old primers
Quote from Reloader on April 9, 2013, 3:48 am
I have some old primes that I found in storage maybe 15yrs.
Should I load 10 or 20 and test fire them or just trash them?
If it wasn't so hard to find them now, I wouldn't be asking.
They are still in the factory box.
Mike
I have some old primes that I found in storage maybe 15yrs.
Should I load 10 or 20 and test fire them or just trash them?
If it wasn't so hard to find them now, I wouldn't be asking.
They are still in the factory box.
Mike
Quote from Reloader on April 9, 2013, 3:48 pmThey are probably fine as long as they were stored correctly. Primers never really go "bad", unless stored in extremely hot or damp locations. Just to be sure, you could load a few rounds and check them out.
They are probably fine as long as they were stored correctly. Primers never really go "bad", unless stored in extremely hot or damp locations. Just to be sure, you could load a few rounds and check them out.
Quote from Reloader on April 15, 2013, 3:13 amOld primers are hard to kill. I have used some that were much older and they worked just fine. Load um' up.
Old primers are hard to kill. I have used some that were much older and they worked just fine. Load um' up.
Quote from Reloader on May 3, 2013, 7:06 pmWe had some old primers from the 70's that we reloaded and shot successfully. They were stored in the closet in their original packaging since then. We were hesitant at first, but since supplies are tough to come by, we loaded them up. Shot fine, no worries.
We had some old primers from the 70's that we reloaded and shot successfully. They were stored in the closet in their original packaging since then. We were hesitant at first, but since supplies are tough to come by, we loaded them up. Shot fine, no worries.
Quote from Reloader on June 27, 2013, 6:13 pmAs long as they were stored properly primers last a long time. I recently found some Herter's large rifle primers. Herters went out of business over 30 years ago. I could not tell the difference in performance from new primers.
As long as they were stored properly primers last a long time. I recently found some Herter's large rifle primers. Herters went out of business over 30 years ago. I could not tell the difference in performance from new primers.