GOEX Cartridge Grade?

[4575wcf]

HI All
My best bud encountered some Goex cartridge grade BP at a gun show, and picked up several cans. We both have cartridge rifles, but how about using this stuff in other BP weapons. Does it work? And how well?

 

[Phil Coffins]

Works fine I’ve used just like 2fg and found it to be close to the same.

 

[Tom A Hawk]

Works fine I’ve used just like 2fg and found it to be close to the same.

Cartridge Grade is great powder and I used it in 45/60 and 45/70 with excellent result until it became unavailable. Some claim it was basically FF with the fines screened out. I worked for over a year trying to find a acceptable replacement that provided the same accuracy and finally discovered Swiss 1.5 F.

 

[mushka]

I've used GOEX and other brands of 3F in 45-70and 45-100 with good results. Decent hunting accuracy at least. I'm not a target shooter any longer but I used to shoot the 45-100 at ranges over 600 yards with 3F and 500 grn cast bullets with a gas check and did ok. Never have used 2F but maybe I'll try some out now seeing as I have a couple of pounds of it.

 

[Bassdog1]

An older gentleman gifted me some BP quite a while ago and there were two cans of Goex Cartridge powder. I used both cans in a .45 Hawken and a 54 Renegade and it was excellent powder and grouped nearly Identically to the 2F Olde Eynsford that I usually shoot in them. I tell all my friends that if they find any old cans of Goex to let me know and I get regular calls to pick it up for free. Old Free Powder always shoots pretty good !

 

[4575wcf]

Great information guys. I will turn the bud loose. He shoots a Zouave .58 that is not the highest quality gun that was ever made, but outside of a puny mainspring, it seems to shoot okay.

 

[Art Caputo]

Like others, I have a supply and use it for my BPCR’s. I have used it in my muzzleloaders and it works fine, being very close to 2F in granulation and performance.

 

[toot]

anything that is free is great!