Old Primers and Powder

[Bawanna]

How many getsomes does it take to change a light bulb in a garage door opener?

Just kind of slipped out of my head and got a chuckle out of it.

Ladders and lightbulbs are a wheelchair dudes arch nemesis.

Just this weekend I found about 6 florescent light tubes around the house. All bad. Wife and /or son changed them out and just leaned them someplace handy. I asked the wife how come we need to store burnt out bulbs around the house.

She said that was my job. Yeah right.

[Bills1873]

Dad had an old extension ladder that I inherited, pretty stout but very narrow. Never did like it, so I bought one of those wonder ladders that folds every which way. Best ladder I've ever used! Cost me nearly $300, and well worth it. That thing will be around for awhile. Guess I should get rid of the narrow one!
On the primer subject: I've 20 year old primers I loaded last winter in 9mm casings, they all (200) have been shot without any failures. Stored indoors, temp controlled.
Thanks, Old Lincoln, for sharing your story. Hopefully, it will raise our awareness to do things safely.

[CJB]

My thoughts are reconfirmed. I'll load it and see what happens.

The ladder shifted a bit and collapsed trapping my feet and I did a header onto the garage floor. Ended up with a concussion that made my walk unsteady and took to using a cane. Also screwed up my memory pretty good. I'm better now and walk and memory are almost back. Best part is I feeling like getting out a bit.

HolyKrapola Batman! I missed that part... glad you're on the mend.

[marshal kane]

I've used primers much older than 3 years and not a clue of how they were stored without any problems, however, I did inspect the cups and if the pellet showed any signs of deterioration I trashed them. Many primer pellets are treated with some lacquer to protect them from moisture so it's more than likely your primers are still good. As previously mentioned, reload a small batch and test them out.

[Joe in Frankfort]

Modern powders are "hydrophobic"...they don't absorb moisture. If stored in a normal cool dry place, should be okay. Same with primers. I still have some Remington "Cleanbore" rifle primers made probably in the late 70's.
I do store my primers in zip lock bags....being overly cautious like I am.