Identify this power

[Bobcat]

Hi All, my first post about a topic and hopefully I've placed it in the appropriate area. I've got some powder that I'm not sure what it's for, black powder rifle or revolver. Either way I can't use it so I was wondering if anyone can identify it. Made in France and I know it's at least 17 years old. Google wasn't much help.

Thanks.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

This is a French rifle black powder that is still in production (near Strasbourg). The grains are fairly coarse and it is appropriately used for long-range BPCRs or muzzle loaders such as the cal.58 Enfields. BP does not suffer chemical degeneration, as it is a mixture, not a compound. So if it has been kept dry and is not badly clumped, then it should still be usable. If you have no use for it, give it to a BPCR or muzzle-loading rifle shooter.

[Bobcat]

This is a French rifle black powder that is still in production (near Strasbourg). The grains are fairly coarse and it is appropriately used for long-range BPCRs or muzzle loaders such as the cal.58 Enfields. BP does not suffer chemical degeneration, as it is a mixture, not a compound. So if it has been kept dry and is not badly clumped, then it should still be usable. If you have no use for it, give it to a BPCR or muzzle-loading rifle shooter.

Thanks for the help Patrick. I know someone who could use this.