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 Primer Shelf Life
#7550877
07/08/19 03:05 AM
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whitedawg
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Woodsman
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Woodsman
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Now that I have retired; I have time to start reloading again. While going thru my collection of brass, bullets etc I came across several packages of rifle primers ...wondering if it’s worth using them
Now I lay me down to sleep
Besides my bed a Sig I keep
If I should wake to you inside
A corners van will be your last ride
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Re: Primer Shelf Life
[Re: whitedawg]
#7550891
07/08/19 03:24 AM
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DStroud
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Yep definitely...
I have used some pretty old primers.
"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."
Jack O'Connor 1963
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Re: Primer Shelf Life
[Re: whitedawg]
#7550892
07/08/19 03:25 AM
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kmon11
junior
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junior
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I have used primers that were4 stored in their original containers in the last 3 years that were marked 50 cents for the price. In 1976 when I started reloading they were a buck a hundred. Not sure how old those primers were but all went bang and shot some good groupd
lf the saying "Liar, Liar your pants on fire" were true
Mainstream news might be fun to watch
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Re: Primer Shelf Life
[Re: whitedawg]
#7553345
07/10/19 09:09 PM
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Red Pill
Tracker
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Tracker
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Primers will likely outlive all of us.
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Re: Primer Shelf Life
[Re: whitedawg]
#7554814
07/12/19 06:45 PM
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whitedawg
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Woodsman
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Sounds good...got some 8mm I want to start back with will try with that. Thanx
Now I lay me down to sleep
Besides my bed a Sig I keep
If I should wake to you inside
A corners van will be your last ride
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Re: Primer Shelf Life
[Re: whitedawg]
#7559675
07/18/19 09:42 PM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 15,488
reeltexan
THF Celebrity
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THF Celebrity
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I've got powder that has to 40 years old.
I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
![[Linked Image]](https://i.postimg.cc/KjZZqFj8/point-with-bird.jpg) "Give me an Army of West Point graduates and I'll win a battle... Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war." - General Patton
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Re: Primer Shelf Life
[Re: whitedawg]
#7559676
07/18/19 09:43 PM
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Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 11,657
colt45-90
Texas colt45
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Texas colt45
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cool & dry, opposite, better not say that
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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