Primers, circa Clinton Panic

[choprzrul]

Gonna load up some 7mm mag Norma brass to fire form and pulled these out of a storage box. I bet they all go bang

 

[birddog 68]

I would never bet against federal primers going bang. Gotta love that price tag!

 

[Pdvdh]

I believe it mostly depends on the ambient conditions under which they've been stored. A relative used to own/operate a gun shop for 40 yrs. I'd sometimes get some really old primers from the back of his shop, for fire forming wildcat cartridges. Some of these primers would have been from the 1960s. Experienced maybe 3 primers that wouldn't fire over the years.

I have no way of knowing how they were stored over the past 50-60 years.

 

[xsn10s]

All my primers from 1999 have worked so far.

 

[Ol' Red]

I have no doubt they will work just fine. I have Federal 215's from the eighties that I have been using. They are still in the small packaging that was blue and gold color. Price tag is $7.35. When that brick is empty, I will vacuum seal the box to preserve the price tag.

 

[jimbires]

I'm still using these , and they work as they should , no misfires yet . I wish I'd bought more .

 

[Critter Picker]

I'll buy them from you at that price. Just in case they don't work.

 

[Muddyboots]

Ok, I will graciously offer DOUBLE what you paid! Just think, you can double your money!!!

 

[PA Plumber]

I'm currently running some CCI Large Rifle primers from the late 80's.
Used them for fire forming. No misfires yet.
Working up an accuracy/tinkering load now.

 

[Lefty7mmstw]

some of my small pistol primers are from that era. they haven't let me down yet.

 

[RidgeTop]

Just store in a dry, cool place. I would use them to fire form brass with a little old powder and half fill with Quaker corn meal and a cotton plug.
Keep barrel up a little so you do not get any in the action. Yes, you need ear plugs.

 

[Critter Picker]

Without digging to deep.

 

[Critter Picker]

Without digging to deep.

Sorry got these on wrong thread.

 

[lotech]

I've used CCI primers from the '70s recently. They work as well as new ones.