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Testing Medieval Gunpowder Recipes

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25 November 2009, 08:47
tin can
Testing Medieval Gunpowder Recipes
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http://www.medievalists.net/20...l-gunpowder-recipes/
25 November 2009, 21:59
nordrseta
Yup, there's a website for everyone these days...
30 January 2010, 01:20
0X0
"Do Not Try This At Home."
01 February 2010, 02:07
ncboman
Might be good to know at some point.

quote:
"Do Not Try This At Home."


How about out behind the barn?

Girls and skerdy cats can get to the house.
01 February 2010, 05:51
Mark
Tin Can,

Neat vid, thanks for posting.

I saw this one the other day and immediately thought of you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4W0qIPJmoo

Glad I found you here, I thought I might have to post it in gunsmithing!


for every hour in front of the computer you should have 3 hours outside
20 February 2010, 01:21
0X0
I'm going to repeat this for those who have survived since the initial post. There are legions of monks who met their maker trying to figure out the black powder manufacturing process.

Part of the process is drying, grinding the mixture. Black powder derivatives have a bad habit of igniting under pressure -- like grinding/mixing.

I'd be curious too if there aren't laws that regulate the production of "explosives." Black powder is considered by the BATF as an "explosive" as contrasted to a "propellant" -- which is how it classes smokeless powders.

BATF rules for storage/sale of black powder are different than for smokeless, or even for Pyrodex.

This because it's EXPLOSIVE.
04 September 2010, 20:56
don444
tu2
07 September 2010, 21:50
Antelope Sniper
quote:
Black powder derivatives have a bad habit of igniting under pressure -- like grinding/mixing.


Dupont had a really bad explosion in one of their grinding mills back in the late 1800's. I think it killed about 3 guys.