[desertsolitaire]

I am genuinely curious; are m-80 type powerful firecrackers available for purchase anywhere legally? Other countries? I’m not talking about lawless places that trade bootleg military weapons in street bazaars, just plain old old fashioned m-80 type fireworks, like the ones I recall my Dad talking about in the 1950s, maybe early 1960s? As I recall, those would remove fingers (and did occasionally), and mailboxes etc. I believe they were sold in the US or parts of it legally, some years ago.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

One of my friends brought a bunch of M-80s back from Nebraska in about 1968. I have no idea if they’re still sold legally anywhere in the U.S.

[Scrambler Bob]

are m-80 type powerful firecrackers available for purchase anywhere legally?
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One day, I saw this red cylinder with a green fuze, marked “m-80”.

Someone lit it, and threw it, and it made some wimpy pop.

And a couple more did the same.

I think I have never seen a real M-80.

[dadgum]

Flash powder is not complicated, I have heard.

M-80 contains about 3.5 grams of flash powder.

[crosdaddy]

m-80s, silver salutes, and cherry bombs, all a lot of fun when I was younger. As far as m-80s being powerful, there were also M-1000s that had a lot more pop. Don’t know if any of them are available anymore.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

When I was a boy, M80s were rather ubiquitous. They were said to equal one-fourth stick of dynamite. They had waterproof fuses, so we could throw them in the creek and they'd make a big splash along with the explosion. Definitely the most fun. Cherry bombs were similar, but seemed rare compared to M80s.