Originally Posted by
spaniel
Which smokeless? How do we know BH209 does not have the same properties as one of the dozens of varieties? What I have heard but not confirmed with any reliability is that the plant being used to produce BH209 was formerly used to produce a smokeless powder that is now off the market with VERY similar properties. Cooincidence, no?
Here is a Kitchen chemist's look at it, and most of the Subs on the market today:
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/black-powder/296979-black-powder-black-powder-suds.html
In particular:
Blackhorn 209 was handed to me. The mfg. claimed it was not a smokeless (nitrocellulose) powder. So I had at it in the kitchen with different solvents. Turned out TO BE a nitrocellulose powder with 17 parts of an unidentified chemical used to tone it down in the gun. The unknown chemical is highly soluble in water. I just saw no need to spend another day or two in the kitchen to identify it. And given the price per pound I figured it simply was out of the picture. After reading a post or two in this thread I might just take another look at the 17 parts of the unidentified water-soluble chemical and see if that would cause corrosion.
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I rest my case, councilor you may question the witness
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Last edited by LaneNebraska; 09-15-2009 at 06:36 PM.