is some bible thumper thinking he needs a handgun to mow grass.

20. Here also,

23. I live in Franklin County, east of Wake County where the capitol, Raleigh, is.

53. Might want to move up that timeline.

24. Trial runs. Matter of time.

27. That is exactly what terrifies me most. WTF are they "practicing" for?

58. They are angry over Russia's poor

25. Report it for noise level issues maybe?

28. These guys go year 'round. But today was the first day I heard this cannon type boom.

85. That is awful 😿

29. God bless America

31. I totally get it.

30. Get a burner phone & make anon tip?

64. Good idea.

74. Drive away from home when you call & pull sim or destroy phone after you call.

32. Could it be M80's or other fireworks? I know they are illegal but lots of folks here in Montana

34. No, ratchiweenie. It's totally guns.

33. As others have speculated, tannerite or a cannon are likely candidates. Perhaps a .50 rifle of some

35. How do we have so many deadly weapons in rural USA?

36. Because many people in rural USA want them and they're legal.

46. I specifically bought a house on acreage so I could shoot outdoors

50. Nice.

52. We shoot outdoors sometimes. Target practice. But we're done in about 10 minutes. Do you know

57. .22 LR can still be had for as little as 8 cents a round if you shop around. That would be the only

68. That's what I have; a .22.

59. Oh yeah. I pretty much just shoot .22's now

62. I don't want to think about how much every shot from my .577 Snider costs....

82. I shoot wild pigs with mine, of course I don't think I am crazy.

37. All these weapons are legal because the Supreme Court ruled on a comma in the 2nd Amendment.

41. Those brilliant founding fathers shoud have used a period...

39. Humm! Shooting Tannerite

42. I'm gonna go with a .50BMG rifle of some sort as my first guess.

45. I wouldn't be surprised, they're not that uncommon these days.

43. One if my MAGAt neighbors shoots about every afternoon.

48. I've seen a number of vids of guys almost being killed by shrapnel while shooting something filled

55. That does it. I'm going to go hide under my bed now.

47. As a civil and revolutionary war re-enactor for artillery, I can state that cannons are unregulated.

49. It's my understanding that as long as you don't shoot explosive shells, you're good.

78. Yes.

80. A 12 pounder firing grapeshot is no joke!

54. A quarter stick of dynamite ...