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Rottweiler · February 8, 2013, 09:04 AM

About 15 years ago a friend gave me a box of 1000 primers he found while cleaning out his dad's unheated garage of stored treasures. They had WOODEN primer trays in them. He had no idea how long they were in there since dad gave up hunting and reloading when he was a small boy (30 or so years before). It's safe to assume those primers were probably 40+ years old.

I loaded them just like brand new primers....EVERY ONE of them fired. That ended any questions I had about old primers not being any good

February 8, 2013, 09:04 AM	#6
Rottweiler Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2001 Location: Texas Hill Country Posts: 391	About 15 years ago a friend gave me a box of 1000 primers he found while cleaning out his dad's unheated garage of stored treasures. They had WOODEN primer trays in them. He had no idea how long they were in there since dad gave up hunting and reloading when he was a small boy (30 or so years before). It's safe to assume those primers were probably 40+ years old. I loaded them just like brand new primers....EVERY ONE of them fired. That ended any questions I had about old primers not being any good __________________ Texas - envied by lesser states since 1845