Is black powder available again?

Long Guns Muzzle Loaders
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I’ve always wanted to get into black powder. Unfortunately, by the time I found someone to show me the ropes, black powder was impossible to find.

I haven’t seen it in any big box stores or anything. Is it back available anywhere locally or would I still need to order online and pay Hazmat?

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It’s been really tough
None in NJ that I know of
Found it for almost twice the price in a shop out in East Strousburg PA

Best move is to get a few guys together to do a buy and split that hazmat charge down to a reasonable amount.

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E.H. Salomon Shooters Supplies

give him a call they may have some
they are in farmingdale on yellow brook rd

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I’ve been checking there with no luck
Will be stopping in this afternoon, I’ll look again

Candyman - if I see any 2ff or 3fff do you want me to grab a lb or two for you ?

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Assuming you’re talking Dunkelbergers? Yeah, lived out there for a few years and dropped in every Sunday to check for primers and powder when the wife ran to Starbucks. Their prices were almost always atrocious but I never once saw black powder on the shelves.

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No thanks. No BP rifles yet. But if it starts popping up semi-locally I might start shopping for the gun.

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Hey Candyman, I have a flintlock that I bought from Sudsy off the old forum. I have everything you need to get started including some power. I’m in Ocean County, if you’re close and interested we could meet somewhere and you could try it out. Once I earn enough badges to be able to post I will more than likely looking to sell it.

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@Candyman87 @GFL216 … :thinking: y’all should come to the Stafford forge clay and rifle shoot this Sunday

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I’d love to but unfortunately I’m already booked this weekend. Maybe future get togethers!

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Dunkleburgers, yes, that’s it.
They don’t keep it out on the shelves, it’s in the steel box at the end of the counter, you have to ask.
I have a really big mouth, (just ask my wife and friends) scored it out there twice. Got gently and lovingly raped in the process.

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One has to be a masochist to pay the current prices. You literally are paying painful prices because ultimately you will enjoy whatever it is you paid for.

I think when Trump wins prices are going to crater. It’s weird, two years into his first term prices imploded. POS ARs were selling for $800 during the panic and two years after Trump won they couldnt give em away.

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Powder, both smokeless and black are different animals then guns.
The wars are eating up all the manufacturing time allotments for everything powder related

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Ive been searching for BP and #11 caps too, no luck

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ok found a few places it is in stock i could not post the link
buffaloarms
powderinc
gafs
powdervalley

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Smokeless was drying up back in 2019 for some reason, well before covid hit. Primers went caput right after covid.

The last few years havent left much hope for price decreases. Are people still bulk hoarding new stock to keep prices high?

NATO primers still pulling a 2x premium over standard.

Unless Trump ends the two major conflicts the prices wont budge.

I’ve also never sourced any reloading components locally, unless it was a private sale. Even if i could find what i needed, online with hazmat was cheaper when buying powder by the 8lb jug or primers by the case.

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Goex closed a BP plant in Moosie PA in 2019, before covid struck.

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Have you tried Dixon’s Muzzleloading in PA? That’s where I get mine. None in NJ that I know of. Cabelas in PA and DE have it sometimes but you will pay top dollar.

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I have not. Haven’t made it out that way in a while. But I’ve been striking out at both Cabela’s in the past year. And I don’t go through enough to really warrant paying the HAZMAT.