WTB Real Black powder needed

[jimlongley]

I am trying to locate a source for a pound or so of FFFFG Black Powder in the DFW area. I used the last of mine a couple of years ago, and last year I tried some of the "substitute" during a Civil War encampment, and my flintlock didn't like it at all.

I have been told that real black powder is not carried in most gun stores in Collin County due to onerous storage requirements, and I have not been able to locate any in the area.

I don't use very much, so I don't need much, just looking to buy a can, anybody know any stores around with some?

[TomV]

I think I have some. Drop me a PM and maybe we can connect today if I do.

I don't need it anymore since I switched BP rifles and now shoot white hots.

[TomV]

I have around 6oz of FFG if you can use it. I know it's not as much or as fine as you requested.

[OldCannon]

I have been told that real black powder is not carried in most gun stores in Collin County due to onerous storage requirements, and I have not been able to locate any in the area.

Kind of a lame excuse. Federal storage requirements aren't that onerous for retail establishments. The problem, currently, is that black powder sales attract a lot of ATF attention right now.

Want to hear irony? Schuetzen Powder (http://www.schuetzenpowder.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) is based in Arlington, but because of storage laws and location, they can't offer powder sales directly.

[n5wd]

The last can of FFFFg I bought at Bass Pro in Grapevine. It's not on the shelves - you have to ask one of the guys behind the counter to look and see if they have some in the back room.

[jimlongley]

The last can of FFFFg I bought at Bass Pro in Grapevine. It's not on the shelves - you have to ask one of the guys behind the counter to look and see if they have some in the back room.

I'll have to call them, thanks.

[Dave2]

Have you thought about making your own? I've never done it myself, but, in the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson, how hard could it be?

To find out, I asked Google... <insert montage of me reading a website>

Not very hard, it turns out, unless someone on the internet is wrong. The only tricky bit looks to be making your own charcoal.

[AlaskanInTexas]

Have you thought about making your own? I've never done it myself, but, in the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson, how hard could it be?

To find out, I asked Google... <insert montage of me reading a website>

Not very hard, it turns out, unless someone on the internet is wrong. The only tricky bit looks to be making your own charcoal.

Try Youtube - there are some pretty good videos out there that show the process all the way through. I've had a hankering to do it, but am a little concerned about the safety. I'd love to hear if someone else has done it and whether it was worth the effort.

[jimlongley]

Have you thought about making your own? I've never done it myself, but, in the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson, how hard could it be?

To find out, I asked Google... <insert montage of me reading a website>

Not very hard, it turns out, unless someone on the internet is wrong. The only tricky bit looks to be making your own charcoal.

Try Youtube - there are some pretty good videos out there that show the process all the way through. I've had a hankering to do it, but am a little concerned about the safety. I'd love to hear if someone else has done it and whether it was worth the effort.

In my younger and wilder days I "rolled my own" including using a huge marble mortar and pestle to grind the charcoal and sulfer together and a "potato ricer" to extrude the wet product, but those days are long gone.