talking about blackpowder and shooting today brought back memories.<\/p>\n
Making blackpowder is a pretty simple process, and anyone with a little patience can do it. You have to be prepared to save a lot of urine, and you have to deal with the smell. I know re-enactors who use cow urine, it’s easy to come by in large quantities, and it’s got a higher level of saltpeter in it. <\/p>\n
Anyway, making the powder and shooting it was a lot of fun, and the smoke was acrid and thick. One day, boogers black form shooting all afternoon, I remembered why the smell was so familiar- Cow urine! Black powder smells the way it does, because it’s made with urine! If you spend time around fireworks you can definitely remember the smell. <\/p>\n
So I switched to Pyrodex. It’s less corrosive, and it works quite well.Plus, it’s always exactly the same. And you still get the smoke, but it’s not as acrid. Maybe they use bat urine. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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