[time-nuts] Why .30 cal holes can't be seen at 800 yds...

[William H. Fite]

Nitrogen triiodide is safer, cheaper, and you can make it yourself.  Put on
the target wet, hang it while still wet, let it dry...




On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Bill Hawkins <bill at iaxs.net> wrote:

> Actually, some old dynamite that is leaking an oily liquid
> is a sure-fire way to get a flash. Just don't drop it.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hawkins [mailto:bill at iaxs.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 4:39 PM
> To: 'Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement'
> Subject: RE: [time-nuts] Why .30 cal holes can't be seen at 800 yds...
>
> Group,
>
> I haven't been following this thread that won't die, but I've
> contributed to others :^)
>
> If the problem is that it is expensive to detect when a bullet
> hits a target half a mile away, then have I got a solution for
> you!
>
> Visit any friendly neighborhood terrorist supply store and buy
> a small quantity of PETN, or any other explosive that can be
> detonated by the impact of a bullet. Smear a coating of this
> over the area of the target that you intend to hit.
>
> When you hit the target, there will be a very bright flash
> with a very fast propagation velocity, which should be adequate
> for the average 10X scope and photosensor.
>
> No, I don't know where to find a terrorist supply store. Perhaps
> you can make do with the PETN in blasting caps, or brew up a
> batch of nitrogen tri-iodide, as any college freshman could do
> in the fifties. Or try the powders from a Very pistol flare.
>
> Yours for more creative solutions,
>
> Bill Hawkins
>
>
>
>
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