Well, it's no more a risk than handling powder when loading or reloading. It's much, much cheaper and I've yet to see a commercial powder as good as my homemade. ( I haven't tried Swiss, but It may be close ).
I make the charcoal for it as well, out of Willow, the ideal wood for high quality, hot, fast and clean BP.
30 Grains of mine is approximately the same power of 40 grains Goex, minus most of the fouling and soot.
As I posted on another thread, one great thing about Homemade is it's less dense ( Commercial powders are pressed to 1.7g/c3 ). 30 grains of mine fills a .45lc case and seating the bullet gives just enough powder compression.
Another reason is that no place in my state sells it anymore!!! I used to buy it at the town hardware store, then I had to go to the local gunshop, then further to a different reloading shop, then, past 3 years, about an hour drive, now, noone carries it!!! I then would go to Maine, but it seems the place I was buying it from there doesn't carry it either!!
It's becoming a mail order only item and with diminishing sales, I wonder how the big companies are going to stick around!
I can mill screen and dry about 5+ lbs within the day if needed. It's easy, safe and about $3-$4 a pound!
I make the charcoal for it as well, out of Willow, the ideal wood for high quality, hot, fast and clean BP.
30 Grains of mine is approximately the same power of 40 grains Goex, minus most of the fouling and soot.
As I posted on another thread, one great thing about Homemade is it's less dense ( Commercial powders are pressed to 1.7g/c3 ). 30 grains of mine fills a .45lc case and seating the bullet gives just enough powder compression.
Another reason is that no place in my state sells it anymore!!! I used to buy it at the town hardware store, then I had to go to the local gunshop, then further to a different reloading shop, then, past 3 years, about an hour drive, now, noone carries it!!! I then would go to Maine, but it seems the place I was buying it from there doesn't carry it either!!
It's becoming a mail order only item and with diminishing sales, I wonder how the big companies are going to stick around!
I can mill screen and dry about 5+ lbs within the day if needed. It's easy, safe and about $3-$4 a pound!