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<blockquote data-quote="smokey3" data-source="post: 1935259" data-attributes="member: 94479"><p>I recently loaded some 300 WM 180 gr ballistic tips with IMR 4350 from the early eighties, I have about four pounds of this old powder in the original Dupont metal cans. I must have gotten lucky because had great velocities and less than a half MOA groups. I always kept it stored in a cool, dry area though. Some powders are probably more stable in storage than others I'm guessing. Oh, the primers were from the same time frame. I had a new Kreiger barrel I was breaking in and didn't feel the need to burn up my 8#'s of H1000 for this break in period, although I was quite happy to see the gun grouping so well with old stock. If in doubt, I would destroy it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smokey3, post: 1935259, member: 94479"] I recently loaded some 300 WM 180 gr ballistic tips with IMR 4350 from the early eighties, I have about four pounds of this old powder in the original Dupont metal cans. I must have gotten lucky because had great velocities and less than a half MOA groups. I always kept it stored in a cool, dry area though. Some powders are probably more stable in storage than others I'm guessing. Oh, the primers were from the same time frame. I had a new Kreiger barrel I was breaking in and didn't feel the need to burn up my 8#'s of H1000 for this break in period, although I was quite happy to see the gun grouping so well with old stock. If in doubt, I would destroy it. [/QUOTE]
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