10-03-2007, 03:04 PM
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Knuckle Draggin' Engineer
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Minooka IL
Posts: 349
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Royatl
Black powder is a classic mixture of 15% charcoal, 10% sulfur, and 75% saltpeter (potassium nitrate). Not that secret, though they may occasionally change the percentages very slightly for various reasons, or add burn-rate modifiers for the delay charge.
Not a good idea to try to make it yourself.
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I think you might have the proportions wrong for charcoal and saltpeter...........
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