10 grains of any pistol powder
Fill the rest of the case with cream of wheat.
Fire straight up.

If you can't fire straight up at some uppity range, seal the cream of wheat in the case with solid Ivory soap. Then fire horizontally.


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The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps