BP at Gunshows?
04-24-2007, 03:26 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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BP at Gunshows?
Greetings all. Here in Arizona you cannot find real BP in the stores-due to the laws regarding explosives. So I end up ordering from Powder Inc.
Powder Inc is a fine company and I've never had problems with them, however it would be nice to be able to just buy the stuff somewhere.
I have never been to a gunshow and I would think they vary from show to show. However has anyone been to a gunshow and found BP (Goex, Swiss, etc.) to be available for sale?
Thanks,
~Robert
Powder Inc is a fine company and I've never had problems with them, however it would be nice to be able to just buy the stuff somewhere.
I have never been to a gunshow and I would think they vary from show to show. However has anyone been to a gunshow and found BP (Goex, Swiss, etc.) to be available for sale?
Thanks,
~Robert
04-24-2007, 05:31 PM
#5
Dominant Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 21,193
RE: BP at Gunshows?
Depends on the State the gun shows are held in. They too are held to some strict regulations not only by State regulation, but local regulations and fire code. I have found powder in gun shows. A better place to look is watch for rendezvous in your area. They often have stands where they sell lots of things. There you can get black powder, but again.. being a seller's market at many of these places you pay a premium price. The best way to get your black powder is order it in large amounts at one time. Also, checksome shooting clubs. Often they order powder by the case, you meet new friends, and have a place to shoot.
04-24-2007, 05:38 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
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RE: BP at Gunshows?
ORIGINAL: cayugad
Depends on the State the gun shows are held in. They too are held to some strict regulations not only by State regulation, but local regulations and fire code. I have found powder in gun shows. A better place to look is watch for rendezvous in your area. They often have stands where they sell lots of things. There you can get black powder, but again.. being a seller's market at many of these places you pay a premium price. The best way to get your black powder is order it in large amounts at one time. Also, checksome shooting clubs. Often they order powder by the case, you meet new friends, and have a place to shoot.
Depends on the State the gun shows are held in. They too are held to some strict regulations not only by State regulation, but local regulations and fire code. I have found powder in gun shows. A better place to look is watch for rendezvous in your area. They often have stands where they sell lots of things. There you can get black powder, but again.. being a seller's market at many of these places you pay a premium price. The best way to get your black powder is order it in large amounts at one time. Also, checksome shooting clubs. Often they order powder by the case, you meet new friends, and have a place to shoot.
04-25-2007, 12:36 PM
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RE: BP at Gunshows?
I checked the Goex site and did not see a distributer in Arizona. When I had this same problem here in Denver I had wandered into a new store that recently opened here called Bass Pro Shops.. I just wanted to see the store, but as it turns out, low and behold they had Goex BP..
Good luck on your search.
early
Good luck on your search.
early
04-25-2007, 03:57 PM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mesa, Arizona
Posts: 986
RE: BP at Gunshows?
I live in Arizona also. The regulations that limit real Black is mainly a Phoenix thing. You can find real Black Powder in Tucson and a store in Payson (actually Star Valley area). I have from time to time bought Goex ffg from Tucson as $12 a pound so I have a fair amount on the shelf. I also noticed that the big muzzleloading rendezvous at Black Canyon has black powder for sale. Watch for that if you can make it.
