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Leaving 'em primed?

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23 July 2003, 18:51
Dave R
Leaving 'em primed?
Any problem with leaving primed cases is a closed box for several weeks before charging with powder and seating bullets?

Any chance it will affect primer performance?
23 July 2003, 19:01
<Valkyrie>
I doubt it being they are packaged in cardboard.
23 July 2003, 19:51
KLN
No problem leaving them for years, if the primers are not subjected to moisture or intense heat. I often have primed cases sit for long periods of time with no degredation.

I have also had primers submersed for days in water that worked fine after a long drying period. That was twenty years ago or more, and the few remaining of that batch still work fine.

I am using World War II surplus 4831 that still gives the exact same balistics as it did when I bought it 30 years ago. Also 20-30 year old powders of a number of types -- flake, ball and extruded, single and double base, that have accumulated over the years. I have never seen a problem with any of them.

For practical purposes, these components last a lifetime if you take some care with their storage, and often even if you don't.
24 July 2003, 00:30
<eldeguello>
No problem at all, as long as the brass is kept in a cool, dry place.
24 July 2003, 02:35
ricciardelli
Np problem at all.....
24 July 2003, 06:40
Deutschlander
Standard procedure for me. Prime and store all empties until I have time to finish the job. All go bang.
24 July 2003, 06:51
jeffeosso
since you can buy em primed, i doubt there's a real storage issue... see, teh primers are in cardboard too...
<grin>
jeffe