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27. That is exactly what terrifies me most. WTF are they "practicing" for?

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Sat Mar 26, 2022, 03:47 PM

Mar 2022

We've all heard they want a war inside our own country. These people are absolutely nuts.

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I live out in the country where guns are always sounding. But today, a minute ago it sounded [View all] BComplex Mar 2022 OP

It's probably tannerite. LastDemocratInSC Mar 2022 #1

So it's not illegal? I don't know if that's what they're doing, but it sounds like a cannon. BComplex Mar 2022 #5

So, tannerite is a binary explosive NickB79 Mar 2022 #11

Not Quite, But Packs Quite A Punch Nonetheless ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #44

They're sold over the counter as "targets". SergeStorms Mar 2022 #72

How much of a mess did he have to clean up? LiberalFighter Mar 2022 #84

Sounds like the fascist militia is wnylib Mar 2022 #51

I don't know much about tannerite, but there is this video csziggy Mar 2022 #60

The #1 choice of gender reveal idiots ironflange Mar 2022 #22

Great for starting wildfires IronLionZion Mar 2022 #73

Possibly blowing up tree stumps? txwhitedove Mar 2022 #2

No. Too many different kinds of automatic guns going along with the cannon sounding booms. BComplex Mar 2022 #7

So, skeet shooting tree stumps maybe? L. Coyote Mar 2022 #56

Really hard to get those tree stumps leftieNanner Mar 2022 #61

.... BComplex Mar 2022 #69

Tannerite or something similar... DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2022 #3

Ain't nothing illegal in the country....... essaynnc Mar 2022 #4

Technically......yes, sorta DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2022 #6

So, is anyone on our side doing this kind of practicing to the tune of a couple of thousand dollars BComplex Mar 2022 #12

Not me I am too cheap. nt doc03 Mar 2022 #40

Me too. enneacanthus Mar 2022 #8

So tannerite? Is it lethal? BComplex Mar 2022 #9

Both. Disaffected Mar 2022 #15

It can be lethal if misused DetroitLegalBeagle Mar 2022 #26

Tannerite... perfect for the "Here, hold muh beer." crowd. albacore Mar 2022 #81

BTW, enneacanthus! Welcome to DU! BComplex Mar 2022 #10

Welcome to DU! COL Mustard Mar 2022 #14

Could it have been a still? Runningdawg Mar 2022 #13

Hahaha! BComplex Mar 2022 #18

I get it that you are not in a city or a town, soldierant Mar 2022 #65

Shooting is typically allowed in such areas, though it wouldn't hurt to check. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #67

Only after 11:00 pm BComplex Mar 2022 #70

Dang. Clearly not good enough. soldierant Mar 2022 #75

You mentioned you were used to gun fire but THIS sounded like a "cannon" Runningdawg Mar 2022 #83

I grew up in the country. My dad still lives there. GreenEyedLefty Mar 2022 #16

There sure isn't out here! BComplex Mar 2022 #21

Last year I was out in my woods cutting firewood. Next to my back property Emile Mar 2022 #17

That's crazy! BComplex Mar 2022 #19

What's crazy is some bible thumper thinking he needs a handgun to mow grass. Emile Mar 2022 #38

Here also, PXR-5 Mar 2022 #20

I live in Franklin County, east of Wake County where the capitol, Raleigh, is. BComplex Mar 2022 #23

Might want to move up that timeline. wnylib Mar 2022 #53

Trial runs. Matter of time. czarjak Mar 2022 #24

That is exactly what terrifies me most. WTF are they "practicing" for? BComplex Mar 2022 #27

They are angry over Russia's poor wnylib Mar 2022 #58

Report it for noise level issues maybe? Meowmee Mar 2022 #25

These guys go year 'round. But today was the first day I heard this cannon type boom. BComplex Mar 2022 #28

That is awful 😿 Meowmee Mar 2022 #85

God bless America aurora the great Mar 2022 #29

I totally get it. BComplex Mar 2022 #31

Get a burner phone & make anon tip? SheltieLover Mar 2022 #30

Good idea. summer_in_TX Mar 2022 #64

Drive away from home when you call & pull sim or destroy phone after you call. SheltieLover Mar 2022 #74

Could it be M80's or other fireworks? I know they are illegal but lots of folks here in Montana ratchiweenie Mar 2022 #32

No, ratchiweenie. It's totally guns. BComplex Mar 2022 #34

As others have speculated, tannerite or a cannon are likely candidates. Perhaps a .50 rifle of some Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #33

How do we have so many deadly weapons in rural USA? BComplex Mar 2022 #35

Because many people in rural USA want them and they're legal. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #36

I specifically bought a house on acreage so I could shoot outdoors NickB79 Mar 2022 #46

Nice. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #50

We shoot outdoors sometimes. Target practice. But we're done in about 10 minutes. Do you know BComplex Mar 2022 #52

.22 LR can still be had for as little as 8 cents a round if you shop around. That would be the only Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #57

That's what I have; a .22. BComplex Mar 2022 #68

Oh yeah. I pretty much just shoot .22's now NickB79 Mar 2022 #59

I don't want to think about how much every shot from my .577 Snider costs.... Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #62

I shoot wild pigs with mine, of course I don't think I am crazy. Chuuku Davis Mar 2022 #82

All these weapons are legal because the Supreme Court ruled on a comma in the 2nd Amendment. marie999 Mar 2022 #37

Those brilliant founding fathers shoud have used a period... sanatanadharma Mar 2022 #41

Humm! Shooting Tannerite sanatanadharma Mar 2022 #39

I'm gonna go with a .50BMG rifle of some sort as my first guess. LiberatedUSA Mar 2022 #42

I wouldn't be surprised, they're not that uncommon these days. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #45

One if my MAGAt neighbors shoots about every afternoon. doc03 Mar 2022 #43

I've seen a number of vids of guys almost being killed by shrapnel while shooting something filled Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #48

That does it. I'm going to go hide under my bed now. BComplex Mar 2022 #55

As a civil and revolutionary war re-enactor for artillery, I can state that cannons are unregulated. NutmegYankee Mar 2022 #47

It's my understanding that as long as you don't shoot explosive shells, you're good. Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #49

Yes. NutmegYankee Mar 2022 #78

A 12 pounder firing grapeshot is no joke! Dial H For Hero Mar 2022 #80

A quarter stick of dynamite ... mbusby Mar 2022 #54

Cannon. Wednesdays Mar 2022 #63

Oooops! At first I was wondering what you were talking about, then I went to my original post. BComplex Mar 2022 #71

Some people put some tannerite in their targets... krispos42 Mar 2022 #66

Binary explosive targets are fun as hell. SYFROYH Mar 2022 #76

Definitely tannerite vercetti2021 Mar 2022 #77

I live in a small town surrounded by semi-rural kcr Mar 2022 #79