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I am trying to locate a source for a pound or so of FFFFG Black Powder in the DFW area. I used the last of mine a couple of years ago, and last year I tried some of the "substitute" during a Civil War encampment, and my flintlock didn't like it at all.

I have been told that real black powder is not carried in most gun stores in Collin County due to onerous storage requirements, and I have not been able to locate any in the area.

I don't use very much, so I don't need much, just looking to buy a can, anybody know any stores around with some?

I think I have some. Drop me a PM and maybe we can connect today if I do.

I don't need it anymore since I switched BP rifles and now shoot white hots.

I have around 6oz of FFG if you can use it. I know it's not as much or as fine as you requested.

jimlongley wrote: I have been told that real black powder is not carried in most gun stores in Collin County due to onerous storage requirements, and I have not been able to locate any in the area.

Kind of a lame excuse. Federal storage requirements aren't that onerous for retail establishments. The problem, currently, is that black powder sales attract a lot of ATF attention right now.

Want to hear irony? Schuetzen Powder (http://www.schuetzenpowder.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) is based in Arlington, but because of storage laws and location, they can't offer powder sales directly.

The last can of FFFFg I bought at Bass Pro in Grapevine. It's not on the shelves - you have to ask one of the guys behind the counter to look and see if they have some in the back room.

n5wd wrote:The last can of FFFFg I bought at Bass Pro in Grapevine. It's not on the shelves - you have to ask one of the guys behind the counter to look and see if they have some in the back room.

I'll have to call them, thanks.

Have you thought about making your own? I've never done it myself, but, in the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson, how hard could it be?

To find out, I asked Google... <insert montage of me reading a website>

Not very hard, it turns out, unless someone on the internet is wrong. The only tricky bit looks to be making your own charcoal.

Dave2 wrote:Have you thought about making your own? I've never done it myself, but, in the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson, how hard could it be?

To find out, I asked Google... <insert montage of me reading a website>

Not very hard, it turns out, unless someone on the internet is wrong. The only tricky bit looks to be making your own charcoal.

Try Youtube - there are some pretty good videos out there that show the process all the way through. I've had a hankering to do it, but am a little concerned about the safety. I'd love to hear if someone else has done it and whether it was worth the effort.

AlaskanInTexas wrote:

Dave2 wrote:Have you thought about making your own? I've never done it myself, but, in the immortal words of Jeremy Clarkson, how hard could it be?

To find out, I asked Google... <insert montage of me reading a website>

Not very hard, it turns out, unless someone on the internet is wrong. The only tricky bit looks to be making your own charcoal.

Try Youtube - there are some pretty good videos out there that show the process all the way through. I've had a hankering to do it, but am a little concerned about the safety. I'd love to hear if someone else has done it and whether it was worth the effort.

In my younger and wilder days I "rolled my own" including using a huge marble mortar and pestle to grind the charcoal and sulfer together and a "potato ricer" to extrude the wet product, but those days are long gone.