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The Story of Gunpowder

Aware that huge quantities of military powders had been dumped at sea after WWI, Brewster E. Hodgdon had a better idea. After his U.S. Navy service in the ‘40s, he set about buying up surplus powder to supply handloaders. First step: borrowing against his life insurance to sock 25 tons of IMR 4895 away in a salvaged boxcar on a rented field. Customers who responded to his modest ad in American Rifleman got 150 pounds for $30!

5 pounds for a dollar!
 
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