Peanuts in Gunpowder

buckshotshorty · May 5, 2021

A buddy of mine asked me a question for which I did NOT have an answer. He was playing a trivia game at a local watering hole and it was a multiple choice question.

Which of the following nuts are an ingredient in gun powder? and then goes on to list 5 different nuts. The supposed answer is peanuts; which are actually legumes and not nuts.

My Research shows that peanuts are are actually used in the manufacture of dynamite; not gun powder. Modern ammo is nitrocellulose. Any one ever heard of peanuts used in modern powder?

FPrice · May 5, 2021

I doubt that Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and the rest of the crowd ever had much to do with gunpowder.

In other words, no.

SLT223 · May 5, 2021

Nitroglycerin is used in double base powder. It appears peanuts can be used as a source of glycerol in the manufacture of nitroglycerin. However, that would not cause me to say there’s peanuts in gunpowder....or marshmallows. However, I am now interested in some smores. Where’d I put the chocolate?

Racer X · May 6, 2021

SLT223 said:
Nitroglycerin is used in double base powder. It appears peanuts can be used as a source of glycerol in the manufacture of nitroglycerin. However, that would not cause me to say there’s peanuts in gunpowder....or marshmallows. However, I am now interested in some smores. Where’d I put the chocolate?

you should try a smear of peanut butter on the graham cracker when making smores.

Mrnurse · May 6, 2021

At NOS Indian Head MD we used fine ground Peanut power as a Forming agent with Plasticizers added to make C4/6. Used in 2.75 Motors years ago.

Moe Mentum · May 6, 2021

I used to use peanut butter for gunpowder, but I found it sticks to the barrel.

Just another 22 shooter · May 6, 2021

Moe Mentum said:
I used to use peanut butter for gunpowder, but I found it sticks to the top of the barrel.

Fixed it for you

mikerjf · May 6, 2021

So are there allergy implications?

sodacan · May 6, 2021

Planters makes great ammo.

Chuck24 · May 6, 2021

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could just drop a peanut in the case, unsalted of course, seat the bullet and be on your way. This may cause the need for peanut background checks in some states.

double-dipper · May 6, 2021

peanuts in my Coke and my IMR 4831.

Jellybean · May 7, 2021

I've never heard of peanuts being used in gunpowder, but I have read about the role Bacon played in the development of black powder.

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