About svartkrutt.net

bildesvartkrutt.net is a portal for black powder shooters and collectors with a genuine interest for historical firearms. The portal is originally Norwegian, but all the content is translated to English. Here you find articles, news, forums, chat and a market place. It is on svartkrutt.net you find the latest news about the black powder sport and relevant information about the past. The portal is owned by Øyvind Flatnes. Read more about svartkrutt.net.

The word svartkrutt is the Norwegian word for 'black powder'.

Black Powder Shooting

bildeBlack powder shooting is the practical use of antique firearms, or replicas of these, that are loaded with black powder. A wide variety of firearms are used from flintlock muzzleloaders to ‘modern’ black powder cartridge firearms from the end of the 19th century.

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Collecting

A prerequisite for black powder shooters is a basic interest for history and firearms. The black powder shooters combine the two. A black powder shooter use old firearms, and is thus often a collector as well. On this site you find both shooters and pure collectors.

The collectors are frequently found in the forums where they answer questions related to the identification of firearms. Being a Norwegian site, the users have advanced knowledge of Scandinavian firearms from Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Perhaps you can contribute with knowledge about your country’s firearms?

If you have a firearm you don’t know what is, try a question in the forum! bilde

Book

bildeA black powder book authored by Øyvind Flatnes — the owner of the site — was published in Norway in 2005. An expanded English version is currently in the works and will hopefully be available shortly. The book covers the practical use of black powder firearms from the late medieval ages until 1900. The expanded version will cover the most common Scandinavian firearms, such as the kammerlader, Scandinavian Remington rolling blocks, the Krag-Petersson and the Jarmann rifles.

Read more about the book here.

New website: blackpowderbook.com

Published 07.04. 2013 by Øyvind Flatnes

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In connection with the publication of the book From Musket to Metallic Cartridge, the website blackpowderbook.com has been released. While the estimated date of publication for the book is approximately November 2013, the website will be frequently updated with information about the project – so make sure to check it every now and again!

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New article: Jo Gjende and his rifles

Published 31.10. 2012 by Øyvind Flatnes

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Norwegian mountain man Jo Tjøstolsson Kleppe (1794–1884), also known as Jo Gjende, was a legendary reindeer hunter and a crack shot. A hermit for the better part of his life, he lived a lonely life in his cabin at Gjendeosen in Jotunheimen (The Home of the Giants) – a mountainous area in southern Norway. He had the reputation of being a crack shot, and the practiced every day by taking a shot or two with one or more of his guns.

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Four informative black powder videos

Published 11.09. 2012 by Øyvind Flatnes

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The web is full of informative and interesting videos on black powder shooting, firearms and accessories. This article has collected a few slow motion videos from YouTube that you might find interesting, such as a paper patched bullet exiting the muzzle of a Gibbs rifle.

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How to follow the MLAIC 2012 World Championships

Published 10.08. 2012 by Øyvind Flatnes

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The MLAIC 2012 World Championships is held next week in Pforzheim, Germany. 399 shooters from 23 nations are participating, and about 25,000 shots will be fired from muzzleloading rifles, muskets, pistols, revolvers and shotguns. Click the link below to find out how to follow the championships.

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New book on black powder shooting

Published 09.07. 2012 by Øyvind Flatnes

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A new book on black powder shooting and historical firearms with the working title From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms will be published by The Crowood Press in England in late 2013. Written for the gun enthusiast, the book will present the practical history of black powder firearms from the late medieval ages to about 1900, with focus on American, English, Scandinavian, German and French firearms.

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Jeff Tanner's ingenious powder dispenser

Published 10.06. 2011 by Øyvind Flatnes

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From time to time you stumble across things you can't manage without. One such thing is Jeff Tanners powder dispenser. It's simple, cheap, and best of all: it's incredibly time-saving. I've used mine for a couple of years now, and my old Lyman No. 55 is used less and less

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New article: Paper patched bullets

Published 28.11. 2010 by Øyvind Flatnes

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A new article on paper patched bullets is now published. The article discusses bullets loaded in black powder cartridges, but such bullets can be used in muzzleloaders as well. You learn how to make a paper template, how to patch, loading and how to achieve acceptable accuracy with paper patched bullets and black powder. Note that some of the pictures are hidden. To show them, click on a picture and use the arrows to navigate back and forth in the picture gallery.

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Report from the 2010 Nordic Championships

Published 21.07. 2010 by Øyvind Flatnes

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The 2010 Nordic Black Powder Championships were held this weekend in Orivesi, Finland, just outside Tampere about 200 km north of Helsinki. Click the link below for pictures and a report from the championships where Finland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway competed in muzzleloading and black powder cartridge competitions.

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Follow svartkrutt.net on Facebook

Published 31.05. 2010 by Øyvind Flatnes

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A svartkrutt.net Facebook page is now created. By following svartkrutt.net on Facebook you are allowed to read all the latest news, discuss with other users, and post messages. Click "Read more..." below to become a fan of svartkrutt.net on one of the world's largest social sites!

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Login to the Norwegian forum

Published 13.02. 2009 by Øyvind Flatnes

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The user databases of the English and the Norwegian forums are now merged. This means that you can log on to both forums with the same user name and password. The Norwegian forum is currently closed for the public, but now international users are allowed see what is going on there. There are some interesting gunbuilding threads there right now with a lot of pictures. Good luck!

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