Hello, so I just thought it would be better to ask then it biting me in the ass later.
I'm looking at getting into some diy black powder, making a cannon, making rockets etc. seem like good fun. The problem is I keep finding conflicting information on the laws online and I cant find anything in the laws themselves. Some people say its 100% fine to possess black powder/potassium nitrate as long as its under a certain amount, yet BP is an explosive, not a propellant, so you need an explosives licence to have it, but you can use a cannon under a category B gun licence, and it just goes on...
So yeah, what I'm looking for is:
Can I purchase KNO3 (potassium nitrate) just off the internet without the feds knocking on my door?
Am I able to make small quantities of BP for personal use?
A category B licence allows me to use a cannon, but does it let me possess BP, which is classed as an explosive? I kind of expect it wouldn't, because laws like doing that to people...
So yeah, am I able to do this with just a gun licence, and if not, what do I need to be able to legally and whether or not its not worth it. I also read somewhere the people who monitor this sort of stuff is worksafe, which I'm fairly confident wouldn't be coming out here any time soon anyway.
Thanks in advance