BP availability?
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BP availability?
I'm going south on holidays in a week or so and am wondering if BP is regularly stocked in most Sporting goods stores in the US?I'll be in SD,ND,WYand MT camping etc...................usually go down every couple years to stock up on reloading supplies.we're allowed 8kg of powder ,5000 primers and 5000 loaded rds of ammo and all of the above cost 1/2-2/3's of what we pay for it in Canada.Looking foreward to seeing the Blackhills and Yellowstone again havn't been there since 1990 shortly after the fire.........Harold [what's the best brand if I find some?]
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RE: BP availability?
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I'm going south on holidays in a week or so and am wondering if BP is regularly stocked in most Sporting goods stores in the US?I'll be in SD,ND,WYand MT camping etc...................usually go down every couple years to stock up on reloading supplies.we're allowed 8kg of powder ,5000 primers and 5000 loaded rds of ammo and all of the above cost 1/2-2/3's of what we pay for it in Canada.Looking foreward to seeing the Blackhills and Yellowstone again havn't been there since 1990 shortly after the fire.........Harold [what's the best brand if I find some?]
I'm going south on holidays in a week or so and am wondering if BP is regularly stocked in most Sporting goods stores in the US?I'll be in SD,ND,WYand MT camping etc...................usually go down every couple years to stock up on reloading supplies.we're allowed 8kg of powder ,5000 primers and 5000 loaded rds of ammo and all of the above cost 1/2-2/3's of what we pay for it in Canada.Looking foreward to seeing the Blackhills and Yellowstone again havn't been there since 1990 shortly after the fire.........Harold [what's the best brand if I find some?]
http://www.gandermountain.com/storelocator/
Hope that helps. Best wishes on your vacation and travels.
Did a Google Search for South Dakota Muzzleloader Supplies, found this:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GZAZ_enUS226US226&q=Mu zzleloader+Supply+South+Dakota&btnG=Search
KONES KORNER GUNSHOP
Rural Route 2
Castlewood,South Dakota
605-793-2347
Spend some web time by State, and a couple of phone calls.
Chap Gleason
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RE: BP availability?
MOST sporting goods stores in the US don't stock any powder at all. Some gun stores that sell reloading supplies and equipment have powder, but I have found that it is getting more and more difficult to find REAL BLACK POWDER anywhere, even in many ML gun shops. However, many of such stores do stock substitute black powders such as Pyrodex, 777, Pinnacle, etc.
The reason for this is that the rules for storing any significant quantity of real black powder can be a nightmare, and are getting worse. It isan EXPLOSIVE, unlike the substitutes, which are "flammable solids", so storage rules are very stringent, and vary a lot from one jurisdiction to the next. One of the problems with the U.S. is that each local, county and state government make up their own rules, which are added on to the federal ones to make things "plumb confusin'" at times.
The reason for this is that the rules for storing any significant quantity of real black powder can be a nightmare, and are getting worse. It isan EXPLOSIVE, unlike the substitutes, which are "flammable solids", so storage rules are very stringent, and vary a lot from one jurisdiction to the next. One of the problems with the U.S. is that each local, county and state government make up their own rules, which are added on to the federal ones to make things "plumb confusin'" at times.