How To Make The Absolute BEST Black Powder (For Firearms)

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[@GunDrone]

I been watching your videos for awhile. I have come to the conclusion that you are a purist. You started out making powder that was decent. But then your need to improve and improve your powder has blind sided you to the to snobbery side of making black powder. In this video i seen you using metal to break your pucks. OMG how dangerous. What you are doing is making the potential of an accidental explosion more possible. The old stamp mills, pounded powder for hours and the powder was kept damp they still exploded. Then you are using a metal machine with the potential to make sparks to grind the powder. NUTS! You can make really good powder by ball milling the material with different sizes of ball material, i have .451, .495 and .690 lead balls in my mill. To mill properly you need balls of different sizes. The ball mill is home made,. I make the green powder damp and mill it 4 hours. I mill 4 - 8oz batches at a time. I check to make sure it is somewhat slightly damp about ever 1.5 hours of run time. This causes the mix to mix consistently chemically. In my opinion you don't need to do all of what you are doing to make great black powder. You took making black powder from a "hobby kind of thing", to a "do it this way or you suck" kind of a thing. Your turning black powder enthusiast's into snobs over their black powder. No Kudos there. I can't wait until someone who watches your channel gets hurt doing what you are doing. We all know people are not bright, they make mistakes, they are stupid. Wait until the kiddies make your powder and have an accident. Wait until you cant get the chemicals because all the kiddies and stupid fucks have ruined it for us. Keep doing what your doing. SAD.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

I’m guessing you didn’t make it to the safety precaution part of the video…. You can’t wait until someone gets hurt? You sir, are a dirt bag.

[@HenrikSherwood]

If you don't like the videos just don't watch them 🤦‍♂️

[@richbattaglia5350]

“Don’t live your life under a bushel basket.” Because there is more to life than living in a safe space world where nothing can hurt you and the excitement of living becomes null.

[@tompowers8495]

I feel you are missing the point.........it's about freedom....it's about self sufficiency.......it's about ....craftsmanship.......pride in accomplishment........Read what Ben Franklin said about safty.....yes we ride the Dragon....we are not fools, we study and learn that Dragon.......it's not for everyone........😊

[@Ignis_1]

​@@Everythingblackpowderthis dude is a moron, you made an incredibly informative video and I loved it. Thank you.

[@tompowers8495]

In less than an hour...........you have explained the craft of antique muzzle loading propellant better than I have discovered in 60 yrs of investigations.........my hat is off to you......and thanks, I thought I knew quite a bit over the decades but have learned in every video.........I don't blow smoke but I feel your efforts in keeping this skill alive deserves special recognition ......you are a true "Green Man"....💥.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@thekingsilverado3266]

I am glad this guy has every simpleton like U eating out of his hand.... That toilet grade Potassium Nitrate is unstable as hell it is being foreign made now days. Great way to dynamite your kitchen or work shop when your old lady has off and show your neighbors what an uneducated moron you can be. 35 years ago I did what this moron says put that stuff in a convection oven like that. Luckily it was an open faced barn area. nearly blew my my chickens to the moon. Most parts of this country have humidity winter & summer so you will never safely dry stuff. The way regular black powder is made is after it is refined it is put in 15lb kegs with sodium silicate absorbtion materials. The powder sits a better part of 2-5 years in between it is tested and closed back up. That is thee epitome of thee reasons why PYRODEX was made because black powder can be so inconsistent even highly dangerous. Like KABLEWY... Black Powder always stays & remains affected by atmospheric conditions like humidity. Home made black powder is the most dangerous powder. It is OKay for toy cannons and fireworks. Just not firearms. Real black powder absorbs humidity like a sponge Bob... Ok.

[@stevenblackstone2501]

Do you find that the wood needs to be dried first or can u make charcoal out of green wood ​@Everythingblackpowder

[@thekingsilverado3266]

Real charcoal used to be made with certain species of American Hickory and Ash. In the 70s they were using South American hardwoods like IPE. In order to be totally affective there needs to be a blend of pure Sulphur and Antimony substrate. This process as seen here can be highly dangerous with antique arms and light novelty pistols. Most COMMERCIAL modern muzzle loading rifles will stand up to almost any muzzle pressures and perhaps these boobs should be more clear about this stuff. I can make black powder. Its safer to buy something commercial. Removing a breech block to rescue a gun from a garbage charge can be a real task and normally if you heat that breech block to get it loose the gun is then shot. garbage. hope I helped but I have been at black powder and loved it ever since I was 10 years old. I've been at this now 6 decades. This stuff is just bad advice is all it is. A bag of IPE hardwood right now for 45lbs is $70.00. Commercial cooks use the same stuff. Once heated it stays very hot kinda like the old KINGSFORD CHARCOAL. SAME STUFF. Making your own charcoal is like pissing in the wind...

[@Silbar89]

I love this channel. Their videos do not suck.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@mikehoare6093]

@@Everythingblackpowder we don´t need to make our own damn video !

[@steveherrin3480]

Again, Outstanding video

[@donaldfrederick6814]

I wish I had found it years ago. It would have been a lot of fun to be along for the ride.

[@nathanatramp]

Old school you tube vibes. Good knowledge, no bullshit.

[@drummer0864]

There should be a brass band playing and fireworks going off over this. The best damn "black Powder" video ever, to grace the halls of KZbin. Thanks for your time and dedication to go through all the experimentation, research and testing you've done. And most of all, your willingness to share what you have learned with all of us. Chip

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@JOSHUA-zy6cu]

this video will become the bible for the creation of gunpowder

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@johnmoore8067]

Yep

[@bladdibastard]

True thing!

[@jomamma1750]

​@@Everythingblackpowder Dude, you seriously need to write a book on this subject.

[@laboratoryofliptakov8157]

The most useful and comprehensive information on gunpowder production of all the times.

[@erickdupont4503]

Right on the money on all counts! My family has made powder for over 200 years and quality of ingredients, refining of said ingredients, and mill times are paramount. Kudos

[@earlmiller6093]

Dude, you have my utmost admiration on KZbin… the years of trial and error and discovery, and ending up with a grade A BP propellant that rivals and even surpasses what is general acceptance that Swiss BP is the best commercially available powder. You have come a long way …. I thank you for the entertainment, the publicity of your findings and sharing it to anyone interested. You are an amazing individual that deserves a lot for what you have done, and willingly shared. I appreciate the lack of arrogance, the blunt straight facts without a argumentative attitude. I appreciate everything and thank you for all your sucky videos… every damn one of them. Cheers… Earl.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thanks, Earl.

[@jasonrottlaender1721]

My dad owned his own car repair shop for over 40 years. I can totally understand Jakes sarcasm in his videos. Having put time and knowledge into something just to have people whine and complain about information thats free thru some else's time and efforts beacuse you don't like something is about as annoying as watching a college snowflake melt down over freedoms vs their feelings. Like the man said if you don't like his method's don't do it. If you like chewing the blue crayons you don't have to eat the green ones you have choices. Me personally I appreciate his efforts and the experiences Jake is willing to share. Thank you.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@kevenneely8631]

I'm a retired chemical oceanographer. I've found over the years that the distilled water also has lots of contaminants. I had to boil my DI water in order to get pure DI. Good luck.

[@seth094978]

The ph of our "distilled" water in high school chem class was around 5. I didn't have the skills at the time to know exactly why, but I think part of it was dissolved CO2 since a small amount of bubbles would form when base was added.

[@jongrossardt7542]

I'm a bit confused by your remark. DI water is deionized, not distilled. DI water is measured by resistance. We used 1 million ohm water as a substitute for distilled water in most of our chemical analyses for in-house and contract work. Distilled water was the standard for all but the most critical analyses where ppm or better results were required.

[@studiodw12]

To get pure distilled water, you have to condense it.

[@buggsy5]

Boiling wil not remove any solid contaminants, only dissolved gases. Whether liquids will be removed would dpend on relative boiling points and the fraction retained for use.

[@studiodw12]

@@buggsy5 false, when you capture the condensed water, you obtain 100% pure water which is even non-drinkable because it no longer contains any mineral salts

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Frankford Arsenal makes a killer 7L tumbler for brass polishing which I use as a mill. Best off the shelf mill option out there that I know of right now. They sell replacement rubber lined barrels separately which would be great for diy mills also.

[@salteastsimon]

wow nighthawkinlight. I used to follow your channel years ago . crazy to see how big youve gotten! i remember when you had like 500 subs haha

[@deucedeuce1572]

@@salteastsimon Yeah, Damn. Over 2 Million subs. That's great.

[@deucedeuce1572]

Wish they weren't so expensive. Trying to figure out a poor man's method for now. Need a tumbler for a few reasons and am disabled, so I always have to try to come up with the cheapest, but effective options. (like making my own from parts/garbage/scrap).

[@davidslone9776]

Question: What country are Frankford Arsenal products made???

[@thekingsilverado3266]

@@davidslone9776 USA & don't feed too much into this DIY home stuff especially the Potassium Nitrate due to being totally made by Happy the clown can blow up your kitchen or shop big time. The bagged stuff used to be Ok years ok and U could pull off this homemade mixing even with store brand charcoal. Right now the stuff is not stable out of the package. That is the truth. The sulphur due to how it is made it is usually made semi damp specifically to thwart stuff like this. Usually that has to be dried or heated Not that dangerous it just smells if ya got an old lady or kids. The sulphur can react with Aluminum pans by the way. So if U R gonna cook in the same stuff think twice. It turns to an acid when it sits.

[@Godwh1sperer]

I want to thank you, sincerely, for taking the effort and the willingness to share your secrets and laying them out in a full length pyrotechnics lecture on making -the- best powder. When you said "99%" my first thought was "might wanna recrystallize.. oh you do that!" Step by step you explain the full process.. Many will misunderstand because they lack the life skill of actually listening what was said, and instead forming an opinion on facts. I'm meticulous and your presentation was that, so like you said, any misunderstandings are on the viewer's end. My attention span for youtube is *shot fires!* but your 45 minutes were an information dense breeze. I have an intellectual fetish for complete condensed information, and this was good for me. Immediately chimed in friends to come have a look. Thank you.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@samueldamewood5273]

Outstanding as always. You have never yet failed to inform, and never once motivated me in the slightest to make my own damned video. Keep up the science. Thank you Sam

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@Cr0wmagnum]

Thank you. I've done a little black powder hunting years ago but now you have inspired me to get a good flintlock. That just looks fun and relaxing. Time for me to get back to the basics as well as the science behind it. I really do appreciate your style of presentation as well.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Glad to hear it. Thank you

[@chopsddy3]

This is the best video on the subject I’ve ever found.👍 I’m glad to see my suggestion worked for you. Those cheap ,hand cranked “corn crackers” work pretty well for granulating pucks. You can still make chicken feed with it too. Just clean it out well so the eggs don’t explode when they hit the skillet. Handgreneggs! 🙄 The density info is well received and much appreciated.👍 With a cash outlay of around $10 per pound and the opportunity to acquire knowledge that has such dramatic potential , why sit waiting for someone else to provide it for $40 / pound? You could sit waiting until your smoke pole turns into a walking stick or tomato stake! Clean ingredients. Yes. I bought some potassium nitrate , for a good price, that was ,definitely, hinkey. It had a strong chemical smell and the powder was less than acceptable. You need a trustworthy source or the ability to pee and process your own.

[@brandonha]

I can do half of that!

[@chemistryofquestionablequa6252]

You can recrystallize the potassium nitrate to purify it. Dissolve it in the minimum amount of boiling water, filter then let it cool and put it in the fridge. The nitrate will crystallize out, filter the crystals then dry and grind them. It’ll be more than 99% pure. Lol, I commented before he demonstrated exactly what I was saying.

[@chopsddy3]

@@brandonha Me too.😂👍 Half way there.

[@chopsddy3]

@@chemistryofquestionablequa6252 So, all I need is a saturated solution to provoke crystallization? That is definitely worth a try. Thanks. Sometimes I need bumped to get my grey matter going.

[@luebkeb]

Pee?

[@hazcat640]

EBP: Absolute golden information. Well presented and concise. A masterclass!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@jack4561]

Earlier today I pulled a T/C flintlock out of a trash pile on the side of the road, looking foreword to finally putting what I have learned on the channel to use. I have never owned a muzzle loader, and you videos have been giving me the itch to get one. Snagging that rusty Hawken on the way home from class feels like divine providence.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Glad to hear it

[@larryalexander4833]

Dang what luck

[@tomhism]

Great find.

[@srice4u]

Hey somebody stole my flintlock out of my trash pile ,has anyone seen it?

[@jack4561]

@@srice4u finders keepers ;)

[@nobodynoone2500]

This guy has brass balls. And so should you.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Well said

[@kenselectricalserviceandge5919]

Ordered mine from Amazon tonight. Will be here Monday 👍 However, I’m stuck with the classic HF tumbler, for now. Them brass balls are pricy! 😳 I did speed the mill up by carefully coiling gorilla tape along the length of the drive shaft, just before it will rub the side of the tumbler. Sped up nicely. Time will tell….

[@jimmysails994]

Ha ha. Good one.

[@1958piwo]

@@kenselectricalserviceandge5919 what size did you purchase?

[@robertknight1739]

@@1958piwo I am wondering the same thing. What size Brass Balls???

[@richbattaglia5350]

Christ I feel like an idiot with this hindsight. First batch I made was with one of those harbor freight rock tumbers. I knew I added too much, excess of 500 grams with little tumbling. It dawned on me how explosive that could’ve been, but the environment was safe enough to warrant a trial run. No accidents, but recognizing the potential for serious harm if a fault occurred. Thank you again for making these videos. It’s a fun sport and a cool hobby. I’m thankful there’s enough wisdom with those with greater experience guiding greenhorns right. Thank you!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

You bet

[@ditzydoo4378]

Thank you for this detailed no nonsense walk through of making top quality black powder. I've learned more in these 46 minutes than I ever knew before. I intend to experiment for myself and have as much fun with it as I can.

[@Nobodys-bd3bg]

I have followed this guy over a year and he is a professional I don't care what anyone says I do a little different but not much and my powder is clean and fast. But I learned everything about it here.

[@mashburn99]

LMFAO!!!!! Your sarcasm can not be match 😅😅😅 Love the video..The real teacher in the house!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@bubbadoolittle2812]

OUTSTANDING video!! Keep posting... a worthy effort for a good cause!

[@larryclark9380]

Thanks for putting the entire process in one video, summarizing past efforts and current choices. By the amount of subscribers, looks like interest in making black powder is gaining. I have to say you have removed a lot of the mystery for me. Well done sir.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Glad to hear it. Thank you

[@luisgarza2036]

Thanks for all the effort you and your team spend to share really valuable info, your videos are really good!

[@widder70]

Thank you very much to you and your team for all the effort and time that went into thinking, trying, testing, evaluating, starting over again, and everything else that went into this whole process of making your blackpowder, and finalizing this process (for now, maybe) in this great video for the world to see. Great work! I very much enjoy watching your videos and learning from them. I only shoot blackpowder with an original R&S cap and ball revolver and some antique single shot cartridge rifles. My next armory addition is very likely to be an antique flintlock rifle, mainly because of how you have presented them in your videos and made them more interesting to me. You have a great and entertaining way of explaining everything clearly and practically including a bit of humour too. Have a great weekend!

[@alexhatfield2987]

You guys are so knowledgeable, so experienced, and so inspirational. You’re also just down-to-earth blokes. You are definitely the peerless authority to go to, for Everything Black Power.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@jerrydaniels7824]

I made 3 pounds 1 pound with Charmin charcoal. 2 pounds with red ceder. My groups with my 58 cal. About 7 inches at 50 yards . I did not separate all the powder, so I had 1f 2f and 3f all mixed up. After this video, l polished it all for two hours and ran it through the screens again. Back to the range to test groups again!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Good luck

[@a.r.m.4you182]

Thank you for sharing these details. I had most of the bigger details down but the refinement details made a lot more sense. Back to the shop I go.

[@thomasgullikson980]

Loved this I tried messaging you with a question and you hit it all and more with this video. Thank you so much. Gonna try make some soon.

[@firestorm8471]

I have been making my own powder for about 40 years. The best wood I have found for charcoal production is actually cottonwood. But a close second is red cedar. I know someone who mills his own lumber for cedar furniture. I get his sawdust bin every few months and make charcoal from the dust. It makes grinding it so easy. I also use dextrin in my powder just as a binder but it also gives it a bit of a glazed appearance. It makes for a fun hobby. I have also made a couple of rifles and handguns.. one handgun has a bore large enough to fire golf balls. It is a matchlock and works beautifully.

[@buggsy5]

Dextrin slows down the burn rate. Often 1 or 2 percent of it is used when making BP for rocket motors. The rocket fuel is usually screened before being rammed into the motor casing.

[@jojoknucklehead]

Really appreciate your presentation. You have used science-like methodology, changing one variable at a time to remove guesswork and have been open-minded to experimenting with unknown variables until you zeroed in on the best possible combinations that achieved your desired goal. PhD chemists couldn’t have done it better.

[@bladdibastard]

Now you present your quintessence of several years of your research. Thank you very much!

[@ricktaylor5744]

Great job Jake, thank you for sharing your experience and hard work.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@johnmcadoo6416]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! Love your videos!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@35southkiwi16]

Thank you so much. Have been subscribed for a while now and this comprehensively sums up your fine body of work/experiments. It will save many of us hours of reinventing the wheel you have built.

[@wyatesbob]

It was long but a great video. Thank you so much for all the info. Now time to gather the stuff we need. I do like idea of cases to save a little money. Telling to refine the nitrates is a good tip I didn't think of.

[@tville7043]

This video didn't suck in fact it's the best video I've seen on KZbin. You're the man. Thanks for your patience and sharing your experience with me. That's very unselfish of you. Hopefully I can get enough experience by practicing the craft, and then more practice plus maybe a little more. Stay safe my friend. God Bless. NW ga.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@rjoetting7594]

I just wanted to sincerely say Thank You!!! for taking the time to make this video. I'm not making muzzleloader propellant at this time, but it is on my bucket list of things to do. I am kind of a perfectionist and detail oriented, and I believe that the information you have given checks all the required boxes. My reason for wanting to try and make BP is to see if I can make a consistent and reliable powder better than what I can purchase, not really to save money, although that would be great too. Again, thank you very much.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@grantloucks8265]

Thank you so much. Very good information. Been waiting for this. Love watching your channel. Love the ending too!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

This is the very best video on making blackpowder on KZbin. I really need to make a ball mill and get some brass media like yours. great video Jake.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@claydallen5308]

Wow what an exelent episode!!! A wealth of info and experience in one video. Thanks to you all for sharing your experiences with us!!!👍🤠

[@Everythingblackpowder]

You bet

[@vaquerojoel2026]

Outstanding tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Now to get myself moved to a place where I can start making my own Antique Muzzleloading Propellant.

[@kbalch]

As always, some of the very best content online. Interesting, intelligent, and well-presented. I've been a fan for quite awhile and have been hoping for an updated "how to" video. I'm definitely motivated to try it for myself. Rest assured, I won't be short-cutting any part of the process. Thanks for everything you do; as ever, I'll be looking forward to your next video.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@tedhoward393]

Thank you for all the info. Been waiting for this one. First off as a 47 year safety professional thanks for including safety. I've got most of what's needed looking for brass media. I've made screened powder hey it was exciting and worked. Now it's time to up the game. Again thanks appreciate your humor. You'll know when the videos suck when people stop watching. Please keep them coming

[@thegrumpytexan]

I found brass balls, 10mm on Amazon for

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@anonymousbastard2981]

Just saying, your vids and " antique muzzle loading powder" are Bitchin! I still use the Harbor Freight rook tumbler,(because someone a couple of years ago told me to-hmmm), but I modified it to take two PVC 4 inch cleanouts and a coupler stuck together, (no glue, so if something happens, big fire no boom). It's slow so 48+ hours of tumble. I use some brass balls like I should, but I found that .45 cal. copper plated round nose bullets work pretty well too. They are not spark prone, a bit denser, and a lot cheaper. This channel has to be the most realistic, reliable, accurate, straight forward channel on YT. And thanks for not making me " make my own Damn videos".

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@freakshop5120]

Thanks Jake. Been very excited for this one. Thanks so much

[@WannabeWoodsman]

THIS is THE video we've been waiting for. I LOVE this channel but I have been DYING for this video to come out. THANK YOU!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@MrBenski81]

Yay!!! Been waiting for this vid!!!!

[@isaal-magyari9203]

best video on youtube on the subject i've seen yet, watched every minute as there is some really very good info. getting a hydraulic jack, getting out my lead balls in exchange for brass and finding a new ball mill (or making one with speed control) thank you!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Happy to help

[@micvan4098]

Wow, I never realized that making black powder what so involved..Thank You for showing us what you do. I am sorry to say that it takes alot more effort than I thought it would (I had no clue). this is a great channel.

[@howardb.728]

Once again you have created a brilliant, frank, educational and entertaining presentation - we all owe you a deep debt of gratitude and a bucket of respect! Thank you.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@michaelbitetti5300]

Well, ya said ya would and ya did, and, I applaud you for it! Excellent, comprehensive, no BS tutorial Jake, or Willard, or Mr. McBain... Regardless, even if I thought it sucked I wouldn't make my own damn video because that's what I used to do for a living and now that I'm retired all I like to do is watch people like you so I can learn stuff. But, seriously, THANK YOU! You really did a great job of putting everything that matters in one place!!!

[@davefellhoelter1343]

Me too lazy to video and retired but making AMP

[@joearledge]

Outstanding Sir! maybe consider doing an annual update to summarize any advances in the past year, with this video as the baseline. Keep up the good work!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@KevinThompson-ir5pf]

Outstanding tutorial Jake. My powder is much better since incorporating your findings and suggestions over the past couple years. One more step I need to do is to switch to brass balls for media! Thank you my friend!

[@thegooner3221]

Great videos, been subscribed since your Lemat video and love all your teachings since then and can't wait for the next.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@Miningpastpresentfuture]

You have indeed created a masterpiece how to video. GREAT JOB! Thank You!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@dougc314]

Great information, thank you. I don't make powder but am considering it. (been shooting black powder guns for over 50 years), because, .as you say the supply is dwindling. Living on the east coast I have had the experience of visiting Du Ponts early works. Their early 19th century batches were the volume of an over size cement mixer. The building the mixer was in was to made let go (boom wise) , and they were on the shore of a river, pointed so the blast wave went over the river. Most of the crew that manned the mixer were on the other side of a brick back wall, as much as they could be. They did have some tragedies. The damp milled powder from several of the mills then went to a screening house (I don't remember seeing a compression process, but I expect there was) . Any way, seems to me that a safety measure to emphasize is not to get greedy and try to make bigger batches. I have been impressed the many times you have mentioned your batch size of about 200 grams, or less than half a pound. With black powder the size of the bang is absolutely related to the quantity. Small quantities of unconfined black powder typically will burn fast. Larger quantities are more likely to go boom. I don't know the burn to boom crossover point, and expect it's a bit unpredictable. At the rate I shoot, it's about 1/2 pound per month. Typically I don't cast more bullets than I can shoot in a few months, so I can easily see keeping up with my powder demand with 200 gram batches. staged a few days apart. (helps to be retired) . In this day and age many people may not be aware of the danger of gas appliances. I can remember as a kid how we had to pay attention to the pilot lights in our gas appliances. I have a work shop in my basement and when I watch your videos I sit back and contemplate making some powder in my nice cozy basement. Then I hear the piezo electric igniter in my gas furnace or gas water heater go spark spark spark whoosh and realize that I really don't want to be making black powder 8 feet away, probably not even in 200 gram batches. As far outside and away from any source of spark including automatic electrical switches as possible., not to mention gas pilot lights. I suppose the part of the process to really take care is in the screening and sorting.

[@debluetailfly]

In high school, there was a family that moved into our district. The house they moved into had a laundry and water heater in the basement. The two teenage boys decided to work on a motorcyle in the basement because it was cold outside. They didn't think about the pilot light. Their mother started down to do some laundry and smelled the gasoline; she screamed for them to get out. Then it blew! The Mom was killed and the boys terribly burned; I can't remember if one of them died or not. They were a nice family, and all it took was one mistake to destroy it. Neighbors who went into the basement afterward said it didn't look like anything had happened there.

[@robotsupurgedenkacanorumce2229]

This guy is making BP since he started the channel and he improved his recipes so much it just amazes me keep up the good work and dedication.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@davefellhoelter1343]

I was finding his channel when I wanted better AMP years ago. watched this dude shoot BP in 45acp and in 9 autos. I started testing my powders on paper like his opener.

[@motorrad4423]

I already have a notebook full of your useful knowledge and how to get and make ingredients. Truly remarkable!

[@1963pipo]

This is fantastic information on years of research. Priceless knowledge. Thank you so much.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@user-pk9bx8nq4s]

Thank You! Hands down the best video out there. Following your methods (as closely as I can with that I have to work with) I was able to make Goex equivalent powder on my first try. Going to have to refine my nitrate for the next batch. The only thing I can add that of value is a quicker and easier method of finding density. Take your dried broken pucks and grab a few chunks that will fit in a 100ml graduated cylinder. Weigh these pucks in grams. Fill the cylinder 1/2 full of water, get a reading on the water level. Drop in the broken pucks and get another reading. Dump it out and set your chunks to the side to dry. The water won't penetrate in that amount of time. Now you have grams of powder and CC's (Ml's) of displacement. Do the math and its done. Takes longer to describe than to do.

[@daddski1]

best and in depth video I have seen on this subject. I have made screened forever, gonna go your way and see the differences. Thanks much

[@johnnyrook6371]

What a gold mine of solid advice! It must have been hard earned knowledge.

[@debluetailfly]

Thank you for sharing what you have learned from many hours of experimenting. You have put a lot of effort into making powder, and are giving the results to us for free!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@Casy-sh4gr]

When the paint can that you use for cooking your charcoal is worn out, grab one of the small ammo cans from your local sporting goods shop. Just burn out the paint and gasket then drill your hole. Works awesome! I also use it to make charcoal for grilling on the bbq! Don’t crush it like you would for propellant, just let it cool and relight it (the same way you light the store bought stuff) when you’re ready to use it.

[@nomadedessteppes]

My friends, I'm French and it's an honor to be on the FBI watch list with you.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Welcome aboard

[@nomadedessteppes]

@@Everythingblackpowder Thank you man. I learn English with many KZbin channel about firearms. I want to say all Yankees or Rebs here. Protect your second amendment with any tactics. Sorry for mistake scripture. I don't use translator

[@Everythingblackpowder]

No worries. I’m a rebel but my wife is a yankee.

[@nomadedessteppes]

​@@Everythingblackpowder😮

[@jayharris5903]

True, the best black powder recipe video ever.

[@zen6zen]

I started BP shooting in pandemic and your tutorials helped me a lot, I’m making my BP regularly and never bought commercial BP - thanks to you! Thank you for your job and keep going.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Glad to hear it. Thank you

[@stevensheldon9271]

A buddy of mine did a sacrificial test with a Harbor Freight rock tumbler full of green meal and detonated it remotely. It was not much of an explosion. It was more of a "woosh". Popped the lid and big woosh. A bolt-down lid might give a bigger problem, as you note.

[@kenselectricalserviceandge5919]

That’s cool. I was wondering if anyone had tried that. It makes sense though, given the fact that the lid is only pressure fitted

[@buggsy5]

Just a terminology note: Your buddy did not "detonate" the mixture - he "ignited" it. Black powder does not detonate - but it can deflagrate very rapidly. Also, you can have an explosion without the explosion being caused by a rapid pressure increase - think of a balloon that is overinflated.

[@kentherapy7022]

Adding 5 g dH2O on 200g dry meal is good ratio. I use 3g dH2O + 1g ethanol for 96 g dry meal. 18:26....For a diameter of 30 mm, I recommend an increase in the cylinder height of 4 - 6 mm. (20% of dia) In one pressing step. Thus about 8 g of wet BP meal. I also recommend a compaction process before pressing. Wet dust is hitting into a glass suitable for 200g using a wooden pestle. By handle power. This process increases the consistent moisture content during press handling. Also to compaction process decrease final force (pressing process) to achieve the desired density is lower.

[@vphls]

Long ago I made my own powder and got great results by milling charcoal with sulfur first all dry to relative humidity. I then ground moistened C and S mixture with KNO3 incorporation. I laid out to dry to relative humidity and ground again. This seemed better than mixing all together but I was not that scientific at the time. Do you have experience with this method?

[@kentherapy7022]

@@vphls No. Your experiences with better properties /C+S / KNO3/ can be subjective. Better contact among all 3 compound sure provide milling all together. And then after use huminidity.

[@jerryroesener5937]

Very informative video. I will keep this in the saved file for later. You do a very good job on explaining everything a lot. Thanks for all the info.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@joshuaglaude1549]

I've never seen such a detailed video on black powder. I've been wanting to make my own, for a few reasons for several years now, so I've watched and read everything I can find on how to make. Your videos are like a god send. Flips diy black powder on its head. Great info. I love when people like you have taken hours upon hours of personal time to come up with a process, then put it on KZbin for all to see. You could charge people to teach them how to make black powder, but you just put it out there. I love it.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@deluth4638]

Downloaded in case YT nukes this video in the future. Thank you for all you do. Love your videos!

[@minigpracing3068]

I need to do this too!

[@ibnewton8951]

Just downloaded it.

[@tfogelson3139]

Can't wait for this to start. Have an elk tag in an area known for big bulls. Best part if I can duplicate the black powder you make.

[@kanonierable]

I'm Swiss and I definitely give the man and his method of making black powder my seal of approval for solid workmanship. Congratulations!

[@laboratoryofliptakov8157]

The most useful and comprehensive information on gunpowder production of all the times.....😎

[@garyb.4080]

I know where there is a black powder plant that was built in 1982, ran for 1 year, and moth balled. It produced 500,000 lbs per month. It’s about 3 miles from my home!

[@nevergiveup-db6fp]

I bet you could find a lot of ingredients there that were just left

[@paramax55]

I'm in Florida. We have enough humidity that I compress without adding any water at all. I was able to confirm that SOME moisture is necessary by drying it in the sun before compressing and that didn't work. But the ammount of necessary moisture can be had with just 90% ambient humidity.

[@jamesdenton3692]

I have wondered what Willards average humidity is , looks pretty dry in his " shootin " range.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Yeah, not much humidity in my part of the country

[@galenhisler396]

This was great ,i was hoping you would do one of these videos. Love your videos.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@patmurphy3410]

Thanks for sharing all your hard work.

[@randyb168]

Great lesson once again! Much appreciated, thanks!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@RoyTelling]

love the video just a thought what size would you say would be good for the balls? the reason I ask is in my works we use a lot of phosphor bronze ball bearing BUT the smallest we use is 20mm (3/4 inch)

[@Everythingblackpowder]

We use 1/2 and 3/8

[@leeirvin5983]

Thank you for taking the time to make this video sir!!!

[@juppjo3214]

Thank you so much for sharing your method! Great content!!!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@gunsnwater2668]

Fantastic. If you burn this to cd or dvd or usb stick i will buy a copy for reference. Thanks for the video, Jake or is it Willard? Any how thank you very much.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you. I answer the both

[@debluetailfly]

Don't you have a video downloader on your computer?

[@Levalto]

Thanks for the video! I have a question, I don't have an access to that kind of 20 or 10 ton press machines. I only could use an old screwed press (I dont think its general use is compressing things tho) and my black powder comes out too loose than you said as expected. I don't expect to make the best black powder without proper equipment but do you have any suggestions for me? Should I compress it over and over as you said or can I use a different method for better compression? Thanks again for the video, all the best!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Any compression is better than none. You could always try pressing it more than once and calculate the density before and after each pressing and see if you can get it closer to 1.5 g/cm³.

[@Levalto]

@@Everythingblackpowder Thank you, will try with my next batch!

[@MMA10mm]

@@Everythingblackpowder- Do you leave your pucks under compression for a certain period of time, such as 10 or 20 minutes?

[@darrelltyler1627]

Thank you so much for creating this video. The level of detail is incredible!!! I don’t know that I am ready to make black powder myself yet but I sure know whose instructions I will follow if I do.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@denisdegamon8224]

Outstanding video content. Your suggestions/ recommendations are logical, make a good argument for power and consistency. I found this video refreshing and on point.... thankyou.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@ourmontanahome7291]

Great video! Not as exciting as the state of the union, but you had a lot more useful information.😂 Thank you

[@Everythingblackpowder]

😂 thank you

[@rooster3019]

This didn't suck.

[@scottrobinson7490]

Thanks for all your knowledge and this.I appreciate it

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@GoGoX1]

Just started getting into black powder, a friend recommended your channel when they heard of me getting into the hobby a couple months ago. What wonderful timing for this video to come out! I don't plan on making my own black powder for a *very* long time, but I hope to take away important knowledge nonetheless. Thank you for your videos, as always

[@kbilsky]

Thank you so much, venerable Jake. Nitrates bless you.

[@TheWolfsnack]

I am looking into making my own powder....for my 45-70s and Colts....out of curiousity, instead of brass balls ( I live where that kind of thing is rare to find)...could one buy say... 1/2 inch brass bar stock and cut it into 1.2 inch pieces instead?

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Absolutely

[@milo8425]

"Step one, buy toilet paper"

[@ibnewton8951]

Particularly if you should have a spark in your manufacturing process.😅

[@kenwienken1396]

Great video Jake. Thanks for all the time and effort you put into it. I first dabbled in black powder as a teenager ( early 60's) and started again about 6 months ago due to your videos. I shoot a lot of Swiss in BPCR silhouette. It will be nice to replace some of that expensive European stuff with good ole homemade. Getting close, but learned a few details from this video that may get me there. Thanks Again!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@cpeabody85]

Always interesting to see someone talk about their personal experiences with making something like this. Well done video, awesome commentary, and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for your time and efforts! Another note was that I was very happy to hear you mention how factors like humidity come into the equation. Something like that can seem like a small factor, but will definitely have drastic differences for different locations.

[@davidsuckut9867]

Thanks for all the great information. I'm just getting started making sporting powder and appreciate all the info! Love your videos! Keep your powder dry!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Glad to hear it. Thank you

[@curmudgeinnak]

Great and informative video. I will be trying your system as soon as I can get my hands on some kind of press.

[@elliotwagstaff8685]

Every week I eagerly await your next video, and week after week you never fail to entertain and educate. This video right here is an absolute masterclass funnily enough on Everything Black Powder.

[@TheSuperdoit]

super excited to get into making my own black powder. really appreciate this video