Hi Cat, how have you been finding the availability of black powder? I have been meaning to get my old smoke pole out for kicks and all I can find is pyrodex. I would rather use the real stuff.
Years ago before potassium nitrate got put on the restricted chemical list we would make our own. Even went as far as making charcoal out of willow. Its really simple to make if you have a ball mill and a few other tools. The green powder or "mill dust" isnt much good for anything other than coating rice hulls for burst charge in fireworks or making BP rockets. You need to granulate it and sieve it to get the the different grades. Had the cost of black powder down to $4.00 a pound. hard to have a fun hobby these days, anyone have a big bag os potassium nitrate they want to sell?!? Farmers, anyone?
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