Thread: Making Black Powder

Originally Posted by Driverman

There is a very long thread on Cast boolits website about making blackpowder, Wellworth a read.

Lots of guys across the ditch doing it - they helped me refine my processing.
Charcoal is the most important thing in making a good (fast) powder, and willow is rated.

I remember reading an answer someone asked the Guru's at Goex as to why their powder isn't as good (powerful) as Swiss - and the answer was ............... "We can make a much stronger powder - and that would screw up all those who use our powder and don't read labels."

And that's relevant.
I could probably make a faster powder, it's why I buggered around with the Alder - but truth is my powder operates the same as my Goex and that's all I need.

But .......... I am a tinkerer