storeing primers ????

savagelover · December 10, 2011, 10:48 AM

Not sure where to post so thought I would post here..

With the talk of storeing primers,I would like to ask if the tupper
ware was a good choice.I thought about getting used ammo box's
but then read where they may be a bomb waiting to go off...But I figured
if I were to use them.I would keep them out in the shed in the ammo
box's. But for in the basement thought the tupper ware or whatever would
work..I would like to know if anyone else uses the tupper ware,or something
like it and how it worked over a period of time....John

rtpzwms · December 10, 2011, 10:52 AM

have you read this?

http://www.saami.org/specifications_...01-Primers.pdf

ltc444 · December 10, 2011, 11:31 AM

Tupperware is electrostaticly hot. If I were using plastic cases I would get an antistatic material. Primer compound is senstitve to static electricity.

I would also get a good desicant. moisture can degrade the primers.

savagelover · December 10, 2011, 11:39 AM

so from what I have just read SAMI INFORMATION....mY PRIMERS SHOULD BE OK STORED IN THE WOODEN CABINET I have them in and not worry about the moisture??????????????? or did I miss something else...

**Mike Irwin** · December 10, 2011, 03:30 PM

Proper location for this would be in the Handloading and Reloading forum. There have been a number of threads on proper storage over the years.

Proper is in the original factory carton in a cool, dry location.

If your basement is damp, and you don't have a dehumidifier, you can put the original factory cartons in a zip lock bag.

Standing Wolf · December 10, 2011, 08:59 PM

I've loaded ammunition with primers that were in the neighborhood of twenty years old. I've never done anything but keep them in their original packages in ordinary cardboard boxes. Could they be sensitive to humidity? I believe so, but I've never encountered a problem of that sort. I generally use them within a year or two, but boxes inside boxes inside boxes have a way of eluding notice.

**Bud Helms** · December 11, 2011, 07:24 AM

I agree, Mike.

Off we go ...

medalguy · December 11, 2011, 07:30 PM

Ha ha..... Same here, stored many years in original containers in a garage along the Texas gulf coast, and when I realized they were there 2 years ago I dragged them out and loaded them up, all worked flawlessly.

Remember primers are nearly impossible to kill and ordinary moisture won't hurt them. Immersion in salt water for a week might. Just sayin'.....

December 10, 2011, 10:48 AM	#1
savagelover Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2011 Location: Alpine,,NY Posts: 254	storeing primers ???? Not sure where to post so thought I would post here.. With the talk of storeing primers,I would like to ask if the tupper ware was a good choice.I thought about getting used ammo box's but then read where they may be a bomb waiting to go off...But I figured if I were to use them.I would keep them out in the shed in the ammo box's. But for in the basement thought the tupper ware or whatever would work..I would like to know if anyone else uses the tupper ware,or something like it and how it worked over a period of time....John

December 10, 2011, 03:30 PM	#5
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Proper location for this would be in the Handloading and Reloading forum. There have been a number of threads on proper storage over the years. Proper is in the original factory carton in a cool, dry location. If your basement is damp, and you don't have a dehumidifier, you can put the original factory cartons in a zip lock bag. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

December 10, 2011, 08:59 PM	#6
Standing Wolf Member in memoriam Join Date: April 26, 2002 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,649	I've loaded ammunition with primers that were in the neighborhood of twenty years old. I've never done anything but keep them in their original packages in ordinary cardboard boxes. Could they be sensitive to humidity? I believe so, but I've never encountered a problem of that sort. I generally use them within a year or two, but boxes inside boxes inside boxes have a way of eluding notice. __________________ No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.

December 10, 2011, 10:52 AM	#2
rtpzwms Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2010 Location: OTS Posts: 1,035	have you read this? http://www.saami.org/specifications_...01-Primers.pdf

December 10, 2011, 11:31 AM	#3
ltc444 Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2011 Location: Vernon AZ Posts: 1,195	Tupperware is electrostaticly hot. If I were using plastic cases I would get an antistatic material. Primer compound is senstitve to static electricity. I would also get a good desicant. moisture can degrade the primers.

December 10, 2011, 11:39 AM	#4
savagelover Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2011 Location: Alpine,,NY Posts: 254	so from what I have just read SAMI INFORMATION....mY PRIMERS SHOULD BE OK STORED IN THE WOODEN CABINET I have them in and not worry about the moisture??????????????? or did I miss something else...

December 11, 2011, 07:24 AM	#7
Bud Helms Senior Member Join Date: December 31, 1999 Location: Middle Georgia, USA Posts: 13,198	I agree, Mike. Off we go ...

December 11, 2011, 07:30 PM	#8
medalguy Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2009 Location: New Mexico Posts: 1,033	Ha ha..... Same here, stored many years in original containers in a garage along the Texas gulf coast, and when I realized they were there 2 years ago I dragged them out and loaded them up, all worked flawlessly. Remember primers are nearly impossible to kill and ordinary moisture won't hurt them. Immersion in salt water for a week might. Just sayin'.....