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Wow, there was a lot dust I had blow off in this forum!!!<br />
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I just read an article in the current chronicle about making homemade black powder. Has anyone tried this? How did it go?
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Found it easier to buy the stuff. The bullets went faster too.<br />
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JP
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Don't know about anybody else but I was young and stupid. I did learn fast, though, after nearly setting fire to my friends house. Now I'm just too lazy to do it. <img src='http://www.goodguysposse.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rolleyes:' /> <img src='http://www.goodguysposse.org/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rolleyes:' />
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Over the weekend i made black powder (a little more than 1/2 lb. ), pounded out 100 primers and rearmed them with matchheads, cast 210gr J/P big load and assembled 100 rounds using a 35gr load and homemade lube. (Paraffin, vasoline & STP). <br />
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Loaded 100 rounds. (As well as 4 shotshells. )<br />
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Well, today I fired them. Awesome. Chrono said about 840 for the revolvers and 920 for the rifle. Lots of smoke, sparks and boom. Better than I expected. <br />
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But, now that I have done it I will just buy it. :-)