Older Goex black powder

[Tenring]

Wow I couldn’t imagine having powder that’s over ten years old I go through powder quick.

 

[raylohr1965]

Mine came in a deal

 

[Mulebrain]

I forgot, the dates are stamped on the bottom of the cans. So you can get more exact dates if they are not worn off

 

[Gary Vandersluis]

I have used goex recently that dated from 1958. It worked well. I have two tins now probably from the 70's and I remember reading about a Civil war era revolver found in an attic and fully loaded. Not knowing an alternative to make it safe they recapped it secured it in a vice and fired it remotely. Every cylinder fired.

 

[Eterry]

I have read that a court house in South Missouri was torn down and they found cannon balls that were fired during the Civil War that were still active and found that the powder was still usable. They even called in the bomb squad. As long as the powder has not been wet it should still be usable.

Even wet it's fine just dry it out. I read the journal of a CSA Ensign who wrote about drying out powder on sails stretched on the deck.

 

[lgrimes]

Thanks, I didn't know that. That would work with cannon powder. but I don't know if it would work with small arms powder without sceening it.

 

[nhmoose]

Older? I have never bought powder in a plastic can. Still have plenty bought in the 90's

 

[Polecat_Tom]

Just bought 5 pounds of Goex 2F in the metal cans.