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Unread 01-26-2014, 09:38 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by Eldon Goddard View Post
Charlie you are very much welcome. One of these weekends I am going to get to work unloading mine. I do not know what to do with the powder. I have heard you can burn it off in small batches.
smokeless powder will burn harmlessly (but very quickly) if you spread it out and run a little line of it to touch the match to so you don't have your face over it

you can also just spread it in the garden - works as a fertilizer.
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