New powder making tip. 

Thanks for sharing your findings! I like making the less dense powder for fireworks so good to see that it also has some use in flintlocks!

Good evening from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your adventures and information

I started making my own powder last year and I don't have a press or way to corn the powder so mine is the old fashioned stuff, but what I have done is measured the density of what I make and I found that my powder, pretty consistently is needs about 20-25 more grains over say Goex to match the power of it. I've been recycling some of that fine black dust, I usually when I collect enough wet it down with rubbing alcohol and granulate it so that I can use it as a main charge but I think next time around I will keep some for priming to see how that works in my guns.

Great tip! Thanks from north Idaho!

I appreciate your Persia trance

Hi Ben, thanks for sharing..

I appreciate your stick to itiveness in you experiments, I've been at it since I was 10.....over 60 yrs. ago

Great video i have learned so much from them thank you

Exactly why I do not compress my home made stuff... gives faster ignition than modern style...

Great info, Ben. Going to make some..

Cool

Good info Ben, I have a question. How do you season your alder buckthorn? How and how long? Also instead of seasoning have you tried using a dry kiln? If so how did that work? Thanks Gene.

I agree but who his this man out of uniform! 😂 I like seeing you in your colonial gear. It makes me jealous but atleast I get to see how it should look like. 😊

Thanks Ben I have learned something from this video! David Back.

I like your channel and have subscribed. I need to correct you on one issue. Gunpowder does not DETONATE. It has never detonated and never will. Only high explosives such as trinitrotoluene, PETN, dynamite, amatol, dynagel, C4 and Semtex DETONATE. Low explosives such as gunpowder DEFRAGLATE. I trust that this information helps you.

Where has this video been hiding? Good video as usual 👍