Unburnt powder in mod

declan1980

I cleaned out my rimfire mod last night and left all the stuff in a little heap on the bench. Today, I looked at it and said that looks like gun powder, so I lit it with a lighter and it burned like you see powder burning in videos on YouTube.
So my question is do I have an actual propellant on my hands, and if so am I breaking the law?

Sparks

I understood that there was always a tiny amount of unburnt powder released out the end of the barrel with every shot from a smallbore (and I do mean tiny, and not every time, and it's random how much came out). If that understanding is correct, then technically speaking, yes, and you've highlighted yet another gap between the law and reality

johngalway

Unless William Petersen & CSI arrive to forensically examine your mod I think you might be worrying a bit too much Declan

declan1980

Thanks for clearing that up. It wasn't a tiny amount though, after about 70 or 80 rounds there was enough to fill a .243 case

IRLConor

declan1980 wrote: »

Thanks for clearing that up. It wasn't a tiny amount though, after about 70 or 80 rounds there was enough to fill a .243 case

It's not all powder though, some is just soot.

meathstevie

I'd say Conor is right, the bulk of the stuff that tipped out of your mod is simply powdery carbon or burnt powder deposits if you want it in a fancy wrapper.