Looking for Blackpowder for Buc Days

[Wandering Man]

3Reds forwarded this message to me, and I thought I would post it here.

If anyone can help these out of town visitors out, I'm sure it would be greatly appreciated:

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Christine & Michael Lampe <[e-mail]>

Sent: Mon, April 26, 2010 4:53:27 PM
Subject: Seeking help finding Blackpowder to buy in or near Corpus Christi

Hello Pistoleros,

A friend of mine, who does both pirate and western events, suggested I contact you, as members of the Corpus Christi Chapter of SASS Cowboy Action Shooting Club - Texas Riviera Pistoleros, with a problem we have.

My husband (Cap'n Michael MacLeod), and a few other erstwhile pirates are entertaining at the Buccaneer Days in Corpus Christi, TX. They drove out from California to do this. They are running out of blackpowder for their flintlocks and cannon. They have tried to buy blackpowder locally, and cannot find it. They have called all the local gun shops with no success. Do you have any suggestions for a place to buy blackpowder that is somewhat close to Corpus Christi? Apparently Texas recently passed some law that blackpowder has to be kept in a certain kind of container, and a lot of the stores that previously carried it,
decided not to get the container and just stopped carrying blackpowder.

They are saving what blackpowder they have for the cannon, and are using Pyrodex in their flintlocks, but it would be great if they could get more blackpowder. Do you have any suggestions?


Thank you,
--Jamaica Rose
(aka Christine Markel Lampe)

WM

[Wandering Man]

I was able to find a pound of fffg they could use. The pirates were very greatful. They showed me their guns and swords and gave a short swashbuckle demonstration. No one was injured.

They do pirate re-enactment for things like Buc Days and have done some TV and movie work.

If you get over to Buc Days, you can watch a full blown fight, complete with sabers clanging, flintlock pistols shooting, and a 27" cannon booming its signal across the harbor.

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh matey.

WM

[elinglesito]

I recently bought a pound of GOEX 2ff and 3fff powder and some other supplies up at Don's Gun Shop in San Antonio:

Don's Gun Shop at 3724 N.W. Loop 410--Loop 410 and Frederick's Road, San Antonio de Béxar, Texas 78229

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Ask to speak with Laurie. She was highly knowledgeable about all things muzzle-loading related. I felt like I got what I knew I needed, but also learned a whole heck of a lot. It was like having a black powder tutorial thrown in for free, frankly. Price was about 23 dollars per pound if I recollect correct.
The German-made WANO/Schuetzen powder can be bought from Buffalo Arms up in Idaho. I think there is some kind of quantity discount. I also have heard that black powder is available from Bass Pro in San Antonio as well, but I cannot comment from direct experience.

[Wandering Man]

May 5, 2010 7:37:11 GMT -6 elinglesito said:

I recently bought a pound of GOEX 2ff and 3fff powder and some other supplies up at Don's Gun Shop in San Antonio:

Don's Gun Shop at 3724 N.W. Loop 410--Loop 410 and Frederick's Road, San Antonio de Béxar, Texas 78229

[phone]

I'd heard someone in SA sold the stuff, I just could not ever find them. Thanks for the location.

-WM

[elinglesito]

Oops. That'd be "FredericksBURG" road. Not Frederick's. Not enough Cowboy coffee this morning. Or something.

--El I.