Transporting Black Powder

No.
And it is pretty safe to transport blackpowder, so long as it's in a secure position (like inside a ammo box)
personally I wouldn't carry this on top of the car but near the bottom. So rain or lighting doesn't get anywhere near it.

The only legal hinderance I can think of is storage of large quanities of black powder. The definition of which may vary from state to state.
But so long as it is away from anything that could cause sparks, fire, or set it off, you'll be fine. I have a No lighter or Candle rule in the room I keep my gunpowder in.

I have, routinely, carried black powder and guns between Florida and Rhode Island for 15 years now.
The guns in locked gun boxes. 5 to 10 pounds of powder, depending on supplies at either end is packed in a cardboard box taped closed and loaded in the back of the van. Loaded Ammo goes in its own locked box, primers, caps and bullets where every there’s room. I travel in a mini van so boxes are loaded as far back in the cargo area as possible. I have a Florida Concealed Carry permit so a loaded pistol is carried thru those states where it’s permitted, fortunately for us the states where we lay over or visit family.

Just a pound, put it in the back....When I pick up a case or more of one-pound containers for the living history/Reenactment unit, it goes in its properly marked box, on top on the rack, outside the vehicle with a piece of 1" plywood under it, and it's covered with waterproof tarp. Keeps it dry (I normally don't make a supply-run if it might rain) and nobody needs to know what I'm hauling, thank you. Not that it's illegal, but too many "snowflakes" freak out about anything "gun" related. IF any or all of it went up in a freak accident..., it's going to go upward.

LD

Wmgeorge,

If you are transporting less than 5 pounds of black powder you should be OK. You can check with the DOT as to any State that mandates less than 5 pounds in a private vehicle. More than 5 pounds and you come into the realm of "Hazardous Materials" transport with LOTS of regulations and requirements. When buying 25-50 pounds of powder for various historical reenactments, I always got it shipped directly to the site to avoid issues with legal transport.

For the record, OK if it's commercially manufacture Black Powder, but not if it's homemade powder you or a friend made.

How I transport my powder, been from Ky. to South Dakoda in back of covered truck bed..

Malachi Leviticus Blue said:

For the record, OK if it's commercially manufacture Black Powder, but not if it's homemade powder you or a friend made.

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I’ve been transporting just to prevent tying up funds in stored powder at two locations. For the future Ill just keep a reasonable supply at both ends and stop moving it.

robhof said:

View attachment 861328 How I transport my powder, been from Ky. to South Dakoda in back of covered truck bed..

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Nice powder horns. Self made?

Another question on the same subject. How about transporting black powder in the saddle bag on Harley Davidson? It vibrates quite a lot when idling. Any problem with that?

Bill Raby said:

Another question on the same subject. How about transporting black powder in the saddle bag on Harley Davidson? It vibrates quite a lot when idling. Any problem with that?

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Since commercial powder and ammo has to be transported via trucks, they vibrate quite a bit. So from a technical standpoint, it's 'safe'
but personally I wouldn't transport any significant quantity of gunpowder in saddle bags like that. Only if it was already in a flask.

Howdy

A long time ago, vibration was a problem when transporting Black Powder. Shipping it long distances in kegs over rutted wagon roads, the powder tended to separate into its three separate components, Saltpeter, Sulfur, and Charcoal. This seriously affected the potency of the powder. But sometime around the late 14th Century (late 1300s) it was discovered that if the three components were mixed together wet, than allowed to dry into cakes, then the cakes broken up in a mill into grains, the three components were locked together in a mechanical mixture (not a chemical mixture) that would not be affected by vibration. The process became known as Corning, and all Black Powder produced today is made this way. Don't try it at home, most powder mill explosions happened (and still do) during the corning process. But vibration will not affect the potency of modern Black Powder.

If you are going to be there a couple months and expect to shoot while there, I would just order some powder for delivery to Florida.

Just put it in the car and drive. Worry more about the gasoline in your car.

brewer12345 said:

If you are going to be there a couple months and expect to shoot while there, I would just order some powder for delivery to Florida.

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Normally I do, but to spread the hazmat fees across the order I’ll order 15 to 20 pounds from Gaff. Sometimes I just don’t have the 300 bucks or so to leave in powder inventory sitting for six months, here or there.

I make my own black powder. I bought a case of cans like these to store my bp.
https://www.houseofcans.com/metal-containers/screw-cap-cans/oblong-cans

But I also use old commercial cans as well. They probably keep down any conversation if that's what you're concerned about. Although I've never had a problem with my plain cans.

I wouldn't worry about it unless you're thinking of transporting a large amount. 100 loads in each lb, so how many rounds do you plan to send downrange this winter?