just wondering

[ohio ramrod]

Reading all of the posts about trouble finding or getting black powder leaves me wondering why so many people will spend a thousand dollars or more on their guns but are reluctant to spend the cost of getting a case of black powder delivered. If stored in the dry and not subjected to high heat it will keep for over one hundred years. And is safer to store than paint thinner or lacquar thinner. ( I store all three, since I do custom woodworking as well as shooting black powder.)The Hazmat fee is the same for a case (twenty five lbs) as for a five lb order.Also caps can be stored in a vacum packed bag such as used for food storage and also will last for over one hundred years if kept dry. As the old Boy Scout motto says:BE prepared! When I first started in this game powder was two dollras a lb. I doubt that the cost will go down in the future.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

It's the same for the modern folks..., the BP users remember what it cost, and what it should cost and will probably cost again..., and they are reluctant to spend that cash....,

On the other hand some of us are frugal, AND even have Scottish blood, so stock up on stuff on a regular basis, even before the COVID reared its head...,

LD

 

[mooman76]

Not everyone has piles of money just sitting around. None of my MLs cost any where near $1k. It's funny that people with plenty of money always tend to think everyone does too.

 

[ohio ramrod]

I started with a 29 dollar shotgun and had to save for a month to come up with the money (two dollars)for my first pound of powder and tin of caps. So I realize that not every one can afford to buy a case of powder with out going in with others to split the cost. However I know several people who do have guns that cost over a thousand dollars but still buy their powder a lb at a time. I also know two people who spend well over a thousand dollars on their guns but won't spent one hundred for new glasses so they can see their sights and targets. Which leaves me wondering why people do these things.

 

[Grenadier1758]

I don't want to talk about how much cataract surgery cost. One of the benefits is that I don' need glasses for reading and I can see the sights. Paid the extra so I don't need reading glasses.

 

[Howie1968]

for me i have no issues in paying a hazmat fee i buy both real black and synthetic synthetic black i can buy around town. The real black i usually buy from graf and sons. when i first got back into traditional muzzleloading 5 years ago i balked at buying real black, but i soon found some of my rifles like it better then the synthetic stuff and normally ill need other supplies. ive got over 40 muzzleloaders now so i dont balk at shooting or cost or if i can afford it. Its a little to late to say if i can afford it lol. if i have funds in the bank a truck full of gas and bills paid and food i buy as much as i want. no nagging wife here lol