Driftwood Johnson
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Because it is a true explosive, many jurisdictions have stricter requirements for businesses to store real Black Powder. Some jurisdictions forbid it. That may be part of what you are seeing. Pyrodex and most of the other substitutes can be stored under the same regulations as Smokeless powder, which are not as stringent.
I used to drive about an hour to pick up a few pounds of Goex at a time. Then the clerk of the works forgot to renew the license with the ATF to store real Black Powder. Rather than go through the hassle of getting reapproved, which would have involved some major expense because the ATF wanted them to move their storage bunker, they simply stopped selling real Black Powder.
These days I go in with a friend on a carton of 25 pounds of Schuetzen from Maine Powder House every couple of years. We don't mind laying in a good supply, and the hazmat fee is the same if you buy 3 pounds or 25 pounds. Plus, then we have a good supply in case the price goes up.
Because it is a true explosive, many jurisdictions have stricter requirements for businesses to store real Black Powder. Some jurisdictions forbid it. That may be part of what you are seeing. Pyrodex and most of the other substitutes can be stored under the same regulations as Smokeless powder, which are not as stringent.
I used to drive about an hour to pick up a few pounds of Goex at a time. Then the clerk of the works forgot to renew the license with the ATF to store real Black Powder. Rather than go through the hassle of getting reapproved, which would have involved some major expense because the ATF wanted them to move their storage bunker, they simply stopped selling real Black Powder.
These days I go in with a friend on a carton of 25 pounds of Schuetzen from Maine Powder House every couple of years. We don't mind laying in a good supply, and the hazmat fee is the same if you buy 3 pounds or 25 pounds. Plus, then we have a good supply in case the price goes up.
