buddy.223 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 im sure everyones been following the latest security issues for air travel and that a new tighter security screening system is to be put in place capable of detecting the most minute particles on clothes, skin even internally, ect . im wondering will shooters and reloaders be setting the alarm bells ringing, given that powder residue can stay on hands for weeks - that BLC-2 is like soot it gets every where, I wouldnt like to be in the situation where I was trying to explain ( to someone who hadn't a clue) that the reason id tested positive for explosives I was up all night loading military grade 7.62x51 ammo to nato specs for my high powered rifles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCetrizine Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Same goes for farmers and fertiliser. I think they'll have a certain tolerance where it only triggers if you're carrying enough to hurt the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
achosenman Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Don't worry. I go through security probably more than most here. I have never had a positive even when they take swabs from my nav bag etc. and that spends time in the reloading room around all that propellant. It's either very good or very bad, I'm not sure which. ATB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hancock Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Security at Canary Wharf came up positive recently when they swabbed my steering wheel after I had spent the morning shooting clays. Calm manner from them and the production of my SGC, a locked boot cabinet and receipt for the morning cleared everything up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash67 Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 on my last 6 flights over the past 6 months my carry on has been swabbed 4 times, this is also my range bag, so I would say most definitely. you could tell from the reaction of the scanning officers that it was the scanner that caused alarm, and hence the swab, not always a search of the bag though. there was no issue and I went on my way, and no need for a trouser dropping search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 I got stopped when working in Northern Ireland in the early 2000's and it was dealt with in much the same manner as the canary wharfe security. I would imagine it happens quite regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Repeat post, damn iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Nope, I've had my hands swabbed for explosives at the airport after shooting and handling firearms. Gunpowder residue has a totally different chemical trace to explosives, so there is nothing to be concerned about. I've posted this before, but this is an x-ray of my shooting kit when we went to America last year. Yellow is gunpowder and residue, green is aluminium, blue us steel and plastic is orange. Explosives show up differently, but they didn't tell us what or how...and we didn't ask! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trucraft Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 That is a very cool photo Bradders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missed Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 Inadvertently you have highlighted one of the major problems identifying certain high energy materials bradders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted July 4, 2014 Report Share Posted July 4, 2014 That is a very cool photo Bradders. Everyrhing about Bradders is cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Everyrhing about Bradders is cool Fool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offroad Gary Posted July 5, 2014 Report Share Posted July 5, 2014 Don't you just love the universally recognisable "bomb" icon, bottom right. KISS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddy.223 Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 just back from the world superbike round in portugal, id been loading and shooting during the week, and no problems with security, pity about the weather worst july day in decades according to the locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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