wilded
40 Cal.
Due to age, eyes and an on going divorce I will be getting out of Black Powder shooting. Can I legally sell what powder I have on hand, trade it or give it away? Not wanting any troubles to come up later. Thanks,
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Walkingeagle
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I am not a US citizen so don’t take as gospel, just what I’ve read on here.
It would most likely be illegal for you to sell, barter or trade black powder, but you can give it away.
Walk
It would most likely be illegal for you to sell, barter or trade black powder, but you can give it away.
Walk
Give away the Mrs and keep the powder!
Yes I believe thats correct. Cant sell it. BUT yer Hawkin rifle yer selling for $225.00 could be $275.00 with powder and ball?
Yes I believe thats correct. Cant sell it. BUT yer Hawkin rifle yer selling for $225.00 could be $275.00 with powder and ball?
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If you are selling weapons or accessories just add the powder to it as a bonus. You would be giving the powder away.
Many Klatch
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You are not allowed to sell the powder. You could donate it to a local blackpowder club or give it away to a friend. Barring anything else, dump it into your flower garden, the Nitrogen makes a nice fertilizer.
Don’t dump it in your garden. While you can’t sell it you can gift it, and if some one gifts you with something you can sell ....
Can't sell it, but what I would do is make a good deal to one of my shooting buddies. If you are the real honest type just give it away or dump it.
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You can sell the collectable powder can with free powder inside.
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Sure! Just sell to fellow, known, shooters and "leave no paper trail"! Do it "quietly", it's a legal product, but you wouldn't give it to a total stranger on the street, so to speak. Good luck in you future endeavors!
It’s not like you are stating on an open Internet forum how you would dispose of it......
If the powder is real black powder, all of the posts above are correct.
If the powder is a modern synthetic powder for muzzleloaders it is not considered to be an "explosive" by the Fed's. It is a combustible propellant.
As such, you can sell it or give it away or dump it on your lawn. If you do dump it on the lawn, don't forget to hose it down with a lot of water. We don't need someone walking by and flipping a lit cigarette butt into your lawn full of fully active powder.
If the powder is a modern synthetic powder for muzzleloaders it is not considered to be an "explosive" by the Fed's. It is a combustible propellant.
As such, you can sell it or give it away or dump it on your lawn. If you do dump it on the lawn, don't forget to hose it down with a lot of water. We don't need someone walking by and flipping a lit cigarette butt into your lawn full of fully active powder.
I saw a hamburger stand at a county fair in the 1990's, where a local Boy Scout Troop was raising money. They could not "sell" food as they were not licensed food handlers. They were allowed to give food away, without penalty. So their sign read,
"FREE Half-Pound Burger, with every purchase of a roll of antacid tablets.
Antacid tablets $3.00".
Perfectly legal, and in fact the county food inspector gave them the idea. No law against what price you set for a perfectly legal product to sell.
So as some have suggested, you can sell something, and "throw in" a can or powder here and there as a "thank you gift".
LD
"FREE Half-Pound Burger, with every purchase of a roll of antacid tablets.
Antacid tablets $3.00".
Perfectly legal, and in fact the county food inspector gave them the idea. No law against what price you set for a perfectly legal product to sell.
So as some have suggested, you can sell something, and "throw in" a can or powder here and there as a "thank you gift".
LD
Holy cow!
An official with a sense of humor and a willingness to be helpful instead of just shutting a good cause down.
An official with a sense of humor and a willingness to be helpful instead of just shutting a good cause down.
Warning: If you "Gift it" and ship it anywhere in the US you will have to pay Hazmat fee's. Do not just stick it in a package. It will also have to be marked "Black Powder for Small Arms" with the appropriate decals. I used to work for the Post Office a long time ago and know this is still true today. USPS/UPS/FED EX.
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I have no knowledge of the USPS, but I'd bet you couldn't get this sent in today's post-911 era. Maybe the fellow should go to his nearest shooting/gun club and offer it. Plus, he doesn't say how much he has, but it can't be all that hard to carefully dispose of!
Ed, I'm still interested in the powder.
oh yes, something we lack these days in America, common sense!
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It would help if you finished your profile and we knew where you are. You may be close enough for a fellow member to come pick up your box of balls at $?? and get a bit of free powder in the process...
