primeers still good?

[captn-tin]

just startin to reload again after a 10-12 year layoff. came across 100 rnds 45colt I started . they are sized and primed only, they have been in a garage for that amont of time. ya think the primers might still be good? besides firing them off is there any other way to pull the primers? thanks

[CSACANNONEER]

They should be fine. If you want to, you can load a few and try them before you load the rest up.

[SoCal50Lover]

As long it was in a dry and moderately temp compartment your good to go.

[ilbob]

They will probably still work.

[Ugly Dwarf]

My biggest concern would be where and how the primed cases were stored (humidity, sealed bag, etc...). I've got primers (kept in the original packaging) that I bought in '93-94 that I still use. They sat in a garage for those years - not temp controlled, but a relatively dry enviornment.

Of the large pistol primers I bought back then (before I had a pistol that used them), I've had two primers (out of a couple thousand I've loaded in the last two years since I got a .45) fail to go off (visual inspection showed a solid strike on the primer). I probably wouldn't use these for defensive ammo, but they work just fine for practice ammo.

[captn-tin]

thanks much for the info...Captn-tin

[Jonathan Doe]

I have used ammo made in 40's without a problem before.