Thread: Black Powder 1000 years old. Nitro 140 years young

Just putting it out there that some people seem to think that Black Powder is pretty scary stuff and might not be safe to use in modern or vintage guns

Black Powder ( BP) is thought to have started being used in the 9th century
BP is thought to have been uses in weapons from the 10th century.
So it was pretty well the only option for One Thousand Years

Nitro cellulose smokeless powder aka Nitro was invented and brought to the market in 1884 so has been around for a mere 140 years !

So I'm just saying BP isn't the scary thing some people seem too think it is

We are very lucky to have an expert commercial BP Powder maker in NZ who's product and service is superb.

Recently I have been accused of being "a dangerous person too know"
( That isn't dangerous as in blowing up guns either )