You can but why? Graf and sons has Goex 4f.

 

Yes but I would only do it if I could not find any 4F. One of the forum memebers had a good idea, take some 2 F and put it in a film cannister. Drop in a couple of 50 cal balls and shake it some. The balls will grind the powder down to a finr powder. you can carry it in your pocket and just the carrying of it will eventually grind down the powder to a finer grade.

 

to my knowledge.........real black powder is partial to impact,friction,even static electricity........yea go for it,please take before and after pictures of your fingers old semperfi

 

try this

take some 2F and put in plastic container like film canister with some lead shot as stated and then add some pure alcohol and some extra charcoal ( 1/12th -1/20th the ammount of powder) and tumble ( dont shake )

leave for a hour to tumble

then empty and add a tad more alcohol and roll into a ball

then get a fine as possible brass seive and rub against the seive the powder that results is course, but, when dry rub between two sheets of paper and this is ultra fine

the alchohol allows the grains to seperate but keep thier chemical composition in fact add's a touch of "woof" ( heat) so it ignites easier and ingnites the main charge better

it will make a tad more smoke ( white) than usual touch hole powder but you get a far better spark

cheers

jack

 

Thanks--very useful info--glad I asked.

 

You can put the film canister in the trunk of your car. Do your daily driving and you have fine ground powder with no physical shaking by you.