Ragnar's Homemade Detonators: How To Make 'Em, How To Salvage 'Em, How To Detonate 'Em! [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Ragnar Benson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1993

Finally, Ragnar presents the missing piece of the improvised-explosives process - how to make homemade blasting caps! This simple 3-step method requires only 3 drugstore chemicals, a handful of scrap hardware and common tools. For information purposes only.

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About the Author

Ragnar Benson is America's most-esteemed survival expert. He has written more than 20 books for Paladin throughout the years on a variety of topics covering everything from weapons to politics to survival medicine.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press; illustrated edition edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873647378
• ISBN-13: 978-0873647373
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,228,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars High on info, low on BS, July 20, 2006

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Scotty_G "cap sensitive" (alaska) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ragnar's Homemade Detonators: How To Make 'Em, How To Salvage 'Em, How To Detonate 'Em! (Paperback)

This little book is packed with good stuff. Sure, there are a few anectdotes, but theyr'e funny and informative. I'd say this is the most valuable book out there for it's purpose. Actually I think it's the only book out there on improvised blasting caps. If your'e just getting into explosives I would not recommend this book, you'd be too tempted to take the shortcut and try to make these things. It would be far more rewarding to get your explosives manufacturing license and buy the caps to detonate your homemade goodies. Experiment with industrial caps, light one off on it's own somewhere and then decide if you'd really like to try and make them. I would however, recommend owning this book. Some of you may know a few recipes for making explosives, but how many of you would know how to make a blasting cap in an emergency? I wouldn't rely on shooting at an explosive for detonation.