Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Muzzleloaders Anyone make their own black Powder

almost every explosion recorded in any mill was caused by accumulated dust being ignited by a metal on metal spark. some of those mills the guys were over their shoe tops in dust. they had black lung far worse then coal miners.
if a person is even 10% above street IQ today he can make BP safely. i have made BP since the mid fifties and never have had any problems.
except the time i went fishing with little bottles of BP in one hand and a quart of JD in the other. still have a piece of glass in my ass from that.
i fired 20 round ball yesterday from my Mortimer flintlock using my ffg. 18 rounds from 50 yards in a 4 inch circle. the other 2 were at 6 inches. (sweat got in my eyes, my story and i'm sticking to it!)
i mix my batches one pound at a time in a ball tumbler for 8-12 hours. in my experience that is what makes it the best.
in shot for shot test over a chrono my powder is generally 50 fps slower then goex, charges measured by weight. volume measured my mix is 20% more. i figure they press their pucks with high pressure, giving more density.
i am happy with mine. jm2cents .