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I have a tin of "old" Goex FFg that I purchased about eight months ago, and just got around to getting a BP gun to shoot it in recently, the can of "old" Goex has the following datecode on the bottom of the tin;
02-45 09SE16B
and the label on the front of the can says;
GOEX
Black Rifle
Powder
American-made since 1912
The Authentic propellant
and the standard lawyer-speak danger warnings below that
this tin of GOEX has a granulation size like this;
visibly largish grains
the new tin I got has this datecode;
02-50 100C21B
the label reads;
GOEX
Black Powder (the word "rifle" and the powderhorn graphic are removed from the logo)
The Tradition Continues
American Made since 1802
this tin has this granulation;
and together, old on the left, new on the right;
Any ideas? newer formulation? is it normal to have such a discrepancy in granulation between lots?, or is this perhaps FFFg mislabled and packed in an FFg tin?
would loading the new finer granulation in a 80-90 grain charge be problematic for my T/C Black Mountain Magnum?
I did light off a tiny bit of both and they seem to have the same burn/flash rate, if anything, the newer tin leaves less residue behind...
02-45 09SE16B
and the label on the front of the can says;
GOEX
Black Rifle
Powder
American-made since 1912
The Authentic propellant
and the standard lawyer-speak danger warnings below that
this tin of GOEX has a granulation size like this;
visibly largish grains
the new tin I got has this datecode;
02-50 100C21B
the label reads;
GOEX
Black Powder (the word "rifle" and the powderhorn graphic are removed from the logo)
The Tradition Continues
American Made since 1802
this tin has this granulation;
and together, old on the left, new on the right;
Any ideas? newer formulation? is it normal to have such a discrepancy in granulation between lots?, or is this perhaps FFFg mislabled and packed in an FFg tin?
would loading the new finer granulation in a 80-90 grain charge be problematic for my T/C Black Mountain Magnum?
I did light off a tiny bit of both and they seem to have the same burn/flash rate, if anything, the newer tin leaves less residue behind...