Does Powder Go Bad Part II?

rocks66ss · April 22, 2011, 09:31 AM

I want to thank everyone for all your responses, it put my concerns to rest about my powder.

Secondly, my next question concerns primers.

I have several thousand primers that have been in a sliding drawer metal compartment in the garage for 15 years. They were not stored in the same climate controlled conditions as my powder was.

How do you tell if primers are bad? They look as if they were brand new. There is no discoloration of the cup material, primer material appears/looks as if I purchased them yesterday. Any advise is appreciated.

Thanks

Rocky

Utahar15 · April 22, 2011, 09:36 AM

Shoot in. Put a few in a case and fire it empty. I've got some primers from 80s that still got bang.

Robb

Slamfire · April 22, 2011, 10:52 AM

I asked the Insensitive Munitions expert about the shelf life of primers.

He could not think of any shelf life issues. Apparently primers last much longer than powders.

I do not know when they dud out.

wncchester · April 22, 2011, 01:17 PM

"They look as if they were brand new. There is no discoloration of the cup material, primer material appears/looks as if I purchased them yesterday."

Effectively they are brand new.

April 22, 2011, 09:31 AM	#1
rocks66ss Junior Member Join Date: April 15, 2011 Location: Prairie Village Kansas Posts: 7	Does Powder Go Bad Part II? I want to thank everyone for all your responses, it put my concerns to rest about my powder. Secondly, my next question concerns primers. I have several thousand primers that have been in a sliding drawer metal compartment in the garage for 15 years. They were not stored in the same climate controlled conditions as my powder was. How do you tell if primers are bad? They look as if they were brand new. There is no discoloration of the cup material, primer material appears/looks as if I purchased them yesterday. Any advise is appreciated. Thanks Rocky

April 22, 2011, 10:52 AM	#3
Slamfire Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2007 Posts: 5,261	I asked the Insensitive Munitions expert about the shelf life of primers. He could not think of any shelf life issues. Apparently primers last much longer than powders. I do not know when they dud out. __________________ If I'm not shooting, I'm reloading.

April 22, 2011, 09:36 AM	#2
Utahar15 Member Join Date: March 1, 2011 Posts: 57	Shoot in. Put a few in a case and fire it empty. I've got some primers from 80s that still got bang. Robb

April 22, 2011, 01:17 PM	#4
wncchester Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2002 Posts: 2,832	"They look as if they were brand new. There is no discoloration of the cup material, primer material appears/looks as if I purchased them yesterday." Effectively they are brand new.