surplus rifle barrel

[camerl2009]

yup thay help but cant find one here

and the powder i made was real good
all by weight

i have 5 recipes made about 5oz of each

but the modern swiss i liked but i will stick to goex for now

[mckutzy]

When I had taken my pyrotechnics and aerial fireworks courses, the member from the ERD, had explained that to make gunpowder and or fireworks of any kind u need a license to do so.
I cant find the excerpt from where it is stated, the lady had said this verbally to us during our class, but u can call the explosive regulatory division, and they will be happy to explain and where it is listed. there they will also tell u how much u can store of gunpowder and smokeless powders ect.

[nanuk]

mckutzy, what is the "explosive regulatory division"?

[mckutzy]

mckutzy, what is the "explosive regulatory division"?

http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/mms-smm/expl-...rd-dre-eng.htm

[John Boy]

i do have a recipe for modern swiss BP(just like the stuff you buy)

camerl, made with Alder Buckthron branches, picked in late winter packed full of glucose from Slovenia, aged for 3 years and then made into charcoal with the retort temperature @ 320 C. ?
Naw, can't buy into your recipe that it's just like Swiss...
Sorry, Urban Legend

[gnoahhh]

As are most such things.

[camerl2009]

camerl, made with Alder Buckthron branches, picked in late winter packed full of glucose from Slovenia, aged for 3 years and then made into charcoal with the retort temperature @ 320 C. ?
Naw, can't buy into your recipe that it's just like Swiss...
Sorry, Urban Legend

lol

its the recipe modern swiss powder it is the same. i used balsa charcoal
it makes for a faster burn. and as for swiss powder cant find it here
but

this is where i got my info http://www.musketeer.ch/blackpowder/recipe.html

[hickstick_10]

how do you glaze it?

[camerl2009]

how do you glaze it?

do what now

all you do is put the wood chunks in a can with a another can bottom
to fit over it put it on a fire and there you go charcoal.

then put the chunks of charcoal in a ball mill of some sort
with lead balls when it turnd in to a powder.

measure out the amout of charcoal and sulfur and
mix it and put it in the ball mill .

then measure and dissolve the saltpeter
then put the charcoal/sulfur in to the saltpeter.

this vid can explain it better then i can http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkWKffzY0Yk

[nanuk]

from what I have read, glazing is not really necessary.

I think it was used for moisture control.

I will have to review my old manuals

[mckutzy]

serpentine powder is ok, but how abouts are u making your presscake?

[klcarroll]

Every time I read postings written by guys making their own black powder I just shake my head in wonder. Sure, in an apocalyptic scenario it might make sense but c'mon the Horsemen aren't bearing down on us! Why risk injury just to prove you can do it ? Even people living in remote areas can have it delivered to their door. Who amongst us is so poor that the cost of a pound or two is going to break the bank? When shooting I want predictable results, not a guessing game as to the cause of unwanted performance. I'm as much of an inveterate experimenter as the next guy but making homemade powder and primers and such to me is a fool's errand.

+1 on that!!!!!

I know how to make black powder, .....just as I understand the fractional distillation of petroleum: …….But I am not willing to invest in the physical plant to produce either! It is much more cost effective to simply stock up on what I need.


Kent

[Wayne Smith]

yup thay help but cant find one here

Dixie Gun Works used to carry a couple of powder testers. Probably still do. I'd assume they ship to Canada. If I remember right they had one caplock and one flintlock.