Thanks for the offer. But prefer cow.
The goat horn is more dificult to work with.
Cool cool
@bentas We all search for different things on ebay 
, each to their own lol… Guess you could make yourself a nice mask 
lol
Was told the same thing from a goat herder @Oldboke 
lol…
The difference between using leather for storage/carrying, & actually using to load your muzzle-loader is that the one you use for loading needs to be safe to use. Flasks & powder horns have a safety feature, a pressure release. On metal flasks it is lightly soldered seams, on a powder horn it is the base plug. The base plug should NEVER be glued, only sealed with beeswax & secured with a few short pins around the perimeter.
I don’t recommend making a leather powder flask, the nature of a leather flask would require you to carry it spout upward. IF a spark were ever to ignite the powder in your flask, the pressure of the explosion would be outward towards your body, & upward towards your head/face.
Horns can be found at abattoirs if you have any nearby. You need to find a cow horn, NOT a bull horn, they are different inside.
Another source is purchasing an inexpensive ready made powder horn. Mostly these are NOT made correctly, often the base plug is not sealed which means fine powder can leak out & this is dangerous, also of course it will not be waterproof. You can either: 1) try & seal the base plug without removing it using melted beeswax 2) Remove the base plug, seal it & replace securing pins or make a new base plug 3) cut the horn & the base plug off & fit a new base plug.
If you use a pin punch you can drive the pins further into the base plug to remove the plug. If the base plug has been glued in, then you will probably have to cut it off, or drill a series of hole in the plug until you can remove it bit by bit.
DON’T fit a brass measure to your horn, NEVER load directly from your horn: https://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2011/04/correct-way-to-load-flintlock-gun.html
Making A Powder Horn: https://woodsrunnersdiary.blogspot.com/2018/12/making-powder-horn_31.html
These powder horn suppliers are in the US, but their prices are probably less expensive than here in Australia. Get the largest & least expensive horn available.
https://www.crazycrow.com/powder-horns?CatListingOffset=0&Offset=0&Per_Page=12&Sort_By=disp_order
https://www.trackofthewolf.com/List/Item.aspx/76/1
Any questions Ob, just ask.
Keith.
Gee, thanks for thst info @Keith. Looking like @Bigpete will be able to obtain a horn for me if Im patient. Sooo,…are bull horns thicker than cow horns or it it just the shape?
PS. The local slaughter yard only processes hornless cattle.
Edit. I see the answer is in the link. Thicker near the tip.
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Gday mate, been a while. I’ll make a mask if you’ll model it for me?
Yes, the bull horn is thicker in the tip, & it takes up half the horn in most cases. Makes it difficult to drill, & it will not hold as much powder as a cow horn.
Keith.
Thanks mate I’ve been flatout like a lizzard drinking of late, starting to get some free time again so I’ll be lurking around 
@bentaz you make the mask mate and I’ll wear it lol…
Gee all this Black Powder talk is giving me the itch to go gun shopping, not that i can afford it atm. I guess it can’t hurt to look 
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Just do what i did. Buy an old clunker. lol
I have a bit of the same itch. I went into the LGS at Seymour to buy some powder but they didn’t have any. A bit backwards but I figured I could make some loads for that BP shotgun I have and just keep looking for the right BP gun. Its a really big range of stuff to choose from not sure where to start as in type of rifle and then I am scared I would not be buying something genuine and worth what I was paying for it.
I think I would like to go non cartridge as in muzzle loader, but the other part of me says go for something that can shoot reasonably well.
@bigpete if you are going into the business of selling some cow horns you could put me down for one.
@sungazer I have a .58 ml zuave that could be for for sale. if your interested you can check it out on the weekend i have a mold for it too i think
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If i may ask, what kind of coin are we talking here and what did you get ol mate. I’ve had an itch to go to the dark side, ever since I went on a shooting play date with Noisydad. It’s been eating at me ever since, I got to play with a plethora of BP funs. Was some serious shooting fun…
I bought a CVA 50 cal ML for $250. In fair to good condition. Spent about another $50 on accessories. Plus powder etc.
Hmmm that brings it into range even for a TA like me…
I apreciate the encouragement, I’m not sure the Mrs shares the same sentiment. lol but 
to dat… 
Hey, nagging should work both ways right !.
I draw a line at ML guns! But having shot @Oldbloke and @bentaz front suffers, they are heeeeeaaapps of fun. I’m just not allowed yet, apparently there’s an age restriction on when you’re allowed to own one, I’m not there yet. But, heaps of fun. The entire process is fun.
It is always better to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission 
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Somthing to look forward to mate,get older get more cool guns
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