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How to Make Gunpowder [Blackpowder] For Your Muzzle Loader

March 7, 2019 By GunnersDen Leave a Comment

How to Make High Quality Black Powder: Mixing proportions by weight are 75% potassium nitrate, 15% charcoal, and 10% sulfur. Potassium nitrate, sulfur, and carbon react together to form nitrogen and carbon dioxide gases, these expanding gases provide the propelling action for projectiles. Did you know that brown charcoal makes the best black powder and […]

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