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Originally Posted by wayne goerres
If you crumble the powder and reload the shell it should work. (don't smack it with a hammer).
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Haha
It was not uncommon to find a new BP shooter who put his powder in a plastic bottle ( like a dish soap one ) to use as a flask
And invariably - they would shake it. We would have to explain -It's rare but not unheard of for that to cause a static spark and set it off
And back to the mention of old loads going off, I have found guns in antique stores with a load still in them. In one local gun shop - many years ago - some one brought in a family history flintlock that had hung over the fire place for generations and asked for it to be cleaned up. The guy in the shop cocked it and pulled the trigger - a spark found it's way into the touchhole and boom. A room full of smoke and a hole in the ceiling
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