Pipe bomb / components bought at true value hardware

My buddy Chuck said he heard this afternoon on the news that an older man had been arrested for putting a pipe bomb in someones truck????? Said they had him on tape at True Value Hardware buying the stuff??? I have heard nothing?????

alg8tr wrote:

My buddy Chuck said he heard this afternoon on the news that an older man had been arrested for putting a pipe bomb in someones truck????? Said they had him on tape at True Value Hardware buying the stuff??? I have heard nothing?????

Used to make my own pipe bombs, but that was in the '70's

It was in the HDN. It was Ace Hardware and not True Value.

Thanks Fescue

Estes igniters go a long way. When I blew my bomb, my good friend was in my car taping the whole thing with the window down just far enough . . . long since erased . . . I was out in the field, laying flat on the ground. Dirt clods still came into the car . . one of them hit him in his nuts . . I never expected that, but I laughed my ass off. We didn't want to hurt anybody . . . we just wanted to have some booming fun. God, I was a fucking idiot.

2 litre bottle bombs are fun....very dangerous though....Jesus...I better shup!!!!

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Estes igniters go a long way. When I blew my bomb, my good friend was in my car taping the whole thing with the window down just far enough . . . long since erased . . . I was out in the field, laying flat on the ground. Dirt clods still came into the car . . one of them hit him in his nuts . . I never expected that, but I laughed my ass off. We didn't want to hurt anybody . . . we just wanted to have some booming fun. God, I was a fucking idiot.

Sounds fun. But in today's world, if I had done any such thing as a kid, then I sure as hell wouldn't put it in writing.

And neither would I spell out the technical details. But I will say that several dumbasses have been killed while making such devices by getting powder on the threads and inadvertently crushing & igniting it when screwing on the cap. One would've needed to be careful as a kid.

Bighead wrote:

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Estes igniters go a long way. When I blew my bomb, my good friend was in my car taping the whole thing with the window down just far enough . . . long since erased . . . I was out in the field, laying flat on the ground. Dirt clods still came into the car . . one of them hit him in his nuts . . I never expected that, but I laughed my ass off. We didn't want to hurt anybody . . . we just wanted to have some booming fun. God, I was a fucking idiot.

Sounds fun. But in today's world, if I had done any such thing as a kid, then I sure as hell wouldn't put it in writing.

And neither would I spell out the technical details. But I will say that several dumbasses have been killed while making such devices by getting powder on the threads and inadvertently crushing & igniting it when screwing on the cap. One would've needed to be careful as a kid.

You would not believe the fun I had with Estes rocket products. Just for my own amusement.

SciFi wrote:

Bighead wrote:

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Estes igniters go a long way. When I blew my bomb, my good friend was in my car taping the whole thing with the window down just far enough . . . long since erased . . . I was out in the field, laying flat on the ground. Dirt clods still came into the car . . one of them hit him in his nuts . . I never expected that, but I laughed my ass off. We didn't want to hurt anybody . . . we just wanted to have some booming fun. God, I was a fucking idiot.

Sounds fun. But in today's world, if I had done any such thing as a kid, then I sure as hell wouldn't put it in writing.

And neither would I spell out the technical details. But I will say that several dumbasses have been killed while making such devices by getting powder on the threads and inadvertently crushing & igniting it when screwing on the cap. One would've needed to be careful as a kid.

You would not believe the fun I had with Estes rocket products. Just for my own amusement.

Estes rockets melt Stormtroopers!!