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

[Joseph M Gwinn]

time-nuts-bounces at febo.com wrote on 11/03/2010 05:55:16 PM:

> From:
> 
> "William H. Fite" <omniryx at gmail.com>
> 
> To:
> 
> Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement 
<time-nuts at febo.com>
> 
> Date:
> 
> 11/03/2010 05:55 PM
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> Subject:
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> Re: [time-nuts] Why .30 cal holes can't be seen at 800 yds...
> 
> Sent by:
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> time-nuts-bounces at febo.com
> 
> Nitrogen triiodide is safer, cheaper, and you can make it 
> yourself.  Put on
> the target wet, hang it while still wet, let it dry...

But it's too sensitive - a fly landing on the dry crystals will do.

Joe Gwinn


> 
> 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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