Posted by dhermesc on March 03, 2009 at 05:43:44 from (24.248.193.103):
In Reply to: O/T old ammunition posted by Nancy Howell on March 03, 2009 at 03:57:02:
If you've kept it dry it will be just fine. The primers being in a sealed enviroment (rim fire) makes them pretty stable.
As for how long ammo lasts, there's a lot of military surplus being sold that's well over 50 years old. I bought a pile of Turkish 8MM for a couple Mausers I have - its only gotten more powerful and its head stamped 1943. The CMP is selling piles of 30-06 ammo the army stockpiled during and after WW2 and people are using it for match shooting. The only "bad" stuff they have is some Korean 30-06 that has gotten "too hot" with age and shouldn't be shot in Garands.
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