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Isn't this topic and comments amazing! I posted this video for opening up the eye's and maybe re-educating new AND experienced black powder shooters, as well as possibly ANY NEW person, who might be getting into ANY shooting sport, but especially those who have an interest leaning towards muzzle loading black powder shooting.
Many modern gun powders are black and maybe some new person just starting out might think that black powder is only used in the description for the color of powder used. We laugh and like to think,"what a moron or idiot", when maybe we need to help people be totally aware of safety issues of SP vs. BP.
I think that this video and the guys making it are truly trying to do just that. TRYING TO STRESS NOT LOADING SMOKELESS POWDER IN A MUZZLE LOADER!
They are not professional film makers. They are just two concerned BP shooters who have produced a film for showing what can happen and the danger of loading and shooting smokeless powder. (in some cases very excessive amounts), but never the less what can and could happen.
When I taught Hunter Safety back in the seventies I wish that I had a film like this to show my under fourteen year old students. ___ Is using smokeless powder in a BP muzzle loader a pipe bomb? You bet, and the video visibly shows the dramatic effect.
As with any movie or video posted or viewed by many of our members here. Many experts pop on the scene picking apart or commenting with their self proclaimed expertise on any subject, instead of complimenting the efforts in which the video is trying to get across on an educational basis.
Even this 'ol powder horn maker has loaded from a BP can into a SEPERATE measure at the range and away from other shooters. (What is the difference from that can in a controlled situation) , than loading from my powder horn or someone doing the same from a separate measure and flask? I can't see any.
Rick
Many modern gun powders are black and maybe some new person just starting out might think that black powder is only used in the description for the color of powder used. We laugh and like to think,"what a moron or idiot", when maybe we need to help people be totally aware of safety issues of SP vs. BP.
I think that this video and the guys making it are truly trying to do just that. TRYING TO STRESS NOT LOADING SMOKELESS POWDER IN A MUZZLE LOADER!
They are not professional film makers. They are just two concerned BP shooters who have produced a film for showing what can happen and the danger of loading and shooting smokeless powder. (in some cases very excessive amounts), but never the less what can and could happen.
When I taught Hunter Safety back in the seventies I wish that I had a film like this to show my under fourteen year old students. ___ Is using smokeless powder in a BP muzzle loader a pipe bomb? You bet, and the video visibly shows the dramatic effect.
As with any movie or video posted or viewed by many of our members here. Many experts pop on the scene picking apart or commenting with their self proclaimed expertise on any subject, instead of complimenting the efforts in which the video is trying to get across on an educational basis.
Even this 'ol powder horn maker has loaded from a BP can into a SEPERATE measure at the range and away from other shooters. (What is the difference from that can in a controlled situation) , than loading from my powder horn or someone doing the same from a separate measure and flask? I can't see any.
Rick
:surrender: 
