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To Prime or not to prime......
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09/02/16 09:35 PM
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Murphscout
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Seems like common sense here but thought I pose the question. Have a ton of processed brass ready to go. Also have plenty of primers. Anything bad about going ahead and priming a bunch of cases and storing them ? Seems like you store the primers in the little plastic tray with cardboard covering it so common sense says shouldnt be a issue priming the case and storing. What's the prevailing thoughts............?
And I am talking about inside. climate controlled, etc
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Re: To Prime or not to prime......
[Re: Murphscout]
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09/03/16 12:16 AM
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I don't do that myself, but I see no harm in it. If I did it, I think I'd store the primed cases in ziplock bags with a desiccant pack.
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Re: To Prime or not to prime......
[Re: Murphscout]
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09/03/16 01:07 AM
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I've always brass prepped when I have time. I used to go ahead and prime them, though I stopped simply due to time management. It never had an adverse affect on anything when they sat there for months with primers in them.
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Re: To Prime or not to prime......
[Re: Murphscout]
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09/03/16 01:57 AM
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I prep the cases and keep them in the ammo boxes until I get ready to use them, then I'll prime and load. It's just me, but I don't see any harm in priming them as long as its out of the humidity and keep them in ammo boxes.
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Re: To Prime or not to prime......
[Re: Murphscout]
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09/03/16 03:30 AM
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I appreciate the replies and knowledge. Coming into my downtime and thought that might be good project to prime and stow a bunch and get to processing some more brass from the holding bins.........Thanks
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Re: To Prime or not to prime......
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09/03/16 04:31 AM
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I have thousands of 223 primed trimmed and ready to load stored in plastic ammo cans.
"Anyone taking up handloading necessarily plays with unknown factors and takes chances. But so does anyone who drives a car,goes to a cocktail party,eats in a restaurant,or gets married."
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Re: To Prime or not to prime......
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09/03/16 04:51 AM
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I usually keep between 500-1000 cases of each type of cartridge I load for primed and ready to load in plastic ammo boxes. It doesn't hurt a thing. I also put a note inside telling me what primer I installed in the cases,since I have many different brands/types of primers that I use for different guns/loads.
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Re: To Prime or not to prime......
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09/03/16 11:16 AM
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I usually keep between 500-1000 cases of each type of cartridge I load for primed and ready to load in plastic ammo boxes. It doesn't hurt a thing. I also put a note inside telling me what primer I installed in the cases,since I have many different brands/types of primers that I use for different guns/loads. this
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