Powder Online?

[Murf425]

Is there a good place to buy real BP online for a good price? I'm finding out that NO ONE in the area sells it; they all sell nothing but Pyro pellets to the modern/in-line shooters.

 

[RC]

go to goex.com look here ..
http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/230921/

 

[Homesteader]

Also, I've had good service from Graf & Sons. They let you put in small orders, down to just 5 Lbs, mixed if you want. Their prices are competitive.

 

[Murf425]

And another question (it's sort of related, so I'll keep it in the same thread):

How many 70ish-grain shots is a pound good for?

 

[lonewolf465]

I believe there are 7000 gr in a pound.

 

[Homesteader]

I'm pretty sure 1 Lb is 7000 grains, so you'd get 100 loads per can. I think.

 

[swedepie]

I have had good luck with Powder Inc. in Arkansas. 4 days right to my back door. Good to deal with and you can mix your order. Mac.

 

[RADeO]

One pound of powder does in fact weigh 7000 grains, so theoretically you can get 100 loads of 70 grains each per pound. :thumbsup:

A family member recently ordered powder from Jack's Powder Keg and was quite pleased with both price and service. Here is the link to Jack's:

Link

 

[jtmattison]

I ordered my last two lots from www.grafs.com. Great prices, fast service, free shipping.

HD

 

http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com/fusionbb/showtopic.php?tid/222426/#Powders

 

[redwing]

I vote for Graf&Sons. They have good prices and great service will ship small lots. There house brand is made by Wano and is very good powder. :thumbsup:

 

[shmrck1]

Murf,
I have always used www.grafs.com mainly because I don't have to order 25#. But keep in mind the $20 HAZMAT fee applies weather it is
1# or 50#.I usually order 2# 2ff and 8# 3fff
and the price can still be kept below $15 a #,
as the shipping is free!:applause:
snake-eyes :hmm:

 

[Murf425]

I found a place semi-local that sells Goex FF for $19.95/pound. From looking at the online sellers, that sounds like a pretty good price since I only want to pick up 2 pounds.

 

[paulvallandigham]

If you find a friend to go in on an order, you can save as much as $5.00 per pound on that powder you buy, depending on the quantity of powder ordered. The Haz Mat fee is charge against the SHIPMENT, so that the more powder you order, the lower the added cost of the Haz Mat fee is per pound of powder. If you have lots of friends, who are all in the same situation you are, you can place an order for a case, and split it up when it arrives. My brother has been leading a black powder club within a larger gun club now for about a year, near Tallahassee. He places an order for Black Powder a couple of months ago for the entire group, and split up the powder when it arrived. Some bought only a pound or two; others bought 5 lbs, and more. He had enough orders to buy a case of powder, and that got them all the lowest cost per pound, delivered. He told me last week it sounds like he is going to need to place an order for more powder, as word has gotten around to those who didn't participate in the first "buy" about the low cost of the powder.

So, find a gun club, and make some friends who also need to order BP. Then contact GOEX on line, and then their distibutor for Florida, or Alabama and Georgia, since you live in the panhandle. They will tell you where your nearest retail store is that carries BP. And, you can make arrangements with some distributors to obtain the powder directly from them at the same low price you would pay to some of the dealers mentioned above. Not all distributors will do this, however, but if you don't ask, it won't happen.

Back before 9/11, in the old days, My club use to take orders that might total close to 400 lbs. We drove over to a distributor in Indiana, to pick up the powder, and drive it back home. Then it went to the club for distribution. We charged enough to pay for the gas both ways. I remember we sold the first shipment at $3.10 per pound, and the club made 5 or 10 cents per can on the " sale." That gives you some idea how long ago it was that I was involved in obtaining powder in quantity supplies.

I believe we used a couple of thick blankets in the back of the pick up truck to cushion the cases, and another blanket over the top of the cartons to protect them from direct sunlight. The man who drove told me that if the powder were to go off, we would not know it, and that all that would be left would be a very deep hole in the highway, with the engine block, or parts of it, down in the bottom. We figured that same powder was transported by semi-trailer truck on pallets from Pennsylvania, without a mishap, and we were not in any great danger. Only if someone slammed a truck into us, might we have that explosion.

Do make friends with other BP shooters. It will help all of you to order powder together.

 

[shooyer_250]

http://www.jackspowderkeg.com/

 

[shooyer_250]

sorry Paul, i hit the wrong reply to button...Lee

 

[DOUBLEDEUCE 1]

Take a look at Jack's Powder Keg. He is close to your end of the country and a real gentleman. Once you know Jack... you won't go back.


:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[mykeal]

 

[sproulman]

powder inc wants a written release and their price was 162.50 for 10 lbs of 3f delievered.

grafs and sons wanted 162.90 for 10lbs of 3f delivered and no wriiten releases.

i ordered from grafs/sons.

haz mat fees were raised from 20 dollars too 22.50 at grafs/sons.