Saltydog235
New member
First of all, I want to say hello and look forward to learning and getting tips from the members here.
I use to load and shoot quite often but was away from it for years because of well, life and its ups and downs. I'm getting back into it and have become a hunting nut again.
Its been a while since I was active in the reloading scene and recently just set up my presses again. My first question is this, I have numerous bricks of primers and countless cans of powder, some that have never been opened. Most of them have been stored in cabinets in my garage or in a climate controled atmosphere but I am skeptical as to the shelf life of them. I have 150 rounds of 30'06 loaded with Nosler 165grn BT over 57grns of IMR 4350 that have performed flawlessly so far this year in the hunting season. Just last week I preformed a DRT shot on a 400lb boar and a 60lb boar. What are the chances that the powder that has not been loaded is good/bad or should I just load a few rounds and see what I get? Same with the primers?
I'd hate to throw all that away if it was still good but would rather not have an accident with it either. This stuff has gotten expensive of late.
What say the masses?
I use to load and shoot quite often but was away from it for years because of well, life and its ups and downs. I'm getting back into it and have become a hunting nut again.
Its been a while since I was active in the reloading scene and recently just set up my presses again. My first question is this, I have numerous bricks of primers and countless cans of powder, some that have never been opened. Most of them have been stored in cabinets in my garage or in a climate controled atmosphere but I am skeptical as to the shelf life of them. I have 150 rounds of 30'06 loaded with Nosler 165grn BT over 57grns of IMR 4350 that have performed flawlessly so far this year in the hunting season. Just last week I preformed a DRT shot on a 400lb boar and a 60lb boar. What are the chances that the powder that has not been loaded is good/bad or should I just load a few rounds and see what I get? Same with the primers?
I'd hate to throw all that away if it was still good but would rather not have an accident with it either. This stuff has gotten expensive of late.
What say the masses?