Farnet

Firstly I want to say hi, it's been a very long time since I last came online and I apologise, I've also let my membership slip.

Hopefully I will have a useable bunker in a few months so I can start the hobby up again.

The immediate issue I have is that I've been using commercial mk9 and mk15 thunderflash devices as mole extermination on my land..... Works 100% you just have to be patient that's all.

But the cost of the things is crazy, so I've been thinking about doing my own.

I have a remote firing system and a load electric matches (and order another 120), but I little bit concerned about using flash powder. Before anybody whinges, I'm not going to talk about composition. I've made it in the past as a rite of passage and it made me rather nervous.

What I need is a small tube with a large wallop, as I dig the mole hill out, bury the thunderflash in the bottom, refill the hole and sit and wait... And wait... And wait (already have an idea of a vertical trip wire that may trigger the ignition automatically, but that's another story, remarkably simple really)

At £10.00 a pop (no pun intended... Ok a little) home grown is the way to go.

What proactive suggestions do you have? Before you ask, it's my own property, no pets, no kids, completely sealed garden from any possible intrusion and I have years and years making fireworks...

Ideally it'd be flash powder, but the voliticity and its ability to become rather unstable is putting me off a bit....

Q