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Bonz
04-24-2013, 03:09 PM
I asked:

Can you please tell me the actual reason why we can't find any company that has gunpowder in stock ?

Thanks

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The Reply :

Demand has far exceeded our ability to deliver. We do not know how long this condition will go on. We are currently running 24/7. Thanks for your note.
Love Life
04-24-2013, 03:22 PM
Ummm...you really asked that?
Bonz
04-24-2013, 03:25 PM
Absolutely, why not ?
Bert2368
04-24-2013, 03:32 PM
There's ONE manufacturer of propellant grade nitrocellulose for the whole USA. And Radford takes care of the military first-

http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct10/spectrum_smallarms_ammo.html

If we ever have a large accident at Radford, it will make things very interesting.
Jim
04-24-2013, 03:42 PM
If Radford goes up, it's gonna put one heck of a dent in Montgomerey County. The plant is only 15 miles or so from here.

Anybody that has heard me talk about that little Mom & Pop shop I deal with has heard me mention Harold. He's retired from the Radford plant. He worked in the nitro section for 35 years. He told me that if the plant went up, it would level everything for a radius of a mile.

I feel very sure I'd hear it.

CORRECTION: 21 miles as per Google Earth.
Bonz
04-24-2013, 03:48 PM
Great article !
7of7
04-24-2013, 08:20 PM
I would have to say, that arms production is slightly at risk due to the components required are not all manufactured here in the US... This is kind sorta bad..
uscra112
04-24-2013, 09:20 PM
There's ONE manufacturer of propellant grade nitrocellulose for the whole USA. And Radford takes care of the military first-

http://www.almc.army.mil/alog/issues/SepOct10/spectrum_smallarms_ammo.html

If we ever have a large accident at Radford, it will make things very interesting.

So you're saying that all the other powder plants in the USA are getting nitrocellulose shipped to them in railcars? That sounds like the Hazmat of all Hazmats to me. . .
runfiverun
04-24-2013, 09:56 PM
yeah and just to work on the train crew [not drive the train] you have be certified and tested for the haz-mat license.
no license no work those trains...
btroj
04-24-2013, 09:57 PM
Jim, if I ever see you go flying by my place I will know to hoard my powder......
Bert2368
04-25-2013, 09:27 PM
Looks like St. Marks also imports nitrocellulose from foreign manufacturers-

http://www.importgenius.com/importers/primex-st-marks-powder

So there ARE other sources, but the further away your supplier, bigger the chance of an interruption.