life of primer / rimfire brass - The Firearms Forum

soundguy · 05-30-2012, 01:36 PM

i know many of us shoot milsurp.. etc.. and know that a good sealed tin of loaded ammo can be good for 70-80ys..and usually is berdan if that old too..

how about nowadays stuff.. liek the boxer primers we buy. how long can we expect them to last on the shelf. i keep mine in ziplock bags..e tc.

and as an extension of that. rimfire rounds what is their life expectance if kept in reasonable conditions?

thanks

JLA · 05-30-2012, 08:15 PM

kept cool and dry theyll outlive you.

I bought a bunch of reloading equipment that had some rem kleenbore primers from the sixties. They all shot fine.

jack404 · 05-30-2012, 08:20 PM

i've put some into those seal able plastic boxes then put jewelers wax on them
they'll be good for 100 years or more i guess

soundguy · 05-31-2012, 07:29 AM

i have this odd habbit of ziplocking all my stuff. my dies get cleaned and lubed, back in their plastic box, then slipped into a ziplock. my 1# powder jugs, after use, get slipped into bags. all my brass is sorted and bagged.. primers bagged.. etc. bullets bagged.. etc..

not sure if I'm going overboard.. but figure it can't hurt.. might keep corrosion off.. or if an errant florida storm comes thru and beats in a roof/wall/window, maybee the stuff will survive better..

just about all of my loaded ammo.. commercial or milsurp is containerized as well. some of the milsurp is already tinned or in battle packs.. and the commercial stuff either gets bagged and then boxed , or is kept in sealed ammo cans with a lil sugar packet sized dessicant pack tossed in.

again.. might be overboard.. but... makes me sleep better..

05-30-2012, 01:36 PM	#1
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,745	life of primer / rimfire brass i know many of us shoot milsurp.. etc.. and know that a good sealed tin of loaded ammo can be good for 70-80ys..and usually is berdan if that old too.. how about nowadays stuff.. liek the boxer primers we buy. how long can we expect them to last on the shelf. i keep mine in ziplock bags..e tc. and as an extension of that. rimfire rounds what is their life expectance if kept in reasonable conditions? thanks -->

05-30-2012, 08:15 PM	#2
JLA TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Heart Of Texas Contributor Posts: 17,407	Re: life of primer / rimfire brass kept cool and dry theyll outlive you. I bought a bunch of reloading equipment that had some rem kleenbore primers from the sixties. They all shot fine. __________________ It takes 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 3 for proper trigger squeeze. The latest caliber or gear is no substitute for experience and skill. Rifles and cartridges don't make hits -- shooters do. Fact of life: After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says WTF!

05-30-2012, 08:20 PM	#3
jack404 Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Australia Contributor Posts: 17,622	Re: life of primer / rimfire brass i've put some into those seal able plastic boxes then put jewelers wax on them they'll be good for 100 years or more i guess

05-31-2012, 07:29 AM	#4
soundguy Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: florida Contributor Posts: 4,745	Re: life of primer / rimfire brass i have this odd habbit of ziplocking all my stuff. my dies get cleaned and lubed, back in their plastic box, then slipped into a ziplock. my 1# powder jugs, after use, get slipped into bags. all my brass is sorted and bagged.. primers bagged.. etc. bullets bagged.. etc.. not sure if I'm going overboard.. but figure it can't hurt.. might keep corrosion off.. or if an errant florida storm comes thru and beats in a roof/wall/window, maybee the stuff will survive better.. just about all of my loaded ammo.. commercial or milsurp is containerized as well. some of the milsurp is already tinned or in battle packs.. and the commercial stuff either gets bagged and then boxed , or is kept in sealed ammo cans with a lil sugar packet sized dessicant pack tossed in. again.. might be overboard.. but... makes me sleep better.. Last edited by soundguy; 05-31-2012 at 07:31 AM..