Scented Gun Powders. Is it possible?

I'm sure it is possible. It is probably not worth the development expense for the minimal return on investment.

Changing the make up of the powder by adding an inert ingredient will change the burn rate and probably other characteristics of the powder. Probably not a good idea but I wouldn't mind W231 smelling like bacon or licorice lol.

Custom aromas for the actual gunpowder? Not likely.

A scented filler might could be done.
There has been some work with granular fillers over loads that do not fill the case. I prefer to avoid fillers but they can be managed.

Or you could just carry a can of Glade in your range bag.

So I'm assuming you'll be using seasoned shot with these good smelling shells? http://www.seasonshot.com/How.cfm

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

Bacon !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've been wondering if I can get some cologne that smells like burnt gunpowder. I think there's a candle that smells like spent brass.

What do you mean? They already have custom smelling gun powders. You've got "Yellowstone Hot Pot" by Pyrodex, "Dirty kitty litter box" by Trailboss and "Ode to rusting metal" by 300 MP.

Oh Yeah! Bacon scented gun smoke! What a treat! What about some Maker's Mark scented powder for us old guys? Or if someone made apple scented powder for deer hunting to attract more deer? Or slop scented for attracting hogs? The list is endless...

I also remember certain odors form many many years ago when first hunting. They bring back many memories, as for scented powder-not interested.

if they can make drifting tires aromatic, im sure it could be done.

Please don't mess with the pistol powders. You'll only confuze this ole fart.

Why? [emoji848]


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Don't youz guys have a sense of humor? Why ask about scented powders? Because it's just silly, that's why...

Make it smell like Hoppes.


Then you won't be able to know if you've recently cleaned your gun by smell alone.

There might be a market for it? wouldn't be me. Would be my wife.

A friend used to buy stuff from pyrotechnics supply houses; the places that sell materials for making fireworks. He found something that sprayed green sparklies when mixed with the powder he was reloading with. [all the usual disclaimers apply]

Bob already annoyed other shooters at the range, considering he was shooting a rebarreled Magnum Research single-shot pistol in .458 Win Mag, but the green sparklies drove some of the range "experts" nuts...

I shot a box of commercial .458 through that pistol. Recoil wasn't bad, but the beachball-sized muzzle flashes were impressive.

Oh, and I used to know a guy who raced motorcycles, who added small amounts of different "essential oils" into his premix. Didn't seem to affect the octane or plug coloring any, but you could definitely smell something in the exhaust that wasn't leaded premium... He had a bunch of people absolutely convinced he was cheating by running some kind of exotic fuel additive, but their tests didn't turn anything up...

Those remembering the addictive smell of those old shotgun shells?

You weren't smelling the powder smoke.

You were smelling the wax burning out of those paper shells you were shooting.

That smell went away never to return when plastic hulls were invented.

rc

Mix in a few grains of old bay with every load.

I have a friend who added pachule to his bullet lube. Every time he touched off a round, people looked around to find the hippie.

It's a neat idea but I don't think I'd want any incentive to inhale more gunpowder and primer smoke than I have to.

For those morning ranges sessions, wake up and smell the coffee.

I bet it would work.

As mentioned above, if shooting lead just add scent to the lube. Pretty much like scented candles.

Decisions, decisions

What we really need is a scent that works as an aphrodisiac to make gun haters fall in love with guns! Let's test it in California first.