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Why is it that BP is such a pain to stock?
The place I bought it from keeps it in a special, metal Job Box, with wheels on it, and just rolls out the thing when you want to buy some.
Is it because of special licenses required? Local fire Department rules? Zoning? Just curious.
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Federal law requires the ATF to classify black powder as an explosive, so it carries particular storage and transportation requirements that are a little more inconvenient than smokeless powder or BP substitutes. I think that most shops just don't want to deal with the hassles of what is, in most areas, a fairly niche business.
I do what a lot of guys do here, which is to either get a few friends together and make a 50 pound order or find out when a rendezvous is happening and visit the powder vendors there.