Does anyone else mix their own BP?

[Third_Rail]

Well, in either case, we're a-ok now.

You are wholly correct on how dangerous machinery and the hydraulic graining of BP can be... DuPont, the first major producer of BP, had a facility on the river with three solid concrete walls. The fourth was cheap plywood (3/4"), designed to blow out and take all the pressure with it in case of an explosion. I believe that they had to replace that particular wall four times due to explosions.

Slightly off topic, but where do you purchase your BP, and do they sell smaller amounts? I'd love to test mine against Goex or Swiss.... everything I've done thus far indicates that homemade is indeed higher pressure (therefore more powerful), which makes sense - liability and all for the major companies.

 

[Father Knows Best]

I buy mainly from Powder, Inc., in Arkansas: http://www.powderinc.com. They're a Goex master distributor. They do sell in smaller amounts, but you only get the best prices by buying in 25 or 50 pound lots, especially when you consider the HazMat fee that has to be added to every shipment. The good news is that you can mix and match any combination of brands and granulations to reach the 25/50 pound magic number. I place a couple of orders a year, and usually split them with buddies at the gun club. I go through a lot myself, though, as I shoot frontier cartridge in SASS competition, using full house 44-40 and 12 gauge. The shotshells in particular eat up a lot of BP. I also load some 45-70 for BPCR.

 

[Third_Rail]

Oh heck, that's another reason I make my own BP... I'm only 18 and can't buy it from mail-order houses!