Pyrodex vs. GOEX Cleanup.

[Semisane]

Just got back from a three-day week end at the hunting lease - plowing food plots and brush cutting in the morning, and shooting in the afternoon. All in all, I shot 80 rounds out of the Renegade with Pyrodex RS and 30 rounds out of the Great Plains with GOEX FFFg (reports later). I have come to the conclusion that GOEX is a significantly cleaner shooting powder than Pyrodex. The different condition of the barrels of the two guns may have accounted for some difference in fouling - but I don't think it could have made THAT big a difference.I was wiping the bores with Windex/Vinegar. The patches came out very heavy black gunk with Pyrodex, and much lighter with GOEX. Anyone else experience this?

[Johnmorris]

I agree I would rather clean up goex than pyrodex and goex is more forgiving if you wait another day

[cayugad]

Well they are both dirty, they are just fowling. Pyrodex is a dark black nasty fowling, but shoot Goex enough and you can get some pretty nasty swabs also. Although I agree, I do not have a problem swabbing or cleaning either of them. A water bath will reduce both of them real fast.