[templar]

40+years ago, before the model stuff, we called them amatuer rockets. didn't have access to things like composite amonium perchlorate propellants then. We usually used a mixture of sulphur and zinc dust. Nasty stuff to make mistakes with, but it really made them fly. I suspect it was some of us that went on to put a man on the moon. Sad to see those days passing into history.

America, the land of the free and home of the brave.

[GingisK]

We usually used a mixture of sulphur and zinc dust. Nasty stuff to make mistakes with, but it really made them fly.

Yep, I made those things myself. I still have a copy of Capt. Briley's "Rocket Manual For Amateurs". The Feds really haven't caught on to the fact that law-abiding citizens aren't any concern. Anyone who wants to do nasty things won't be deterred by these laws. Decent propellants can be made from mundane things ... or mined from the dang ground if need be.

The Feds have drifted far from the Founder's views of "the citizen", haven't they?

[NMC EXP]

America, the land of the free and home of the brave.

You must have missed the memo. It is now: "Land of the servile and timid."

Saddam's operatives are surely trying to infiltrate model rocket clubs. Who knows what sort of havoc they could cause with that sort of technology.

I for one am especially worried about those people who own radio controlled (RC) model aircraft. I'll bet they are next on the list.

Then there are all of those people who reload ammunition or shoot blackpowder firearms. They all have pounds of smokeless and black powder stored at home.

And then there are those rural folks with 1000 gallon tanks of liquified propane gas just sitting there in their yards. Talk about a fuel air explosive device.

A lot of tradesmen and farmers have acetylene torches. These require high pressure cylinders of acetylene and oxygen. Many of them carry these around in their pickup trucks.

All I can say is that it's a good thing Bush increased the BATF's budget. That group is going to be very busy once they've dealt with those rocketeers.

Regards

J.R.