Whole lotta brass...

[D1911]

So, a while back, I bought a '62 Plymouth Fury to tinker with. It's a hardtop with a punched out 413 and typewriter drive Torqueflite trans and was completely gone through (ground up) in 2014. I live in an old house with a detached garage that measures 20'X20', that's full of stuff (but my Accord and my wife's Pilot will fit). I didn't realize how big the Fury was so a garage cleanup and rearrange was in order to make room. I knew I had some brass stashed away but when I pulled a couple of large containers out from under my workbench, this what I found. I literally have hundreds (if not thousands) of once fired brass in .45 Auto, .38 Special, .357 Magnum, and .44 Magnum (I think there's a bit of 9mm also). I even found some hard cast .44, .357, and .38 wadcutter bullets, as well as a few hundred each of small and large pistol primers. The primers have been in an enclosed plastic container for years and look great. Think they're still useable?

[lastinline]

That’s a good start.

[nstoolman1]

No. They are not. You have a time bomb. Send them to me and I will take the risk for you.

JK. Great find.

[SkyHawk]

Prime one of those empty brass, put it in a gun and see if it goes bang out in the garage - and you will have a good idea if the primers are still good or not. If anything killed them it would have been the summer heat

If you want to part with any 44 mag brass/projectiles let me know

[racinjason233]

I would throw them in the trash can. I’ll bring the can and dispose of them properly

[Mark49]

The casings all look super clean to me, you had them locked in dry storage you should be fine. Dry climate, its moisture that is the killer, not the heat.

I have original Pre WW-ll ammo that all fire fine. I live in the desert of So Cal.

Great find... I misplaced my wife 11 years ago and like you forgot all about it :-)

[bergmen]

Prime one of those empty brass, put it in a gun and see if it goes bang out in the garage - and you will have a good idea if the primers are still good or not. If anything killed them it would have been the summer heat

If you want to part with any 44 mag brass/projectiles let me know

SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute) published a leaflet on primers and part of this covers heat and humidity:



It is about 7 pages long in total. I have attached it for everyone's benefit.

Dan

[70runner]

Congrats on the Fury. Love the old pushbutton 727. IIRC the 62s had a park lever.

[SkyHawk]

SAAMI (Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute) published a leaflet on primers and part of this covers heat and humidity:



It is about 7 pages long in total. I have attached it for everyone's benefit.

Dan

Thank you, very handy. I did not have a thermometer in my garage last week when it was 116 out, but it felt like 140 in there

[Jimi Jah]

I pick up my .22lr brass and sell it to the recyclers. It's worth laying out a blanket to catch that stuff and I don't like leaving anything behind.

Centerfire is saved for reloading.

[VictorFranko]

Pics of the '62 Fury?

[Kurgan]

Components aren't milk. They don't really have an expiration date as long as it's kept dry.

[D1911]

Pics of the '62 Fury?

[alpha_romeo_XV]

Just wet tumble that brass and it will look like brand new.

[Che762x39]

You are good to go for reloading.

I love the '62. Thank you for sharing.