I was in Wally World yesterday and looked to see if they had any CCI caps (they have them every now and then) and noticed the sub powders on the shelf. A pound can of Blackthorn209 is $83!! Not sure if that was the wrong price on the shelf or not.
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I'll check our local Walmart, sounds like an error in pricing. Holy cow, I just checked Hodgon Powder and a pound is
$ 74.99 suggest list price.
$ 74.99 suggest list price.
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LOL !!! Sure glad I make my own powder ... Havin less than $5 in each pound of powder is pretty nice !
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Why buy fake powder when you can buy the real stuff for $25 a pound?
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Has nothing at all to do with Walmart being anti gun. That is the going rate for BH209. Some places have it priced at $85 for a 10 oz bottle. Has nothing to do with the retailers. It is what the manufacturer is charging.
BTW I've been to Walmarts out west where their sporting goods section had more guns for sale than some gun shops I've been to.
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You got that right. Nothing better than 2F Swiss for me. At more than half the price.
Not anti gun ,just follow the retail MSRP.
Last BH209 I sold was 3. Years back at 40$ of it had been at a LGS the price was 49-55$.
@83$ for 10oz many people will not buy it some will.
Smokeless is up wholesale my cost @33-49$ lb.
Go check the powder sites for prices.
Powder inc is showing goex 500$+ a case now .
In 2017 I paid 325$
https://powderinc.com/shop/page/3/
Last BH209 I sold was 3. Years back at 40$ of it had been at a LGS the price was 49-55$.
@83$ for 10oz many people will not buy it some will.
Smokeless is up wholesale my cost @33-49$ lb.
Go check the powder sites for prices.
Powder inc is showing goex 500$+ a case now .
In 2017 I paid 325$
https://powderinc.com/shop/page/3/
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They no longer sell Blackhorn209 in 10 ounce containers. The current price at the local Sportsman’s up in Silverdale is $80 for 8 ounces! That’s $160 per pound! I still have a couple of pounds from my in-line days and while it is great powder that is just ridiculous. It is made for Hodgdon in Canada and I saw one of their spokesman’s say they don’t have much control over the price. Yikes!
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If they were truly anti-gun, they wouldn't stock it at all. Maybe the wholesale price is such that that's what the retail calls for. Black is the way to go, anyway!
Stuff ain't getting cheaper, thankful for what I bought, when I bought it... nevermind what my wife says!! 
August 11, 2022 photo of a half pound bottle at Wallyworld in Newport TN. Makes me happy to have ordered a case of Goex every time inventory dropped below 25 lb for the last few decades.
Pyrodex the other day $42..ouch
I wish I had bought 20lbs of the Black MZ for $9.95 a pound when it was available. THAT was good stuff (best for a sub I ever shot).
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with using substitute powders. If I don’t what to use my Swiss, I substitute it with Schuetzen.
Ouch! Mine is priced at 22-25 with T7 35&38. Different lots and orders
Y'all are going to shoot me for this sacrilegious say statement, I use pellets when I hunt for ease of loading and unloading, and substitutes (mostly pyrodex, and some 777 when I have it).
It's just so easy to keep a small tube with two or three extra reloads in your pocket, and I have to worry about loose powder.
When I shoot for fun, I mostly shoot substitutes (because that's what's available at my local stores, I've never even seen real black powder for sale). They go off every time, and there's really no issues other than some being slightly more dirty, but I clean at the end of a shooting session anyway so it doesn't really matter to me. Personally, I have no issue with substitutes.
Each powder shoots slightly differently by volume, but in all honesty, all three are more than powerful and accurate enough to take a deer. Just make sure you practice with each one and know it's differences.
It's just so easy to keep a small tube with two or three extra reloads in your pocket, and I have to worry about loose powder.
When I shoot for fun, I mostly shoot substitutes (because that's what's available at my local stores, I've never even seen real black powder for sale). They go off every time, and there's really no issues other than some being slightly more dirty, but I clean at the end of a shooting session anyway so it doesn't really matter to me. Personally, I have no issue with substitutes.
Each powder shoots slightly differently by volume, but in all honesty, all three are more than powerful and accurate enough to take a deer. Just make sure you practice with each one and know it's differences.
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