Yes it is Gunpowder

[Carbon 6]

I think propellant was the word meant to be used, auto-correct can be cruel sometimes.

 

[bisleyjohn]

It is, in fact, a dark grey powder that I use. Colour aside, I use it in my guns, it is therefore by definition of use, gun powder.

Dare I say ‘Black powder matters’?

 

[wb78963]

just tryin' to get something going.
That can is one I emptied in the now so long ago
Don't get your knickers in a twist, Hell I call it Black Powder.
It concerns me for new shooters because most propellants are black and check the capandball web site to see what happens when the wrong kind of black colored powder is used.
Trust me on this, the clerk at the Joebaggadonuts Gun Shoppe most likely knows zip/ zero/ nada about propellants, and a 15 grain load of nitro powder will disassemble your percussion gun RIGHT NOW.
THIS HAS BEEN A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
WB (AKA Bunk)

 

[Zonie]

wb: I know where your coming from but I don't agree with your second post ( #3) where you say we should call it "gunpowder".

Every maker of real black powder today puts their black powder into containers that clearly have the words, "BLACK POWDER" written on the label.

Now, the word, "gunpowder" appears on several smokeless powders along with "rifle powder", "pistol powder" and "shotgun powder" so, in my opinion the dummy at the local gun store is more likely to give a person the wrong powder if the customer asked for "gunpowder" than he would if the customer asked for "Black Powder".
I don't think I have ever heard of a clerk opening a can of gunpowder in a store to see if it was black or not.

 

[shorthair]

I think propellant was the word meant to be used, auto-correct can be cruel sometimes.

Spell check is not a substitute for proof reading I find.

 

[oldwood]

Forty years ago , visited the original Elutherian Dupont stone powder mill museum in Eastern Pa.. They called what they made there , "black powder." Hope I spelled Dupont's first name correctly....................oldwood

 

[SDSmlf]

Believe this photograph should cover it. Black rifle powder FFFFg. DuPont. Explosive. Propellers. Any questions?

And can’t forget the jug.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

I think ACME makes it in 45 gallon drums...you put on skis and strap it on your back with a big fuse...I'm sure I saw that somewhere in an educational cartoon.

 

[oldwood]

Think Wiley Coyote used up most of the ACME powder in the 1960's ........ The Roadrunner

 

[Rudall]

Believe this photograph should cover it. Black rifle powder FFFFg. DuPont. Explosive. Propellers. Any questions?
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I have questions!
What if your rifle isn’t black?
Would you want FFFFg for a rifle?

 

[LawrenceA]

I have questions!
What if your rifle isn’t black?
Would you want FFFFg for a rifle?

OBVIOUSLY you would want FFFFg for a Black Rifle. Especially a rifle named Dupont.
Otherwise no one would make it.

And before you ask the propellers are to provide vertical take off for the powder tin. A nice touch I must say.

Sorry
wb78963
I know we are having a lark at your expense but I for one seriously needed a pick me up and this has provided one.
Please accept my heartfelt apologies.

 

[Billy Boy]

Water, compressed air, beans, can all be considered propellents. Probably stick to black powder in my smokers..

 

[appalichian hunter]

I would think if the gun shop dealer were to sell you gun powder the first question he would ask is what kind, as there are many gun powders available for re-loaders of the unmentionable weapons and each have their own attributes and uses, there are ball, stick, flake configurations some are grey in color some are black, but this does not make them what one would call black powder. As posted all the black powder that I have purchased over many years say right on the can BLACK POWDER and the grade 2f,3f and so on. Now if I was to walk into a gun shop and ask for gun powder and the merchant just handed me a bottle or can of something I would just walk out. I will throw a curve in here with powders such a cordite and gun cotton through the years there has been much experimentation with different propellant's for weapons but this does not make it a safe thing for muzzle loaders, if does not say BLACK POWDER and the grade and if you are not sure of it stay away from it and find someone who has better knowledge of such things.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Lawrence be careful with the black powder thing for black rifles, with the current situation going on now there are folks buying the black rifles, some do not know the first thing about these weapons but they are flying off the shelves. The gun shop I mainly deal with cannot keep them in stock, I have seen folks buy these rifles and then ask how they work and yes the vendor does a cursory explanation and tells them to find a class on firearms of this type of weapons. And even offers classes, but most just pick up the weapon after the paper work clears the purchase and goes on their way.

 

[FishDFly]

You can not wipe out stupid.

You can numb it with a 2 X 4!

 

[mooman76]

I have never had a dealer ask me what kind when I asked for powder. They usually just seem to be interested in the sale or they may think I know what I want already. Often a store clerk knows little to nothing about it anyway.

 

[azmntman]

I finally read the entire thread (at once) and I feel.....cheated? Oh, except for the black powder matters comment, that was superb!

 

[hanshi]

Anybody else think this is all "much ado about nothing"?

 

[bisleyjohn]

Anybody else think this is all "much ado about nothing"?

Not me, I’m loving it!

 

[hawkeye2]

Told my wife to pick up some more brew on the way home, popcorn's OK.