xonlyj Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 A friend of mine just gave me a bunch of reload supplies that his dad used. I can't find any dates. Do you think this stuff is still good? The Remington primers have wood slat separators in the boxes. How old is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srjdsmith Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I have some like that, and a bit older, from Dad. The bottles of powder don’t have an acrid, decomposing smell and the primers and all were kept dry in an air-conditioned/heated indoor space... so I’ve been using it all. No problems. Just keep an eye and ear for misfires and squibs- but that’s no different than any other time, is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonlyj Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Not bad for the price of a Red Lobster dinner. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbe Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Wow! I’m now curious too as to the age of the Remington primers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJefferson Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Sure, just gotta evaluate them is all. Got a bunch during the last shortage when I bought a rifle off a retired cop. He just gave me his reloading stuff. I ended up using most of it on plinking ammo but to be honest it tested out pretty well for the age and his stuff was in a basement. What I can advise you is with older stuff, what you are looking for is repeatability and like all reloading actually load data is just a starting point. Its in stuff like this, a chronograph is worth its weight in gold. I just worked up a few rounds and tested consistency before I actually took the time and effort to work on an actual load. That helped me select bullet type etc. Ammo is in such a shortage, folks around here are paying $40 for 50 .223 reloads and I've been offered as much as $100 for a 1,000 primers. Tj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BushXM15 Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 (edited) On 4/26/2021 at 11:53 PM, newbe said: Wow! I’m now curious too as to the age of the Remington primers. Late 50's early 60's . I've got a small collection of near everyone's primers and know when they were available and pretty much discontinued or boxes changed . I even have viable Mercuric primers between WWl - WWll and YES they still go BANG . Then you have to wash the chamber and barrel with soap and water , so I DON'T use them often . I've found that cool even temp without excess humidity ,extends GOOD powder and Primers nearly indefinite . I DON'T advocate shooters keep hordes of powder or primers long term , everything is meant to be expendable . However I do have both that are well over 50 years old and I'd not hesitate too load and shoot any of them . ( Might Not use them in a match shoot ) They most certainly will and do exercise the Garand's and 14's opt rods Iron sight is what it is A note of history : Remington bought the primer recipe from RWS in 1926 and Remington Klean-bore was born Edited May 1, 2021 by BushXM15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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