Be glad you aren't shooting cannons here in Korea. Yesterday, my wife and I went to a city about 60 miles away to pick up nearly a pound of black powder. Talk about sticker shock--it was about $80 a pound (plus my travel)
. I will never complain about the cost of bp in the States or the hazmat fee again.
I had to get it for next week, as I will be teaching Korean military officers at the Korea Military Academy how to shoot a matchlock--something that hasn't been done in Korea in over a century. BP and firearms are strictly controlled here in Korea, so it's going to be a special event. However, I was told by a friend at the KMA that, after this, they plan to do testing on reproduction traditional bronze cannons; they can foot the bp bill for that one!
