do primers "expire"

[Jeepers]

went for a drive up to our property today and went digging into one of my closets and found 3000+ win small pistol primers , stored in a closet indoors for i think about 15 years anywho would these be ok ? they look fine not tarnished or anything ....

[Che762x39]

Well taken care of not a problem. I am working with some really old CCI small pistol primers that were misplaced

[Tom-ADC]

I have and use primers that old but as noted these have been stored well.

[just in joy]

when the trigger is pulled

[Jeepers]

anyone local want to try out a 100 so i can find out if they are ok ?

i dont reload or i would test them out myself ...

[jonzer77]

You shouldn't have any trouble selling those. Plenty of people prefer the older Winchester primers compared to the blue box ones with their newer formula from what I have been told.

[shooterbill]

They should be fine. If I was closer, I'd take them.

[stilly]

went for a drive up to our property today and went digging into one of my closets and found 3000+ win small pistol primers , stored in a closet indoors for i think about 15 years anywho would these be ok ? they look fine not tarnished or anything ....

Please do not turn this into an AD... Oh wait.

[Jeepers]

just noticed the outer box has a date written on it or 3-94 so i was off by a few year they are 20 years old ! ... i like finding cool stuff i bought years ago and stashed lol

dont think i will sell them as i do want to get into reloading someday , as you can see i started collecting stuff some time ago , also found a old lee 1000 progressive and a crapload of dies i had in a shed, but the loader has seen better days and didnt look at the carbide dies to see if the weather got to them

[Jeepers]

Please do not turn this into an AD... Oh wait.

please dont "assume"

[Divernhunter]

I recently shot ammo with primers I bought in the early 1960's. All fired just fine and accuracy was fine also.

[Jeepers]

I recently shot ammo with primers I bought in the early 1960's. All fired just fine and accuracy was fine also.

was it loaded in the 60's or just reloaded recently with the old primers ?

kinda wondering if just the moisture in the air being exposed for so many years might ruin them

[jonzer77]

I recently shot ammo with primers I bought in the early 1960's. All fired just fine and accuracy was fine also.

Did you find them stashed somewhere or do you have so many that you are just now getting to primers you bought in the 60's?

[357magnum]

just noticed the outer box has a date written on it or 3-94 so i was off by a few year they are 20 years old ! ... i like finding cool stuff i bought years ago and stashed lol

dont think i will sell them as i do want to get into reloading someday , as you can see i started collecting stuff some time ago , also found a old lee 1000 progressive and a crapload of dies i had in a shed, but the loader has seen better days and didnt look at the carbide dies to see if the weather got to them

I'm still using winchester primers I bought back in 1992, they work today as good as when they were new.

[SonofWWIIDI]

They've all gone bad. You should send then to me, for proper disposal of course.







Seriously, they should be fine.