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LDBennett · 10-09-2012, 02:47 PM

I have primers that are about 20 years old that are in my regular stores for use.

As to the price of reloading supplies, inflation since 1997, when I retired, is at 44%. That is, it takes $144 today to get the same buying power as $100 in 1997. Have your wages/income gone up 44% since then? My retirement certainly hasn't! Supposedly insignificant inflation in the range of 1% to 4% when compounded over 15 years becomes significant.

Reloading supplies and anything gun related seems to have gone up more than 44% (??).

LDBennett

10-09-2012, 02:47 PM	#23
LDBennett Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Hesperia, CA Posts: 5,715	Re: Powder/Primer shelf life???? I have primers that are about 20 years old that are in my regular stores for use. As to the price of reloading supplies, inflation since 1997, when I retired, is at 44%. That is, it takes $144 today to get the same buying power as $100 in 1997. Have your wages/income gone up 44% since then? My retirement certainly hasn't! Supposedly insignificant inflation in the range of 1% to 4% when compounded over 15 years becomes significant. Reloading supplies and anything gun related seems to have gone up more than 44% (??). LDBennett