Tannerite @ Redington Pass

[Iraqgunz]

http://www.tannerite.com/frequent-questions/. I just read the statute and assuming that what was posted by the Tannerite people is correct then the Game officer was incorrect.

It's also sold locally in many stores so if it was unlawful then it wouldn't be able to be legally sold.

In the United States, it is a primary tool for avalanche control and police use. Tannerite falls under the same laws as black powder and all other explosives that are exempt for sporting use. ATF regulations allow the manufacturer to produce the two components separately since neither compound is an explosive by itself. However, the mixture is an explosive once mixed, and you cannot transport it without following strict regulations including insurance, packaging, and signage on the vehicle. Various regulations also govern the storage of mixed Tannerite. The compound is so stable, that low-level rifle and pistol ammunition will not set it off. Only high-velocity rounds have the energy to make Tannerite explode.

ARS 13-3101 "Explosive" means any dynamite, nitroglycerine, black powder, or other similar explosive material, including plastic explosives. Explosive does not include ammunition or ammunition components such as primers, percussion caps, smokeless powder, black powder and black powder substitutes used for hand loading purposes.

Was up at Redington Pass over the weekend, and a guy was shooting 1/2 lb tannerite. He was safe with it and wasn't putting fax machines or something on top so I had no problem with it.

About an hour into shooting an Arizona Game and Fish officer pulls up and asks who is shooting the tannerite. The other shooter stepped up and admited to it and was promptly told he will be getting a ticket and it's a class 4 felony! He said if the shooter had been putting things on top he would have arrested him. The game warden then tells all of us we need to stop shooting cause he needs to call bomb control to come blow up the already mixed tannerite down range. Ridiculous!

I cleaned up and stayed for another 30 mins as we waited for a sherriff. I asked him about the law the forbids tannerite and he said it was 13-3101. I haven't looked it up yet.

So just a heads up... Only use tannerite type products in a safe way on private property here in Arizona.