Chuck, I had the same problem here in our area with all the sporting goods stores and gun shops no longer handling BP the last time I went to buy some.
I finally discovered a local black powder club that bought it in bulk and stored it in a powder magazine on a ranch out of town. They would sell you all you wanted at less than $10 per pound. Only drawback was that you had to join the club for an exorbitant annual membership fee of 10 bucks...ha.
Just might be worth checking the yellow pages or inquiring at the local gun shops for a BP Club if the sources suggested above don't work out.
