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Can anybody tell me how long primers can be stored before they are unfit for reloading purposes. Assuming of course optimal conditions of no light and relatively cool temps for storage?
George
George
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if you
you'll read that people have been using primers from 20 years ago...
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My bad. I didn't even bother with a search first. Should have been a gimme. I have some 10+ year old primers that I was wondering about the safety of. ThanksComment
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Granted i'd imagine that alot depends on the environment that the primers have been stored in the past 10 years...Comment
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Cool, dry, and no light. In fact in the original box from Winchester. It's been a very long time and I really want to resurrect my presses. I just sold one out of need but the other two I want to get back into action.Comment
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Load them and shoot them.
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I have recently loaded and used 15 year old primers"Life is a long song" Jethro TullComment
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Ten years is practically new -- I am still using some from the '60's --
Ammo from the 1880's still goes bang -- well, mostly :-)Comment
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I just started using my primers that are 25 years old
Bought them in 1985
Stored in original boxes on the top shelf of the closet
Federal primers in the small box with the black and gold stripes
Have used about 500 so far. No failures to fire
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Last year I bought 6000 Remington primers with wodden dividers in the boxes. By the looks of the packaging, I'd guess that they are from the '50s or '60s. They are better than any newer one's I've used.NRA Certified Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun and Metallic Cartridge Reloading Instructor
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Still using some from the previous run on the market (Clinton elected). All have worked 100%.Comment
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I've used some CCI that are marked $.69 on a box of 100 that I got from a garage sale. I know that the store on the price tag went out of business in the 70's.
They all fired.Comment
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Don't the manufacturers put some kind of sealant on the inside of a primer so stop moisture contamination?
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You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
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I hope Ruger pays the extortion fees for the SR1911. I mean the gun is just as good if not better than a Les Baer.Originally posted by redcliffA Colt collector shooting Rugers is like Hugh Grant cheating on Elizabeth Hurley with a hooker.
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I have alot of Winchester primers in the white box that I have had for a long, long, long time. Still go bang! Wish I had bought more at the price I paided back then.Comment
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