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Old Powder vs New
Re: Old Powder vs New
Oh and I don't store my ammo any more on the shelf in the bedroom closet. It's either in the gun cabinet or sock drawer. The sock drawer is quicker to get to if I need to reload in a hurry.
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Re: Old Powder vs New
As would I. Ammo, powder and primers all kept in controlled environment, separately of course. That is what I meant.Mags wrote:umm how so? I'd expect the top shelf of the bedroom closet on an interior wall to be cool and dry.
Rifletom wrote:That answers that question.Mags wrote:Back of the top shelf of the bedroom closet. Back closet wall is an interior wall.
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Re: Old Powder vs New
I took a 30+ year break from reloading. A few years ago I loaded up some .357s using an open can of H110 and some CCI primers from back then. The ammo shoots great and is quite accurate.
When I was a young man my father gave me a bag of WW2 .45 ACP military ammo that had been stored in a backyard tool shed for 20+ years. It got REALLY hot in there during the summers. I took it to the range and it worked perfectly. I wouldn't treat my ammo like that but I think quality ammo and reloading components have very long shelf lives.
When I was a young man my father gave me a bag of WW2 .45 ACP military ammo that had been stored in a backyard tool shed for 20+ years. It got REALLY hot in there during the summers. I took it to the range and it worked perfectly. I wouldn't treat my ammo like that but I think quality ammo and reloading components have very long shelf lives.
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Glad I read this thread. I have a lot of old ammo in several different calibers and have often wondered about this very subject. Thanks for posting topic.
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Re: Old Powder vs New
yesterday we loaded 100 rounds for our 308 using W748 powder that was bought back in 1996 .... I wouldn't hesitate to hunt with them
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