The Worst Black Powder EVER!

[@leonardzydowicz3480]

A beautiful gun owned by a idiot

[@fatcake328]

I could watch “will it black powder?” over and over. Even though it’s bad, I just love that you even tried.

[@martinmoffit8950]

I don't even have anything black powder and this channel is the best!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@woodlanditguy2951]

@@EverythingblackpowderI reload, been shooting ball and cap for almost 20 years, and raised with a gun in my hand since I could walk. That said, This channel is awesome. I could watch this content if I was gun ignorant or a master in gunsmithing.

[@ProPyroPower]

This channel deserves alot more views

[@anomonyous]

Definitely

[@zwmmxviii6851]

Next idea: cattail (Typha) fluff. Already flammable. Mostly cellulose, similar to raw cotton but different. I imagine our forefathers would have tried this one at least once since it's so similar to cotton but is available in the cold northeast where cotton doesn't tolerate.

[@wvcruffler123]

That might be fun

[@Vikingwerk]

I’ve wondered about raw cotton, or cottonwood tree cotton also.

[@anomonyous]

Great idea.

[@lawrymccarthy3292]

Cattail (Typha) fluff is called bulrush fluff here in Oz, definitely worth trying, I used to nitrate it and use it as delay separators in fireworks, it worked great. I am a bit worried about converting it to charcoal in a can though, it will need to be really packed in.

[@yewtreefire]

It doesn't have to be good to be entertaining

[@rre9121]

10:10 HEY NOW Dr. Fauci submitted the appropriate paperwork to the ethics review board before making black powder out of adorable beagle puppies.

[@Dr.JustIsWrong]

Was the paperwork green with lil pix of dead presidents?

[@brianr555]

Jake, i appologize for suggesting the coffee grounds! I did have hopes for it. Even before you mentioned your sorrow for running it thru your rifle, i felt bad for it early in the video, and had to appologize. Wow! I was surprised how terrible used coffee grounds were! Your sacrifices are very much noted! Thank you for another entertaining video!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

It’s all part of the show

[@brianr555]

@@Everythingblackpowder and a damn good show it is!!!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

@@brianr555thank you

[@ozarkmike735]

yeah im the same boat as you i also commented on em a few months back i think welp i guess that sorts that out

[@eddybear771]

I agree. Apologies for Your suffering Buddy. I too had hopes for the coffee, but I thought maybe brewing the coffee twice would help.

[@vulpesvulpes5177]

Jake. Coffee. My food science escapes me. Google reminds me that whole coffee beans are 3-5% tannins, 13% proteins, 10-15% fixed oils and wax, and 2-3% caffeine as chlorogenic acid. So at most you have about 65% that is complex carbohydrate. And that’s what you turn into charcoal. The rest of that stuff either volatilizes and off-gases or remains to “gunk up” your charcoal. The wax and protein residue explains the filthy bore. That rattling noise in your gun safe is your rifle having the jitters. Next time add some cream and sugar. For the rifles sake. Fox out

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thanks, Fox

[@whysprs]

Good to know

[@anomonyous]

Is that roasted or unroasted? What about after making coffee from it? Any difference at all, or info on that?

[@billtheunjust]

Agreed, seems like the swab was full of oil or wax. I'm sure you could do some sort of solvent extraction to remove the oils, but why bother when you can turn so many other available things into carbon.

[@vulpesvulpes5177]

@@anomonyous All my food science lab work from 1974 is coming back….I worked so hard to forget it, too. Ok. When you roast coffee your using heat to break chemical bonds. Complex carbohydrates become less complex. Sugars are simple carbs. So roasting makes coffee “sweet”….sort of. It also breaks up stable oils and waxes to release “flavors” not detectable by our pallet otherwise. Green coffee, as they drink in Arabia, is nothing like roasted coffee. Tastes like lawn clippings and the caffeine jolt makes you break a sweat. Roasting also moderates the caffeine content. The “darker” the roast the less caffeine, generally. For Jakes purpose grounds or un-brewed coffee should not matter. There’s just not that much potential pure carbon there to begin with, and a solvent extraction with di-hydrous oxide is not removing much material in reality. Stay curious. Fox out

[@Vikingwerk]

Got to thinking about your ‘Antique muzzle loading propellant’ series, and realized the obvious, that the charcoal sources that have worked the best are best described as ‘clean’ sources, ie, low on natural oils, tannins, and other contaminants. The woods that have worked best are the kinds that burn cleanly with very little smoke or ‘creosote’. So what we need to look for is ‘ridiculous’ stuff that burns clean to make charcoal from.

[@CWME02]

Give quaking aspen or big tooth aspen a try. Both are called poplar here in Maine. Aspen is of the willow family and makes good BP. The Oriental powder mill that was here in Gorham/Windham Maine made 1/4 of the BP the Union Army used in the Civil war. Poplar is everywhere, solid assumption that’s what they were sourcing from the local wood lots for charcoal.

[@FordGTmaniac]

Flour was one of the options on the last poll, but I'd like to see starch instead. Starch is pure carbohydrates which are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, so it's a monopropellant in that sense meaning you might not even need to turn it into charcoal to make powder with it.

[@bigfootandbananaman4746]

I'd like to see this. Non charred black powder would be really interesting.

[@whysprs]

​@@bigfootandbananaman4746yeah no kidding.. what would we call that? Off-white powder?

[@ARandomTroll]

@@whysprs Cody's lab fried a cannon once using "pink powder". Allegedly it's just dry mix KNSU rocket candy with a ton of rust catalyst. Seemed to work fine but no data on velocity/fouling. I definitely second at least partially uncharred ingredients. Already suggested dextrin tests.

[@richarddixon7276]

@@whysprs It could be any one of 50 shades .

[@nobody4248]

There is a sugar based bp substitute. From what I found on online forums, it gives ok velocities, but fouls a lot

[@richarddean3154]

The great part of your experiment is that you can make antique muzzleloader propellant out of just about anything. It must be a good feeling to know that you could be living in some pretty austere conditions and make propellant for your muzzleloading firearms. You are never gonna go hungry or be without a fighting arm. Excellent content - one of the best KZbin channels on firearms in my opinion.

[@idontdeservesubs2637]

Marijuana black powder would be funny but I wouldn't want to break the law for science

[@exothermal.sprocket]

They make hemp rope, the stalks are super tough fiber.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

I just charred up a bunch of hemp stalk…

[@richarddixon7276]

@@Everythingblackpowder I look forward to seeing the results , interestingly though , I've seen and read that homes made with hemp fibres are touted as having enhanced "fire resistance "as part of their selling point . I hope that won't translate the same when use in BP .

[@digitalnomad9985]

@@Everythingblackpowder...for science!

[@got2kittys]

It's legal here. I just might do it for a joke!

[@outtathebox5319]

Well, dumped out my coffee grounds I've been saving and fair warning, the firework/pyrotechnic forums say that activated charcoal absolutely sucks

[@r.awilliams9815]

It does. Been there and done that.

[@outtathebox5319]

@@r.awilliams9815 Ya...just about bought some at walmart the other day but passed because of the price. Then i noticed they had cedar pet bedding as well as aspen. I've also ran across more than a few forum posts that mention "slightly/semi rotted" wood being "very fast"....hmmmm. Might have to bust off a few pieces of fallen trees while I'm out hunting mushrooms

[@MrWillBison]

Jake, you are a trooper. Now I gotta go get rid of all these damn coffee grounds.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@85waspnest]

Coffee grounds are an excellent compost ingredient and are fine to apply directly onto the soil around most garden plants if used with care and moderation. Coffee grounds contain nutrients that plants use for growth. The grounds are relatively high in nitrogen and also contain potassium and phosphorus, as well as being a source of moist organic matter.

[@GrimFaceHunter]

​@@85waspnest They have so much nitrogen that they are counted as green matter, not brown.

[@kirkmorrison6131]

Coffee grounds are only good for compost

[@googleuser3110]

I can hardly stand the wait. We'll keep trying till we find the fastest, cleanest bp of all.

[@jamesgarland4990]

You will likely never get this but..... I'm the Head Maintenance Man for a school district. I've literally had the worst day ever in the 20 years I've been employed there. An absolute crap show of a day. EVERY damn system has failed. Your video has made my day. I've never laughed harder! I don't know why and don't care. Coffee grounds for BP forever!

[@richarddixon7276]

I hope You have a better day tomorrow .

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you, I’m glad to hear it. I hope things get better.

[@joearledge1]

Don't blame me, I voted for "bones of our enemies"

[@davinci3259]

That's why you make the big bucks. You try ridiculous stuff so we don't have to. I'm glad you do try different types of charcoal, because where I'm located I don't have easy access to Willow, or Alder but I do have access to a Walmart that sells Cottonelle Ultra Comfort.

[@ditzydoo4378]

And here we thought Sulfur free powder was under powered, but dang... 0~o and a new low in filth was achieved.

[@gregoblv5561]

Jake, I have a few things to say. First from watching your videos for awhile, and going back to watch old ones, I can tell that if you found a good powder you would use it and not something less powerful. Second when you did the challenge shoot you stated it was the Cottonel powder. Which tells me you are using it regularly. Lastly I think there are some viewers that do not know much about black powder or do not pay attention to what is going on. In conclusion you are doing a great job and I have not even had a wisp of a thought about going and making my own video. Thank you for doing the tests as you have eliminated many things I would have had to do over.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you. I’m glad to hear it

[@rickeilers7957]

I love that you don't have that "Flint Lock Flinch". Well done !!

[@kentherapy7022]

When using alder buckthorn, rocket motor has 100% thrust. When using birch, rocket motor has only 65% of thrust. Of course, all other conditions are the same. I have unlimited access to Frangula Alnus = Alder Buckthorn. Since your videos are probably the best on YT, maybe it's time to make a power controlled electric oven and use a laser thermometer. For the preparation of charcoal. Make 3 batches at 540F, 570F and 600F. From This 3 batches is possible create 540/570 = 555 and 585 in same order mixing 1:1. Only idea not more. Maybe in temperature is last key for best BP.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Well, we know that plant fiber such as certain kinds of trees seems to be spectacular. Wondering if plant fiber such as jute or hemp (as in rope) would work. Willow, reed, cane and rattan stalks, bamboo.....stuff they make wicker furniture out of.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

We are going to try hay and hemp next

[@Slowly_Going_Mad]

Hemp works alright. It's called for in certain pyrotechnic recipes. How well it works though I'm not sure. Haven't gotten around to charring up a batch yet.

[@shadowcastre]

Wow... interesting video! On the up coming BP how-to video... multiple parts are no problem as long as all the details are there. Thanks for the video...

[@gijoe508]

I’ve really been enjoying these videos

[@SmogFighter]

Jake!!!! Thanks for clarification on the Cottonell TP. I’m glad to hear that it consistently performs very well.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

You bet!

[@sangomasmith]

I get the impression that oils and proteins and such turn into the dreaded tar (that all working chemists fear and loathe) upon pyrolysis. This is actually a great test, though, because it gives us something of a control sample. Now we just need to see powders made from sugar cane, dried beans and linseeds and we can really dial in the contributions.

[@sanman187-]

Best explanation - you got such a good cup of coffee that all the goodness was removed from the coffee grounds!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Fair enough

[@sanman187-]

@@Everythingblackpowder ... it was "worth the effort!"

[@hiltonian_1260]

That 1369 velocity is the most appropriate reading ever. A Marine friend of mine joked that his MOS (job description number) was 13-69: “unlucky ____sucker” Joking aside, it seems as if you are learning some general rules of carbon material. Purer, less dense, more refined organic materials work better. The darker and oilier the worse it will be. The least lignin, like the Cottonelle, is the best. Soft, but non-pitchy wood is desirable. Coffee grounds have a ton of extraneous gak in them. All that flavor and color. You want bland.

[@tom87pate]

Try the armpit hair from a seven-year old female opossum. Just kidding, I enjoy your channel and you've inspired me to buy a ball mill, coffee grinder, and several other items to start making my own BP. Thanks for a great channel!

[@user-hs3ve5pb2m]

I've been playing with and making BP since the mid 60's lots of mistakes, fast growing plants are best for charcoal.. THANKS for the entertaining video..

[@Max_Chooch]

I bet pure powdered cellulose would work great for the carbon source.

[@adama1294]

Yep, it's called Charmin toilet paper.

[@Max_Chooch]

@adama1294 yeah, but imagine if it was already a fine powder to start with. You'd probably have to get hold of a lot of it, though, as I'm sure it would shrink quite a bit during pyrolysis. The point of this being, the finer the powders you can start with, means less milling in the end. I bet that if all of your ingredients are sufficiently powdered to begin with, you might even be able to skip the majority of the milling time. If you could cut your milling time even in half, that's huge.

[@Slowly_Going_Mad]

That's true of cotton, charcloth, and really low density woods like balsa and poplar. Interestingly poplar works better than cotton. Cotton is also more pure. I didn't take into account of some things though like maybe individual cotton fibers are more dense than the cell wall of say something like poplar or alder. So that could play a critical factor as well when it comes to the end quality of finished product.

[@mkultraification]

I love this series. It shows how difficult it is to make top quality powder, but it also shows how easy it is to get powder that will propel a ball. While most things you've tried have been dirty and kinda slow, pretty much all of them have propelled a ball with enough forcd to take down game.

[@weldonhudson5535]

Thanks for trying the coffee grounds! Might I suggest “dry onion skins” or even onion skin typing paper! lol Good luck with your next experiment!! Very informative!!

[@chaecoco2]

It worked. In a pinch it would be better than nothing.

[@Cannontime]

I appreciate editing the language, my two year loves your videos!!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Glad to hear it.

[@ethanhoffer7239]

Some older off-grid mountain distillers like black locust as a fuel wood because it doesn't produce much smoke and leaves relatively little amounts of ash while giving a very hot flame. Makes me wonder if some of the relatively clean burning characteristic carries over to charcoal and to antique muzzleloading propellant.

[@vicroc4]

I might have to try that. We've got tons of it around where I live.

[@guardsmanom134]

Well... at least it's good data. On what to avoid... Anything that starts life as an oily carbon source, makes for terrible black powder

[@steveshoemaker6347]

WHAT A DAMN DIRTY DEAL......Thanks very much.... Old F-4 2 Shoe🇺🇸

[@nebojsaj9718]

Each test, positive or negative, is equally good and instructive. I suggest you try a wood of low hardness, maybe poplar. I think that various types of wood still have something to offer and should not be neglected. Certainly the videos are very interesting, well done, it's a pleasure to watch your channel.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you!

[@jemarcatubig3171]

Cofee grounds have tons of oil on it... So yeah... Worse

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Tell that to all the people that voted for it.

[@jlyle51]

Peanut hulls.

[@anthonygiaconia7880]

I like your jab at Dr. Fakey.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Jab?!? lol!

[@clairecelestin8437]

It may have been bad powder, but it was great content.

[@joezaloga]

In our quest for the best muzzle loading propellant we must endeavor to persevere. I think I saw that in a movie 🙂

[@roberthoskin9428]

Outlaw Josey Wales. We must endeavor to persevere.

[@lightweight1974]

But then we're going to have to think about it. After we've thought about it fir some time, we'll have to declare war on charcoal. SMH.😊

[@edbetsworth2772]

Doing ridiculous things on your channel is what makes it great! Never stop!

[@KevinSmith-yh6tl]

I'm always learning something new watching your channel Jake. 👍

[@Fire_And_Iron]

Excellent videos, I’m always waiting on the “next” one to post!

[@keithbozin1228]

Oil in coffee might have something there Looked up how carbon black is made Carbon black is a material that is produced by incomplete combustion of coal tar, vegetable matter, or petroleum products, including fuel oil, fluid catalytic cracking tar, and ethylene cracking in a limited supply of air. It is a form of paracrystalline carbon that has a high surface-area-to-volume ratio, albeit lower than that of activated carbon.

[@louisianagray8618]

Great video Jake sorry for the frustration we put you through and yes we need to make better guesses as what to use

[@Everythingblackpowder]

It’s all part of the show

[@MemorialRifleRange]

Good Morning and Thank-You!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@milo8425]

Hahaha, we've been excited for this one for a long time! Thanks for making the disaster happen man! Now wasp nest... Easily gonna break 2k with 20 shots between cleaning. I just know it :p

[@slow3007]

tobacco stalks is better than balsa wood ,dried stalks . very fine charcoal that disappears after shooting very =very clean and powerful .. dry about 3 quarts of wood for your shooting amount.

[@chops1911]

I’ve heard that in the old days some guys would use punk wood from the outside of rotten logs

[@ironcladranchandforge7292]

I had a feeling it would be bad stuff and said so in the comment section of the poll. I gave the numbers of how much residual oil is left after making coffee, but wasn't sure how much would burn off in the charcoal making process. That's why I didn't vote for it, LOL. I guess we have an indication of how much oil is left, 🤣.

[@Daniel-lk3sy]

Maybe the coffee grounds will have to be boiled and strained until there's no more residue of coffee coming from them to where it's almost clear water like and then dry and charcoal it

[@melvinsmutters7662]

We still wanna see weird black powder videos man. But we wanna see a little bit of the making process. Even like a FFW montage of it would be cool

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Working on it

[@robertstump4740]

Perfect timing! I was just considering this but you saved me the trouble. In return, I just got nice results from corn stalks which ranked pretty high on the request list. In my 40-50SS corn stalk 3f beat GOEX 3fg by 60 fps and Swiss 3fg by 30. Fouling was between those two, better than GOEX but not as clean as Swiss. The corn stalks were pulled out of a brush pile, rotting and a couple years old. The density of the charcoal was the lowest I have seen, about 0.12 gm/cc (willow 0.18, aspen 0.21). Wonder if your coffee ground powder is worse than my paper shredder powder?

[@Everythingblackpowder]

The coffee was 1.80

[@robertstump4740]

@@Everythingblackpowder 1.80!!! No wonder. I am replicating the results I have seen in print that as charcoal density increases, the powder quality goes down. The heaviest charcoal I have made was from Greenbrier (0.45) and yes, bad fouling. For me, if I saw a density over 0.50 I probably wouldn't waste lead and primers on it, but..........ya gotta respond to the fans! Thanks for taking the hit for us, lol.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

@@robertstump4740 thank you

[@taofledermaus]

We had good results using coffee grounds as a buckshot buffer though.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

At least they are good for something

[@taofledermaus]

@@Everythingblackpowder If you are still taking suggestions, peanut or walnut shells, old pair of Levis, old socks, old tightie whities, human hair from the barber shop

[@ARandomTroll]

Not a carbon source per se but in pyrotechnics, black powder and similar compositions often include dextrin as a binder. It would be interesting to see how adding a few (say 5) % of dextrin would effect burn performance. Specifically dextrin bonded lightly pressed vs dextrin+heavy pressing vs normal powder. Note that dextrin requires only about half as much oxidizer as the carbon or sulfur it would be replacing. (based on dextrin => H2O/CO, C=>CO and S=>SO2 It would require 44% of carbon or 59% of the sulfur it would replace) If you want to be super scientific you can either adjust your ratios or just add 2.25g dextrin for every gram of carbon or 1.7g for every gram of sulfur you replace and accept that you will end up with a slightly larger batch. You would also have to account for powder density and adjust your charge measurements accordingly. The reason why I'm asking (aside from it's use in fireworks BP) is that I suspect it has both advantageous thermodynamic properties and might even have acceptable burn rate due to it's short chains. It's also fairly straightforward to make from corn starch. Edit: I did some math and based on pure stoichiometry the current 77/13/10 formula has 68.28% complete combustion (for future reference). This is OK as optimum performance is actually closer to CO than CO2 (at least according to Nakka's sugar rocketry site but the considerations are similar)

[@wyatesbob]

Sorry, but good video. I hate that you went through that, and that I suggested it. You are doing a great service for us all. Very entertaining too. 11:04

[@pyrotechnicSAR]

Hello. The coffee grounds may not be completely charred. The solid particles that make up the coffee brew require a higher heating temperature and also a longer holding time at high temperatures. The resinous substances will then evaporate.

[@wagon9082]

So wonderful, I enjoyed

[@duncanhalliday3655]

Your grin is gets bigger every time you sign off, love the videos. A very niche but facinating area of science.

[@user-eq6rw1qt8d]

Jake! I’ve been making black powder for about 15 years… it would be nice if we could design some kind of apparatus for testing the strength of our black powder! Something that everyone could build at home, so we can compare everyone’s BP to yours… We could have a bunch of different people testing charcoals and ratios ext. I guess we could even have a contest for fastest BP… maybe I am just talking out of my ass lol I’ve been up since 2AM 😂

[@thomasboylan3751]

Great video per usual👍🏻

[@justinliptak5423]

I really enjoy your videos sir keep up the good work. This will now be part of my regular subscription mix.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Glad to hear it. Thank you

[@MrNosfaratu]

I love that no matter what the result you get a free rorschach test with the swab.

[@frankgailwolz3724]

Jake, thanks for doing this episode - real interesting! I am new to BP shooting, and love your content. Subscribed!

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@thefeatheredfrontiersman8135]

Just think that back in the day mabie the fellas would have tried in a pinch. They probably spoke like a sailor or soldier too.

[@nigelkavanagh2048]

Coconut carbon filter medium please. 👍

[@oregonoutback7779]

Liking this new pointy hat, middle of the road - fringe element - extremist look you got going on ....... 😳😁

[@l0lLorenzol0l]

Eager to see the video of the modern powder manufacture process you are using. The purification of the nitrate sounds interesting. One question though: you mention using brass balls for the milling while most people use lead. The reason for not using steel or iron is pretty obvious but is there a reason why brass makes a good mill medium? I heard of many homemade ball mills that use glass marbles as a medium. Would those work to make powder or do you think it makes no real difference?

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Lead makes dirty powder. Lead being soft will get ground down and will end up in your powder. You do t have that problem with brass. Marbles will work in a pinch but because they are so light it takes a long time to finish milling

[@genebishop1405]

Great video as usual. Even the failures like this one isn't really a failure...it's learning what to use ..or NOT!! I am waiting and hoping that sometime you do one with BAMBOO TP...! Keep up the good work I totally enjoy each and every video!!

[@tomg6284]

Palm tree wood. Very light when dry. Very heavy when wet.

[@_muody]

Kudos for all the work you put in, especially into this particular series. As someone mentioned here already, starch might be an interesting source for charcoal. It, just as cellulose, is a polymer made out of glucose, so I wonder if it would perform similarly to good quality paper. It's just good to check nutritional label, as the naming for eg. corn starches/flours isn't really consistent - if it has anything more that carbs and maybe some traces of proteins and fats, it isn't pure starch. Also wonder if there would be any difference between eg. potato and corn starches, as they differ a bit - but that's probably something to consider if it doesn't completely suck ;-) Another interesting alternative might be table sugar - I think it would be cheaper than starch.

[@trevorfitzgerald4996]

One way to get your coffee hit. Lol. Love your videos. The best, that southern mountain rifle is such a get fire arm. So accurate. Do you use the double set triggers.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Yes

[@nickmcwilliams685]

The appeal of a waste product working is pretty strong. I wonder if we can think of something with better chances of working well?

[@noapologizes2018]

Used Coffee grounds you say..... Who suggested this. Just curious. You realize this is venturing into the absurd. I like that. It takes guts. You said you needed a drink after testing this concoction. I needed a drink watching it. The temerity of trying it must be applauded. I'm sure your first words when making it were, "watch this". Back to the drawing board. Hey, how about trying a drawing board.

[@samueldamewood5273]

Had high expectations for the coffee grounds. The comments and patch funk had me thinking you made the batch from possum assholes, milled with gumballs. Laughing so hard my belly hurts. I've never doubted your science, and hope you keep at it. I'm switching to Cottonelle, buying brass balls and buying a 20 ton jack.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

😂

[@ourmontanahome7291]

Well it was worth a try. Looking forward to the upcoming video on making antique muzzleloading propellant (AMP) Thanks

[@RustyJoe]

You’d think that if beans or seeds of any kind made good or great BP, that’s what the experts who made powder in the golden age of BP would have settled on. It was the state of the art then and experimentation was high. Heck it’s taken a long time to get powder like Swiss that is remotely close to the quality of BP back then. They used to be able to regulate BP double rifles to I high standard then, and it’s nearly impossible to do so today with modern BP

[@ericpennington6530]

Love your videos my man, you inspired me to get into making my own black powder, i just tried out my first batch and it works pretty dam good, just as good if not better than Goex,i used grape vine cause theres tons of it in my area, thanks for my new hobby bud👍

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Happy to help

[@austinbrockner6405]

Now I am starting to rethink my brown paper grocery bag idea really hard….. might just stay fire starter

[@russellmccown2529]

I know grain dust is extremely volatile that's why I think you should try some wheat flour or cornstarch, or maybe even cracked corn grain next! Just look up explosions at grain elevators you will see what I mean. Thanks for the great videos!

[@barnievdwalt587]

Thanks for the great channel. I think the suggestion of bamboo is a good idea, seeing that the Chinese invented black powder and their most available source of charcoal would be bamboo

[@35southkiwi16]

As I've said before I appreciate you trying all these substances, so we don't have too in the noble quest for the greatest of all time antique sporting muzzle loading propellant

[@joeyweldin5821]

Keep up the good work I really enjoy your videos. try using tea after all we need to find some useful for all that British stuff floating in the harbour 😂

[@vicroc4]

Tea might work surprisingly well. It's got significantly less of the fats and oils than coffee on account of it being leaves instead of seeds. So there's less stuff to create tar and fouling when it burns.

[@regchapman3683]

Jake l love your videos , look on the bright side mate ,, you SUCCESSFULLY found out it sucks lol.

[@Everythingblackpowder]

There’s looking on the bright side

[@Walter-wo5sz]

Coffee grounds are best used in the garden.

[@janitokleynhans5574]

Educational Stand - up comedy!😁 Great chanel. Thanks

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you kindly

[@a-k-jun-1]

As an avid coffee drinker, I feel a little empty inside knowing this will not fuel my lead dispenser.

[@chuckaddison5134]

If your looking for more suggestions, drafting vellum, and catails but not together. Great video, even though I've yet to purchase any black powder guns. Yet!

[@fredtull2155]

The most entertaining videos are the failures. Love your channel 👍

[@Everythingblackpowder]

Thank you

[@keithbozin1228]

Thanks for the science

[@jdittemore1]

Love your hard work and your testing methods. Ha newspaper been put in the list of carbon sources? Thanks Jeff (KD9SCJ)

[@gearylhrig1512]

Paper has clay mixed in it

[@tomarmstrong750]

"Used coffee grounds." Well, that's your problem right there. Everyone knows that fresh coffee grounds are the only way to go.

[@meanman6992]

Would like to see different paper, like notebook paper. But then I’d also LOVE to see other oxidizers used.

[@ncsaddlehunter77]

I have been thinking about trying blackberry vines because they are readily available. Love the dr falsey comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂