Magnetism and black powder

Thought I would throw this out to the experts: Magnetism can damage electronics and our charge cards for just starters. From a safety standpoint, does magnetism have any effect on black powder?
Flintlocklar :idunno:

None whatsoever.

There is nothing in black powder that is effected by magnetism and there is no wiring or circuit boards to generate electricity if a moving magnetic field passes thru it.

There is also nothing electronic in it that could be overloaded by electricity if one could get it to pass thru the powder.

Even static electricity which can have voltage in the tens or hundreds of thousands of volts will not effect black powder.

When subjected to a high voltage static electricity charge, the electricity passes thru the carbon on the outside surface of the pile and it doesn't create enough heat to ignite the powder.

Magnets damage our electronics/charge cards by messing with data that is magnetically encoded onto components (such as a hard drive or strip)...

Black powder contains no encoded data nor components that would be affected by a magnet.

On the surface everyone is correct....But if you want to split hairs, YES BP can be affected by magnetism. BP contains carbon (charcoal) and graphite. Both can be affected by magnetism.... The amount of magnetism necessary, is another matter....

No, there is no metal, nor magnetic codes embedded in charcoal, sulfur, salt peter or any combination of the above.

Your going to have a hard time sticking a magnet to a lead ball too.

"nor magnetic codes embedded in charcoal, sulfur, salt peter or any combination of the above."

Only because Big Brother hasn't gotten around to it yet. :grin:

hawkeye2 said:

Only because Big Brother hasn't gotten around to it yet. :grin:

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Oh, they already took care of that years ago. Don't forget about the "tag-ants" they added to all the powder we as consumers can buy.
They already got that.

necchi said:

hawkeye2 said:

Only because Big Brother hasn't gotten around to it yet. :grin:

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Oh, they already took care of that years ago. Don't forget about the "tag-ants" they added to all the powder we as consumers can buy.
They already got that.

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Can you show me actual evidence of these "tag-ants" in BP?

Colorado Clyde said:

necchi said:

hawkeye2 said:

Only because Big Brother hasn't gotten around to it yet. :grin:

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Oh, they already took care of that years ago. Don't forget about the "tag-ants" they added to all the powder we as consumers can buy.
They already got that.

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Can you show me actual evidence of these "tag-ants" in BP?

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Tag-ants? Is that anything like hoop snakes, or jackalopes? Are the males called tag-uncles, then?

YES! The very first time I had experience with black powder, I was drawn to it by a powerful magnetism. I'm still stuck to it and see no escape in my future. So be afraid; be very afraid. :hmm:

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Colorado Clyde said:

On the surface everyone is correct....But if you want to split hairs, YES BP can be affected by magnetism. BP contains carbon (charcoal) and graphite. Both can be affected by magnetism.... The amount of magnetism necessary, is another matter....

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That’s a fact. When we get a strong enough magnetic field all things are effected. But... in a field that can effect BP your guns going to long since be pulled out of your arms and most likely be pulled apart.
I recall seeing a MRI machine with a two inch hole in it and a small mouse floating in the hole.

:hmm: Perhaps the interaction of the rapidly rotating conductor back by a totally ionized conducting plasma within a magnetic body, might there be some change in elevation with a Whitworth during a Carrington event? Somebody call the National Aeronautics And Smokepole Administration.

necchi said:

hawkeye2 said:

Only because Big Brother hasn't gotten around to it yet. :grin:

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Oh, they already took care of that years ago. Don't forget about the "tag-ants" they added to all the powder we as consumers can buy.
They already got that.

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Those tagants were talked about during the Clinton years but I am not aware they were ever added to propellants.

hanshi said:

YES! The very first time I had experience with black powder, I was drawn to it by a powerful magnetism. I'm still stuck to it and see no escape in my future. So be afraid; be very afraid. :hmm:

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Best answer..... :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

Those tagants were talked about during the Clinton years but I am not aware they were ever added to propellants.

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Shush, :redface:
Word will get out that we know how to remove the tagants they put in and everyone will want to know how :shocked2:

Correct: having worked with explosives during that time frame, tagants were added to high explosives to "track illegal usage". Small arms powders were specifically exempted due to uncertainty of the ballistic effects on small quantities of powder.

Fergetful Jones said:

Correct: having worked with explosives during that time frame, tagants were added to high explosives to "track illegal usage"

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Oh for cryin out loud, , I made an off hand comment to feed the paranoia of the topic not state a fact.

Tagants,(when/where used), where/aren't just to track illegal use but as proof of non-use in illegal activity.
It became an issue after the USS Cole attack as they attempted to source the explosives used. It quickly became apparent to the politico's that mentioned the idea how useless it would be in the global market as an identifier.

Chucky Schumer was pushing for tagents

hanshi said:

YES! The very first time I had experience with black powder, I was drawn to it by a powerful magnetism. I'm still stuck to it and see no escape in my future. So be afraid; be very afraid. :hmm:

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Black powder is a black hole that sucks you in and never lets you go.