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Thanks, I'm good now.

https://www.youtube.com/@Everythingblackpowder

This guy is the source. I do plan on doing a load of Cottonelle at some point to make a comparison for myself. The guys on Cast Boolits are turning out powder as good or better than Swiss. My first batch just using the ricing method was only marginally less powerful than GOEX.

I have to agree Shaman I think it's a great development. A few years back I knew a knowledgeable bp shooter from New Jersey who was allways up in PA. Cruisin and shooting he sent me some Alder blackthorn to try to get started, but it didn't like my soil. So I've allways paid attention to those who.make their own..mb

My first batch was made with Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven). When I move to the farm permanently, there are gobs of red cedar and grapevine out there. The right charcoal source is about 90% of the trick. Nearly any fast-growing wood is good. The other ingredients are readily available from Walmart. The only real expenditures is the ball mill and the grading sieves. I bought mine for the purpose, but you can get by with kitchen sieves.

Safe? I'm doing no more than sub-1lb batches. Most of the processing is done with the raw materials in a safe form or else raw BP that is damp. Once it is dry, I'm doing final grinding and sifting in small quantities outside with a face shield. I use a ceramic coffee grinder with the glass container removed and a tupperware container in its place.