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WIL TERRY · March 22, 2005, 10:10 PM

I have left primed brass for ten years before I needed it for a project with no problems whatsoever. Remember, the packaging for primers is not airtight and they're unaffected by normal temperatures and hewmaditty. I have used 45 year old primers with every success.

March 22, 2005, 10:10 PM	#2
WIL TERRY Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2000 Location: BLACK HILLS Posts: 1,322	This My Preferred Way Of Handloading Also. I have left primed brass for ten years before I needed it for a project with no problems whatsoever. Remember, the packaging for primers is not airtight and they're unaffected by normal temperatures and hewmaditty. I have used 45 year old primers with every success.