Where to buy black powder in Central/South Texas?
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Where to buy black powder in Central/South Texas?
rodwha
58 Cal.
I had looked myself over a decade ago, and there just weren’t many option at all. Nagel’s gun shop in San Pedro Ave sold standard Goex I think. I’m not interested if it isn’t Olde Eynsford by Goex or Swiss as I require sporting grade so they’re humane to hunt with. I’ve just ordered from Grafs online.
1General_Grant
40 Cal
I ordered from Graf's earlier today, I've looked at Nagel's before for BP, they didn't have any.
2F.... I bought 25 pounds from Midway a couple of months ago
1General_Grant
40 Cal
I ordered 2 pounds of 2F and 2 pounds of 1F from Graf's earlier.
I shoot 80g Goex 2F out of my Pedersoli Bess with a patched .715 ball.
I've ordered for a couple decades from Coonies, 25 pounds at a time.
I've ordered for a couple decades from Coonies, 25 pounds at a time.
Travelers Antiques, Claude, Texas, north of you but good people.
1140 miles round trip from Houston. I'll pay the $$ to have it shipped.
1General_Grant
40 Cal
Very north of me.
1General_Grant
40 Cal
The full military load is 200 grains.
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But the perp is already gone! He won't be buying anymore anytime soon.
More examples of locking the gate after the horses got out...
OTOH, I've never been able to find BP at Bass Pro or Cabela's in the Houston vicinity.
I use a small shop in NW Houston - 10Ring on Jones Road.
Pricey before COVID, but they had powder.
Haven't bought any in years, since I found some at an estate sale.
Couldn't pass up $5 a can for old GOEX and others!
...of crappy (compared to current production) 1F-ish stuff made in the Colonies ~250 years ago.
Feel free to waste modern powder if that's the way your stick floats. Got better things to do with my $$$.
