The way I interpreted the question was "what OTHER" black powder other than Goex. There are several brands....Swiss (very good), Schuetzen (also good), Wano (same as Schuetzen), those are some I have used. Then there is Kik, and a powder made in South America that I don't recall the name, and a Chinese powder that should be relegated to blank charges from what I have read. Do as Paul suggested and search the links for distributors and best prices; some distributors are a lot cheaper than others!MSW said:if you're shooting a caplock, you can get away with Pyrodex, but you will doubtless pay more for it on a per- shot basis, and you'll have to work up your optimum load. i haven't done the arethmatic, but i'd be surprised if a case of Goex was more than the same amount purchased locally, even with shipping and HazMat fees, so in terms of cost, you're probably better getting 'real' powder.
if you're shooting flint, you're gonna be really dissapointed in Pyro, even if you can get it to go off, which is unlikely, so in either case, you should get the real stuff. Real BP (unlike the substitutes) has an indefinite shelf life, so it's not like the stuff is going to get stale like the stuff in my fridge.
good luck, and Make good smoke!
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