Black Powder, Is there a shortage?

[poofman]

don't get caught with a slingshot in your glove box in Jersey ITS /THEY ARE ILLEAGLE

 

[Woody Morgan]

As I said prior some panic buying some hoarding but the manufactures are selling off their supplies and not producing items for the shooting sports. If you can find it buy it.

Manufacturers are running a at full capacity recent videos from the honchos at Federal and Remington (Vista) have stated. One reason is politics. 'Nuff said. The other is 7 million new gun owners this year alone. Multiply that with ammo purchases to feed them alone much less the rest of us and you have a 1 Billion dollar backlog. I am one of the folk that recently saw the writing on the wall and went the BP route partly cuz I've always wanted to and partly cuz it seemed like a smart thing to do in this day and age.

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[appalichian hunter]

I do not trust the videos you mentioned, perhaps the manufacture's are attempting to cover their business from both ends of the spectrum. There is a old saying only believe half of what you hear and none of what you see. As you stated POLITICS.

 

[Arnoldshea2]

The best thing we can do in this time of insanity is to get rid of things we really don't need or want and trade them for things that we really do, like BP ect...and also learn new skills. Make your own rnd balls and such...invite a friend or two and do a cost sharing work day. Ive even gone as far as looking into making my own caps.

 

[appalichian hunter]

I do not trust the videos you mentioned, perhaps the manufacture's are attempting to cover their business from both ends of the spectrum. There is a old saying only believe half of what you hear and none of what you see. As you stated POLITICS.

 

[ohio ramrod]

I still have a good supply since I lost a year of shooting due to a back surgery that did not go well, then so many rendezvous were canceled last year. It seems like any time a democrat is elected president there is a rush to buy anything related to shooting of any kind. It amazes me how many people stock up and then get still more. I think if those that have large stockpiles would sell some of their excess those that are actually shooting would have all of the supplies they would need.

 

[William Lincoln]

Forty_Caliber and BLACK POWDER offer top answers. Everyone gave great answers. General consensus is to do
your best to be prepared for whatever happens. Shutzen is the Old Wano brand from Germany
and is excellent power to run with. New Jersey is another trip. My sister married a guy from
New Jersey and about 30 years ago I left an old antique pistol with her to keep as I was going back
to visit in Saltillo Mexico where I spent my youth. She called me while I was on the road forcing
me back to take the gun or it would be thrown out. This all because New Jersey was so vague
and a cop family friend said the gun needed a permit. New Jersey must be the number one
2nd Amendment violator in America.

 

[Schaps]

75 15 10

 

[sgtsquid]

75 15 10

The recipe that dare not speak it's name.

 

[sgtsquid]

That's 75% salt, 15% black pepper and 10% mustard, right? That does make a really good seasoning. I hear it's especially good for venison and other wild game.

 

[William Lincoln]

Problem is the 75 15 10 answer is not practical for most.
Also the results are often bad quality and safety. As we post
there is still good stuff out there and top quality. I expect that
powder supplies will recover. But just like the modern FA consumer
boom there are thousands upon thousands of new BP gun owners
now needing powder and caps. This was all the result of political
unrest and the felt need for safety.

 

[Smokey Plainsman]

That's 75% salt, 15% black pepper and 10% mustard, right? That does make a really good seasoning. I hear it's especially good for venison and other wild game.

There are stories of people using powder to season food in emergencies, such as Napoleon’s soldiers sprinkling it on horse meat to give it some flavor,

I’ve tasted real black powder and it’s sort of salty. Not bad, and reminds me of the potassium-based sodium free table salt substitutes.

 

[Musketeer]

There are plenty of gun control bills out there, but it would be hard to understand
why they would target antique muzzleloaders.

I hinted at it earlier, but even if there are no bills that specifically target MLs (I don't know if there currently are or not), one of the big things those in power right now want to do is make all online sales of guns and ammo illegal. Nobody knows if this will apply to MLs and BP or not, but if it does, there'll be no more ordering powder from Graf's, Powder Inc., or whatever your preferred source is, and in many parts of the country real BP is just not available locally or is only available if you belong to a particular group that has a "rondy" or shoot once a year. We'll still be able to feed our percussion guns with substitutes that are available locally pretty much anywhere, but what about our flintlocks that don't work well or at all with that stuff?

The main reason I started out with percussion guns back in the '90s was that I knew flintlocks required real BP and I couldn't find any locally, despite calling every place I could find in the phone book. It wasn't until the internet came about and places started selling BP online that I decided to move to flinters. We could soon be back to the same situation we were in back in the pre-internet days, or even worse, but no one will know until the dust settles. It's this uncertainty more than anything else that's driving the panic, in my opinion.

 

[Hawken]

There is legislation to consider, and then there is the large payment clearing, processing and financial firms to consider. Even if they don't formally criminalize "online" sales, it is effectively outlawed if (for example) nobody can pay for it through their bank. There is a considerable level of Gleischaultung at work over the last several years. I've read by the time Termites are discovered, it's almost always too late. Gotta be fast.

 

[Whitworth]

There are stories of people using powder to season food in emergencies, such as Napoleon’s soldiers sprinkling it on horse meat to give it some flavor,

I’ve tasted real black powder and it’s sort of salty. Not bad, and reminds me of the potassium-based sodium free table salt substitutes.

Didn't have an urge to bite the wife or growl at the Mailman did you? I've heard they used to fed gunpowder to dogs to make them mean.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Look up congress person Shelia Jackson Lee and the pending bills she has or will introduce to congress. That will answer you questions.

 

[sgtsquid]

There are stories of people using powder to season food in emergencies, such as Napoleon’s soldiers sprinkling it on horse meat to give it some flavor,

I’ve tasted real black powder and it’s sort of salty. Not bad, and reminds me of the potassium-based sodium free table salt substitutes.

Potassium nitrate does have a salty flavor. I wouldn't go crazy with for the same reason I avoid cured meat with nitrates and television. It drives up your blood pressure, then your doctor will sell you drugs to bring it back down. A lot more lucrative than just telling you to watch what you eat.

 

[TrapperPete]

any thing and everything "gun"
molds , reloading dies , reloading presses , just everything

never seen TOW have so few flinters in stock , almost every one is sold out of production sidle lock rifles. you can still find inlines

 

[Don H]

I hinted at it earlier, but even if there are no bills that specifically target MLs (I don't know if there currently are or not), one of the big things those in power right now want to do is make all online sales of guns and ammo illegal. Nobody knows if this will apply to MLs and BP or not, but if it does, there'll be no more ordering powder from Graf's, Powder Inc., or whatever your preferred source is, and in many parts of the country real BP is just not available locally or is only available if you belong to a particular group that has a "rondy" or shoot once a year. We'll still be able to feed our percussion guns with substitutes that are available locally pretty much anywhere, but what about our flintlocks that don't work well or at all with that stuff?

The main reason I started out with percussion guns back in the '90s was that I knew flintlocks required real BP and I couldn't find any locally, despite calling every place I could find in the phone book. It wasn't until the internet came about and places started selling BP online that I decided to move to flinters. We could soon be back to the same situation we were in back in the pre-internet days, or even worse, but no one will know until the dust settles. It's this uncertainty more than anything else that's driving the panic, in my opinion.

HR 127:
“(B) ANTIQUE FIREARM DISPLAY LICENSE.—The Attorney General shall issue to an individual a license to display an antique firearm in a residence of the individual if the individual—
“(i) is the holder of a license issued under subparagraph (A);
“(ii) supplies proof that the individual owns an antique firearm;
“(iii) describes the manner in which the firearm will be displayed in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General, and certifies that the firearm will be so displayed; and
“(iv) demonstrates that the individual has provided for storage of the firearm in a safe or facility approved by the Attorney General for the storage of firearms.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Tried to warn ya, nothing will be safe.