Wow! A little while back I bought a couple of older, poor shape powder horns to practice working with. I took the plugs out and checked and there was no powder (I didn't expect to find any).
One of the horns was cracked and I decided to take it apart and see about repairing it. The other one I decided to cut and use it to make a container for my lubed patches. ...Imagine my surprise when I cut the base off and out feel about a 1/4 pound of caked black powder ! Absolutely nothing came out before when I checked it. I scraped some off and put a match to it and it still flashes.
Anyways, heads up out there when you buy a used powder horn! Even when it comes through the mail!
One of the horns was cracked and I decided to take it apart and see about repairing it. The other one I decided to cut and use it to make a container for my lubed patches. ...Imagine my surprise when I cut the base off and out feel about a 1/4 pound of caked black powder ! Absolutely nothing came out before when I checked it. I scraped some off and put a match to it and it still flashes.
Anyways, heads up out there when you buy a used powder horn! Even when it comes through the mail!