Primer age
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It is actually difficult to "kill" primers.
had some VERY old CCI primers (in little wooden trays), and I tried to destroy them because I didn't want to just throw them away. Tried oil, alcohol, acetone, cleaning solutions, etc. Couldn't do it! So, I started just firing them loaded into empty cases.
They seemed SO consistent, I decided to just load them, and they worked fine! I didn't chronograph them though. It would have been interesting if I had owned one back then...
had some VERY old CCI primers (in little wooden trays), and I tried to destroy them because I didn't want to just throw them away. Tried oil, alcohol, acetone, cleaning solutions, etc. Couldn't do it! So, I started just firing them loaded into empty cases.
They seemed SO consistent, I decided to just load them, and they worked fine! I didn't chronograph them though. It would have been interesting if I had owned one back then...
SRP Shooter 1
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To kill primers, try water with a little bleach. If they were not exposed to this. I would just load them. I have primers from the early 70's and they work just fine
KS
KS
Some info to maybe help you date your primers rather than kill them.
All in green & orange Remington boxes...
There are some 9 1/2Ms & 7 1/2s in the closet with endflap type of 100 packs & a black ink printed letter/2 digit lot # (J32) on L/endflap. The 6 1/2s have a 3 digit & letter lot# L/endflap (231F or P?). There is a DuPont logo on the boxes. Black plastic trays & a Bridgeport CT address that may be from the 80s.
I have various other RP primers from Lonoke. The 100 packs have flaps on the ends rather than a slip case. A 3 digit lot# is printed with black ink on the inside of the L/endflap. DuPont logo. Black plastic trays. These are from approx. early 90s.
The newest Rem. 2 1/2 primers I have are from about 2 1/2 yrs ago right when the coof-19 thing started. They also say Lonoke Ark. No DuPont logo. The 4 digit lot # is stamped into the skinny side of the slip cover (no endflaps) on each 100 pack. Black plastic trays.
Not sure when the slip cover or 4 digit stamped lot #s started, or even when the Dupont logo disappeared, but your primers sound similar to the newest I have if the lot # is stamped (embossed) rather than inked on a slip case.
that's what alot of mine are S&W/ALCAN
sw282
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Any idea of their age Six? Very small trays of 100. Primers touching each other in rows of 10
Load 10 primers into cases. Insert in gun, pull trigger. If they fire then use in loading ammo. I have old CCI's at least 3 different packagings ago. Ran out of current 450s last year. Used the very old ones. Worked fine.Rather than kill them, at least give them to a buddy. Not the time to be wasting primers.
Frank
Frank
I've got some Denver 42 30-06 rounds that fire every time you pull the trigger. That's 80 years old. Unfortunately, they are chlorate primers so it's hot water and soap if you shoot them. I don't shoot them anymore, they are being saved for the zombie apocalypse. Stored correctly I don't think they ever go bad.
It was back in the 80's when I tried to kill those old primers. I would never try that these days...
ones I have are exactly as you described, The boxes of 5000 have written on them, 7/79, I don't know if that when my father got them or when they were new? but in PRISTEN condition!
Absolutely, recently tried some old primers that I had pulled from loads I decided not to shoot. Performed as good as new with no issues at all.
Years ago, when I started to load for rifles, we had been loading for handguns for a while, the only large rifle primers I had were some older CCI. I wasn't sure about them so primed up an 06 case and fired it. They went off with a solid bang, so I used them up.
I bought some Remington 7 1/2 (SP) primers recently and I could not find any lot number on the boxes.
I bought some Remington 7 1/2 (SP) primers recently and I could not find any lot number on the boxes.
A few years ago I loaded some WWII era large rifle primers and they worked fine. Best part was they were pulled out of an old guys garage so no climate control year round. I also got some PB in a half filled cardboard can( think larger oatmeal container) that was also perfectly good. That was my all time fav handicap trap powder until I ran through 20lb and then looked at the price of new PB. Yikes.
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