'Elephant' brand BP

playtheblues · August 14, 2008, 03:52 PM

A buddy of mine just gave me about 3/4 of a pound of FFFg Elephant brand black powder. Any of y'all ever use it?
BB in SC

Fingers McGee · August 14, 2008, 06:39 PM

If it's the 3/4 pound I gave away eight or so years ago - It'll foul your guns out in two or three rounds. Took forever to clean my rifle.

playtheblues · August 14, 2008, 06:41 PM

Great! :-( I'll shoot it anyhow, because it's there. :-)
BB in SC

Pahoo · August 15, 2008, 01:10 PM

For what it is, it's good powder and the price was right. It's not any dirtier than an other B/P. Shoot it and take care to cean after it, thouroughly. This brand is current and still available on the internet.

Be Safe !!!!

sundance44s · August 15, 2008, 01:31 PM

Never used any myself ..and most I know that have used it say it`s dirtyer than Goex ..but for a good price I`d use it . I bought some China import powder last year for 5 bucks a can ...I figured hey they invented the suff couldn`t be too bad ...It was dirtyer than Goex ..but look at the difference in price .....I enjoyed shooting it . I stuffed my Walker full of it ..LOL

mykeal · August 15, 2008, 01:44 PM

Where on the internet can you get Elephant powder?

Hawg · August 15, 2008, 02:13 PM

You can't. It's not available anymore.

45Marlin carbine · August 15, 2008, 03:19 PM

I was given a can some years back, 3F. it fouled much worse than Goex.

Pahoo · August 15, 2008, 03:24 PM

Appologies Retracted !!!

I stand corrected !!!

It is listed all over the internet but when you acutally go in to buy, it turns into a dead-end.

Be Safe !!!

Tom2 · August 16, 2008, 07:06 AM

I thought elephant was made in south america or someplace down there? I vaguely remember some tests showed lower MV with it compared to Goex and even think I remember the Swiss powder running a bit ahead of both. True? I think I got a can of it here somewhere. unused.

Hawg · August 16, 2008, 09:47 AM

It was made in Brazil.

Pahoo · August 16, 2008, 10:01 AM

Tom2

I'm seeing information that indicates it is still being made in Brazil and can be imported. I do not recall the name of the company but I'm sure I could find it again. However, I could not find where one can buy domestically. Not too long ago, I showed that you could buy it from a powder suppy house.

Be Safe !!!

Pahoo · August 16, 2008, 03:58 PM

mykeal/Hawg Haggen,

In case Y'all are still interested, looks like ELMOUSMC, found Elephant Powder, on the internet. ???

Be Safe !!!

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...=1#post2995132

sundance44s · August 16, 2008, 04:22 PM

Last time I bought a case of powder I bought KIK 3F from Powder Inc. it was 2 bucks a can cheaper than Goex ..and it cronos hotter than Goex ..I`ll probally order it again ..Unless I run into a better deal ..I`d like to try some Graf and Sons 3F I`ve heard good things about it too.

Tom2 · August 16, 2008, 04:43 PM

where is KIK made at?

Hawg · August 16, 2008, 05:17 PM

Slovenia

playtheblues · August 16, 2008, 06:07 PM

Interesting information you folks always provide! Thanks!
Bill in SC

August 14, 2008, 03:52 PM	#1
playtheblues Member Join Date: June 2, 2008 Posts: 84	'Elephant' brand BP A buddy of mine just gave me about 3/4 of a pound of FFFg Elephant brand black powder. Any of y'all ever use it? BB in SC

August 14, 2008, 06:39 PM	#2
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 19, 2008 Location: High & Dry in Missouri Ozarks Posts: 2,072	If it's the 3/4 pound I gave away eight or so years ago - It'll foul your guns out in two or three rounds. Took forever to clean my rifle. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

August 15, 2008, 03:24 PM	#9
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 6,919	Appologies Retracted !!! I stand corrected !!! It is listed all over the internet but when you acutally go in to buy, it turns into a dead-end. Be Safe !!! Last edited by Pahoo; August 16, 2008 at 07:38 PM. Reason: Corrections

August 16, 2008, 07:06 AM	#10
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,647	I thought elephant was made in south america or someplace down there? I vaguely remember some tests showed lower MV with it compared to Goex and even think I remember the Swiss powder running a bit ahead of both. True? I think I got a can of it here somewhere. unused. __________________ Your gun is like your nose, it is just wrong for someone else to pick it for you!

August 16, 2008, 04:43 PM	#15
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,647	where is KIK made at? __________________ Your gun is like your nose, it is just wrong for someone else to pick it for you!

August 14, 2008, 06:41 PM	#3
playtheblues Member Join Date: June 2, 2008 Posts: 84	Great! :-( I'll shoot it anyhow, because it's there. :-) BB in SC

August 15, 2008, 01:10 PM	#4
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 6,919	For what it is, it's good powder and the price was right. It's not any dirtier than an other B/P. Shoot it and take care to cean after it, thouroughly. This brand is current and still available on the internet. Be Safe !!!!

August 15, 2008, 01:31 PM	#5
sundance44s Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2006 Location: Hernando , Ms. Posts: 579	Never used any myself ..and most I know that have used it say it`s dirtyer than Goex ..but for a good price I`d use it . I bought some China import powder last year for 5 bucks a can ...I figured hey they invented the suff couldn`t be too bad ...It was dirtyer than Goex ..but look at the difference in price .....I enjoyed shooting it . I stuffed my Walker full of it ..LOL

August 15, 2008, 01:44 PM	#6
mykeal Senior Member Join Date: October 8, 2006 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 2,772	Where on the internet can you get Elephant powder?

August 15, 2008, 02:13 PM	#7
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 14,004	You can't. It's not available anymore.

August 15, 2008, 03:19 PM	#8
45Marlin carbine Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2007 Location: South-Western North Carolina Posts: 1,124	I was given a can some years back, 3F. it fouled much worse than Goex.

August 16, 2008, 09:47 AM	#11
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 14,004	It was made in Brazil.

August 16, 2008, 10:01 AM	#12
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 6,919	Tom2 I'm seeing information that indicates it is still being made in Brazil and can be imported. I do not recall the name of the company but I'm sure I could find it again. However, I could not find where one can buy domestically. Not too long ago, I showed that you could buy it from a powder suppy house. Be Safe !!!

August 16, 2008, 03:58 PM	#13
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 6,919	mykeal/Hawg Haggen, In case Y'all are still interested, looks like ELMOUSMC, found Elephant Powder, on the internet. ??? Be Safe !!! http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...=1#post2995132

August 16, 2008, 04:22 PM	#14
sundance44s Senior Member Join Date: February 6, 2006 Location: Hernando , Ms. Posts: 579	Last time I bought a case of powder I bought KIK 3F from Powder Inc. it was 2 bucks a can cheaper than Goex ..and it cronos hotter than Goex ..I`ll probally order it again ..Unless I run into a better deal ..I`d like to try some Graf and Sons 3F I`ve heard good things about it too.

August 16, 2008, 05:17 PM	#16
Hawg Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: Mississippi Posts: 14,004	Slovenia

August 16, 2008, 06:07 PM	#17
playtheblues Member Join Date: June 2, 2008 Posts: 84	Interesting information you folks always provide! Thanks! Bill in SC

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