I'd say the biggest single threat to the gunpowder supply would be a plant explosion. That's how pyrodex came into existence, as a result of the shortage from the Goex plant that blew up in 1973. There is only one domestic manufacturer of black powder.
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Do you think black powder will become scarce?
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Yep, that's right.
Fireworks sales increase from 300.3 million in 1999 to 1 billion in 2019.
Take away black powder and you take away fireworks. Good luck with that.
Except one needs an explosives licence and insurance to purchase said fireworks. I don't want my favorite hobby to be in the same category.
Yes, no, not really, not the same, not applicable, not a barrier, not relevant. There are a lot of ingredients in that pie. A lot of yabuts and depends.
Both powders are manufactured by Goex, and the title of the topic is,
"Do you think black powder will become scarce?"
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I buy all my black powder through the club I'm a member of which charges me cost. In thirty-five years I haven't had any difficulty with resupply. I therefore conclude that as long as there are powder mills, the hobby will be doing fine.
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Shouldve met the UPS. Guy at the door, grabbed the box and tossed it into the house. That wouldve really got the guy going.
I agree, and it is interesting to note, that in 1775 when the British banned importation of powder to the colonies, dozens of small powder mills sprang up across the countryside.
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....and then there was smuggling too.
....and then there was smuggling too.
Indeed there was, the combined total of domestically produced powder only met 30+% of the Continental army's needs.
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So the upshot is.....if you need black powder, there's a way to get it. It's out there.
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Is there a bill currently before con-gress to ban black gunpowder RIGHT NOW? Not that I am aware of. Will there be one in the future? Most definitely. The "threat"? It should be painfully clear. Of course, to point out those threats means... politics.
My whole life I've been told by an endless stream of Pollyannas how everything has been good so far, there's no way anything bad could happen, etc. All the while I have watched America crumble (and if you don't think it's crumbling, then you really are part of the problem) right before my eyes.
There's not a big movement to ban black gunpowder specifically right this instant... but give it a year or two.... after some more "politics" happen.
My whole life I've been told by an endless stream of Pollyannas how everything has been good so far, there's no way anything bad could happen, etc. All the while I have watched America crumble (and if you don't think it's crumbling, then you really are part of the problem) right before my eyes.
There's not a big movement to ban black gunpowder specifically right this instant... but give it a year or two.... after some more "politics" happen.
What you describe doesn't qualify as a "threat" then. It is just a fear, and by my reasoning an irrational fear at that.
Paranoia involves intense anxious or fearful feelings and thoughts often related to persecution, threat, or conspiracy.
Considering the last real "threat" was in 1775, I'm not going to get too excited until I see the whites of their eyes..
No, I'm not "irrational" i'm just being practical.
Things aren't "crumbling" they are just changing and we are getting older. Change is hard for older people.
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Baloney.
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Burying one's head in the sand does two things, 1 it makes it easier to get kicked in the arse. And 2. When you do get kicked in the arse, you won't see it coming.
Change is inevitable. It is the only constant in the universe. Sometimes change is good and I don't have a problem with that. Sometimes change is bad. Getting older means I have history and I remember how things used to be - before the change. When things were more... rational. A bad change ( and we've experience many recently ) makes me cautious, skeptical and displeased with the present.
The first level of defense is the ability to recognize a threat, whether it be viral, predatory or political. And as Louis Pasteur once said, "Fortune favors the prepared mind."
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