Old Powder vs New

[Mags]

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.

[Rifletom]

umm how so? I'd expect the top shelf of the bedroom closet on an interior wall to be cool and dry.

Back of the top shelf of the bedroom closet. Back closet wall is an interior wall.

That answers that question.

As would I. Ammo, powder and primers all kept in controlled environment, separately of course. That is what I meant.

[white cloud]

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.

[markiver54]

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.

[JEBar]

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

[Mistered]

I loaded this can of Unique a couple years ago and all shot just fine.

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