The quality of our black powder is critically dependent upon a careful mix of sulfur and potassium nitrate with the finest quality charcoal. The plant is located off the shores of Lake Geneva between Lausanne and Geneva. The charcoal we use we manufactured and we use only selected alder buckthorn wood which we carbonise at precise temperatures. It is widely sought for its performing quality. Each bath of powder is subjected to a test of qualification in a gun test-tube.
Controlled shooting is done and a trial protocol is established.
It mainly includes the characteristics of the projectile used, its speed, its powder charge, its dispersal at the target, its granulometry, its level of humidity and its gravimetric weight.