Jim Gillogly wrote:
Igor said:
I think that the gunpowder taggants are not as bad as it seems at first sight. EVen if all gunpowders are sold with taggants, and if there is enough people wishing to defeat them, they can simply organize gunpowder mixing parties at gun shows. After several such parties, the taggants might become completely useless.
I'm woefully ignorant about reloading, but would this really work? Would you mix your high-quality smokeless with Tim's homebrew black powder, Toto's pebble-ground Canada Red Doobie Mix, and Bell's stinkbomb components and take away the average? Or are different types of powder visually distinct enough or similar enough in effect to mix and match effectively?
I am perhaps even more ignorant, but I think that if you mix the same kind of gunpowder (XYZ's BLAH # 123 gunpowder for example), then there is no problem. But of course mixing different kinds may be asking for trouble -- I have no clue about that. Also, a gun owner could simply buy gnu powder in various places and mix the batches. - Igor.