December 30, 2014, 11:00 PM | #26 |
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As long as there is no set back, 5 years is nothing.
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December 31, 2014, 12:27 AM | #27 |
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I was bear hunting this year with ammo I reloaded 25 years ago. I have had black power pistols charged for five years and all chambers went bang after I had dropped it in a puddle.
I have two dozen CCWs to chose from on any day so I aint cycling ammo that I know will be fine for my great nephew when he is sixty.....he is seven now. I work up my practice loads and deffensive loads so that they have the same point of impact and I make sure each works in each gun and then use practice ammo because it is much easyer to clean a bit of lead from hundred year old guns then copper. |
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December 31, 2014, 11:22 AM | #29 |
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How to determine gunpowder shelf-life:
http://www.rifleshootermag.com/uncat...er-shelf-life/ The article states that powder loaded in bullets can last a very long time. .50 BMG used in Desert Storm was loaded during WWII. My father-in-law shoots 30-06 issued during the Korean War. No problems. Maybe we should involve the Mythbusters production staff in answering this question. |
January 3, 2015, 11:10 AM | #30 |
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defensive ammo
Hello, I recommend that you turn over your defensive ammunition every year. Every quarter or six months when you shoot start shooting 5 rounds or so, for verification.
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