Old Primer ?

pirate2501

April 16, 2011 06:38

Have Remington 9 1/2 and 1 1/2 in red & green boxes also Winchester large rifle primers in yellow boxes. Both are packaged in small sleeves with black plastic trays 100 to a tray. Anybody have an idea how old they are and if they would still be usable ?

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  jonk

  April 16, 2011 07:10

  If stored in a cool dry place, primers are basically without expiration date. I'd try a few, good odds they are fine.

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  Rocky Raab

  April 16, 2011 07:12

  They're younger than a lot that I have on hand, I can say that. I have a couple thousand still packed in wooden trays.
  
  If they were stored correctly, they should work fine. My oldest ones are also my most accurate ones, as it happens.

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  pirate2501

  April 16, 2011 09:12

  Thank You [:)]

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  JustC

  April 16, 2011 10:59

  seat them in an empty case, then drop the firing pin on them. I bet they are just fine

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  Okie743

  April 16, 2011 13:20

  I store my primers in a controlled enviroment (temp of approx 68-75 degrees) and the primer containers (boxes) inside sealed zip lock baggies! Never had a problem doing such! I also label their containers with a date of when I purchased them new.
  But a guy gave me several thousand large and small rifle primers that he had stored outside in his garage, subjected to severe heat and cold of the building and I had to label them as practice primers. About 3-5 out of 100 would snap.

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