Where do you buy your black powder?

[1KPerDay]

I would be more nervous about driving with that amount, given the idiocy I've witnessed on the road.

Why? It's not nitroglycerin.

 

[hawg]

Why? It's not nitroglycerin.

What I was thinking. A wreck bad enough to set off bp, I doubt you're going to be worried about an explosion or anything else.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

As long as the accident did not result in a fire one would be "okay". I'd probably load it in coolers, and duct-tape them up real well, or something like that. !!!!

 

[1KPerDay]

Driving around surrounded by 20 gallons of gasoline all the time

 

[Chief TC]

Apparently not "all the time" as those are specials they run. According to their website, and my past buying experience, it's $22.99 hazmat for 1 lb. or up to 48 lbs. Here's their site info:

Shipping Policy

We ship orders via UPS, FedEx, USPS or LTL carriers. You may identify on your order the preferred method of transportation. Otherwise we will ship via the best method to save you money and assure the most timely delivery possible. Tracking information is supplied once your order ships. It is...

www.powdervalley.com

Sorry, I should have wrote "frequently", not all the time. The offer free hazmat enough that one shoudl be able to wait in between offers to avoid paying the hazmat. Last year, it seemed they offered in maybe every 6-8 weeks?

 

[Malachi Leviticus Blue]

I was thinking there was a good chance that transporting BP in an airplane was a no-no per regulations cuz you know, we have to have regulations

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Driving around surrounded by 20 gallons of gasoline all the time

Hey, I drive around with eight gallons of gas in front of me, right at belly-level in my old VW bug. And not much between us. Makes the Ford Mavericks and early Mustangs look quite tame and safe. !!! 50 pounds of black powder in the back seat couldn't be much worse. If ya gotta go, go big!

 

[Ugly Sauce]

I was thinking there was a good chance that transporting BP in an airplane was a no-no per regulations cuz you know, we have to have regulations

I used to fly, don't remember any regs concerning what one could transport in their own airplane...other than coming back from Mexico with a load, late at night, flying low with the lights off. (I actually got an offer to fly co-pilot on a twin doing that. I declined.) ("thank you for asking, but no")(it paid well, and would have been "exciting", but no) But that was a long time ago, don't know if there are such regs now or not. I kind of doubt it though.

 

[Jackrabbit1957]

I would check the FAR book under hazardous materials. Don't know if anything applies to private stuff, lots of stuff on commercial planes.

 

[Mercy Me]

I think I have bought most mine from Grafs or powder valley. It is not always in stock but it is periodically. I keep a more than adequate buffer stock so that works for me.

 

[mm93]

Are you saying your friend loaded 50lbs of Black Powder into his plane and flew it home

Yes, and he's still alive too!! I think if an airplane crashes what's inside is the least of your worries. If you survive, I'm betting your powder will also. If you don't then you likely don't care.

 

[dave951]

Let's see, get rear ended in a Ford Pinto or carry 25lb of the holy black. Which is most likely to get you incinerated.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Let's see, get rear ended in a Ford Pinto or carry 25lb of the holy black. Which is most likely to get you incinerated.

Ha ha, that's what I meant, Pinto, not Maverick. (although I think the Mavericks were constructed the same) I agree, no impact is going to set off the BP, it would have to be engulfed in flames longer than what it would take to incinerate a person unable to get out of the vehicle. ? By the time the powder ignited, one would be long dead.