You asked about DANGER. There is always a DANGER when handling gunpowder. Gunpowder will burn and catch fire and flash if a spark hits it or whatever. You can prevent that by keeping all items away from your powder that can cause a spark or flame. Don't smoke or have a candle next to your powder. Use common sense. Even if a pile or container of powder gets a spark in it, it won't explode like a bomb. It will flash and make a huge sparkling roman candle effect and possibly catch something on fire. If you don't believe me, take a couple tablespoons full outside, pour it on a piece of wood or metal and light it with a BBQ lighter. It is entertaining but not particularly dangerous.
The key to an explosion, is compression. The same powder (and far less by the way) will produce a huge explosion if ignited inside a sealed container. This is not likely without an internal ignition source... like say a primer on a loaded round inside a gun chamber for example.
Just so you know, pistol powder burns faster than rifle powder. NEVER GET THESE CONFUSED or you can blow up your rifle and injure yourself if you use pistol powder. The pistol powder that I use is flat and flaky in consistency. The rifle powder is normally small spherical balls or extruded shapes. It is difficult to get them confused. Just be careful. Stay away from BLACK POWDER unless you have a classic muzzle loader or an antique cartridge firearm that requires BLACK POWDER. Make sure you do not get BLACK POWDER and PYRODEX confused. They are not meant to be used interchangeably and will damage firearms is not used properly in the correct firearms.
The key to an explosion, is compression. The same powder (and far less by the way) will produce a huge explosion if ignited inside a sealed container. This is not likely without an internal ignition source... like say a primer on a loaded round inside a gun chamber for example.
Just so you know, pistol powder burns faster than rifle powder. NEVER GET THESE CONFUSED or you can blow up your rifle and injure yourself if you use pistol powder. The pistol powder that I use is flat and flaky in consistency. The rifle powder is normally small spherical balls or extruded shapes. It is difficult to get them confused. Just be careful. Stay away from BLACK POWDER unless you have a classic muzzle loader or an antique cartridge firearm that requires BLACK POWDER. Make sure you do not get BLACK POWDER and PYRODEX confused. They are not meant to be used interchangeably and will damage firearms is not used properly in the correct firearms.
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