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%% FORMULAS FOR BLACK POWDER! %%
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%% --==**>>THE REFLEX<<**==-- %%
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%% [Member: Omnipotent, Inc.] %%
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Gunpowder is the great-grandaddy of all the rest of the high- and low-
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power explosives, and still to this day is one of the most important
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explosives. As with all the rest of the explosive formulas, it seems everyone
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has his own recipe, which he claims to be the best. I have collected 11 of the
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safer, more functional methods of preparing gunpowder. The most important
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thing to remember when dealing with black powder is its incredible sensitivity
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to sparks. Rember that all the formulas provided are in weight rather than
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volume percentage.
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Formulas for Black Powder:
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1) potassium percholorate 69.2
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sulfur 15.4
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charcoal 15.4
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2) potassium chlorate 75
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charcoal 12.5
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sulfur 12.5
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3) potassium nitrate 70.4
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sulfur 19.4
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sodium sulfate 10.2
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4) potassium nitrate 79
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sulfur 3
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straw charcoal 18
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5) potassium nitrate 64
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sulfur 12
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lamp black 7
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sawdust 17
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6) potassium nitrate 79
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sulfur 3
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antimony sulfate 18
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7) potassium nitrate 50
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ammonium perchlorate 25
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sulfur 12.5
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powdered charcaol 12.5
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8) potassium nitrate 37.5
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starch 37.5
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sulfur 18.75
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antimony powder 5.9
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9) barium nitrate 75
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sulfur 12.5
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charcoal 12.5
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10) guanidine nitrate 49
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potassium nitrate 40
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charcoal 11
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11) sodium peroxide 67
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sodium thiosulphate 33
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When preparing black powder for use in firearms, it is important to keep
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in mind that these formulas are more powerful than the ordinary potassium
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nitrate gunpowder, and for that reason smaller quantities should be used. The
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correct amount can only be dicovered by trial-and-error experimentation, but
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caution must be taken to prevent overloading.
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Although black powder is one of the safest explosives, is has
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disadvantages: It is extremely sensitive to sparks; and it leaves a muddy
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residue in gun barrels, which necessitates frequent cleaning. The advantage of
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smokeless powder is that it is an extremely stable high-powered explosive in
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the low-explosive class, which gives off only gaseous products upon explosion.
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The first type of smokeless powder used by the army was basically
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nitrocellulose with a small amount of diphenylamine, for stabilizer. Smokeless
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powder is perhaps the safest of any explosive compound, and for that reason is
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extremely popular today.
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