Goex had a fire and explosion last month

Old news.

brewer12345 said:

Apparently they will be down for a few months, so if you need powder and can find it, grab it.

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Thanks, this is the first that I have heard this.

dave951 said:

Old news.

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Stale response -

The OP stated it happened last month.
Turns out it was 23 days ago, yup last month.

First I've heard of it as well.

First I've heard of it as well. Glad I bought some of each granulation I shoot recently.

Dave

Just what we needed. Thanks for the heads-up.

An early news report said that no one was injured. --->>> https://www.ktbs.com/news/goex-fire...cle_f712606e-d055-11eb-94c7-5798136e079b.html

Other reports said that the explosion rattled neighbors windows.
Video interviews in the TV news stories below.
It occured in a building that makes BP pellets.

https://wgno.com/news/louisiana/fire-explosion-at-camp-minden-rattles-nearby-residents/

https://www.klfy.com/louisiana/fire-explosion-at-camp-minden-rattles-nearby-residents/

I appreciate the head's up as well. So far I haven't had any problem finding black powder but I remember how quickly smokeless powder disappeared a few months ago. I'd already stocked up before that happened and plan to do the same with the black powder.

I never thought I would see a time when so many products were simply unavailable. Not just in shooting related stuff either.

Didn't hear it either. Thanks for the notice. Last black powder I found was a couple weeks ago at a local antique store. Picked up a copper powder flask and immediately realized it was a bit heavy. Was chock full of what looks like, and burns like, 3f black powder. It's a reproduction flask, so, I doubt the powder is very old. Anyway, the store manager was happy for me to take the grenade out of the store..

That's why it's good to keep at least a year to twos worth of the holy black on hand @ any given time

Blackpowderwarrior said:

That's why it's good to keep at least a year to twos worth of the holy black on hand @ any given time

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Yes. Or have the equipment and materials to make your own.

I bought an antique Dixon & sons 20 oz powder flask, it arrived in the mailbox chock full of BP.

I suspect there are rules about things like that...

The powder burns good anyhow, I bought a new old 14 g bunny eared shotgun and it handles real hefty charges.

Considering I use Graf and Sons house brand and that’s now Goex , bad news indeed. I have a good supply on hand however and don’t use pellets.

whughett said:

Considering I use Graf and Sons house brand and that’s now Goex , bad news indeed. I have a good supply on hand however and don’t use pellets.

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From what I could glean from the net, it involved the pellet division. Maybe loose powder won't be affected at all.