Quote from Eddie2002:
Yes, I agree. That is my plan. It is very abundant here and it grows very quickly....you might want to keep using Peppertree for charcoal, it's in the same family as Sumac which has been identified as a source of excellent charcoal...
I do believe that by Temperature Controlled Charring such as Almar has shown us I may be able to optimize its good qualities.
Another tree that is very abundant here is Eucalyptus. It too has been reported to produce very good charcoal for Black Powder.
Quote from Mmb617:
They should work very well. Copper has an interesting characteristic that it "work hardens" as it is used....I have a good quantity of .45 caliber 230 grain FMJ bullets which are copper jacketed around a lead core. Any reason these wouldn't be suitable as tumbler media?
The media that I use is Brass that I ordered from Kmac Plastics back in '93 and it is still just as it was then. Very, very little wear.
Once you've experienced the "poof" of your own powder and smelled the smoke, "it" changes you forever more!