Quote Originally Posted by brutal View Post
Heat/flame coming out the top of the oil lamp might not be compatible with the flash in the pan...
Quote Originally Posted by thvigil11 View Post
Old lamps like that worked off of calcium carbide. Add water and it makes acetylene gas. At first thought, I figured any unburnt gas would drift down into the action. The idea of touching off 40 grains of BP behind a 69 caliber ball with a barrel full of C2H2 would be fun to watch. (From a distance) But after some thought, I figure having a heat source under a BP barrel would be an even worse, bad idea.
Ahh... That makes sense. The risk is less over than under.

I too was thinking some fuel might spill out into the action from above. But a cook-off is probably a bigger risk.