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I was priming cases the other day and got ahead of some of the rest of my reloading supplies. I ended up with about 80 primed cases with no bullets to fill them. With deer season here, winterizing the house etc. I don't know when I'll get back to loading. Knowing that you can buy preprimed cases and realiziong that primers come packed in cardboard sleeves anyway.. what's the longest anyone should store primed cases in factory ammo boxes or MTM Case Guard boxes? Are they anymore prone to moisture damage than stored in the plastic trays and cardboard sleeves? RD
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Nope! Just make sure you include a reloading label in the box so you know what kind of primers they are.
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Good Point. Thanks RD
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I just rip apart the primer box and throw the top cover into a plastic bag with the primed brass.
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I prime alot of prep'd brass. I use one of those ziplock handheld vacuum pumps at my bench ALOT. I have tons of little desiccant bags and papers , so I just throw one of them in a bag with the primed brass and seal it up..... Good to go 
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My dad passed away last year and I have been blessed with going thru his stuff.There is a quantity of cases that are primed that are a caliber that he has not owned since the mid fifties.They will get loaded with BALL-C that was bought as surplus in 1953.The storage conditions have been cool and low humidity for the last 40 years.I will be willing to bet they will all go bang.
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I agree with most of the comments, if you keep them dry, cool, in proper storage, primers seem to last forever. The vaccuum bag is one of the best thing to have around your loading, right after G.I. Ammo Cans.
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Rockydog, I did that so about 25 years ago.
I primed about 75, 30 Carbine and did not have bullets to load in them. About a year ago I found those cases in a 30 cal ammo can with about 500 lose .223s in blank, tracer and some other stuff that was surplus. I found the cases in a zip lock in the bottom and the can had not been opened but 1-2 times in 20 years.
So I had some bullets (110g rn) and loaded about 25 rounds to see what would happen. I did snap the cap on 1/2 dz to see if they would fire and they did.
I tested the 25 and they all fired so I loaded the other almost 50 and shot them with out a problem.
I would say storage method is the most important thing. Cool and dry place in an air tight container should keep them for some time.
I can't see them stored in a primed case any different than them in a cardboard sleeve for who knows how long and different.
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I have some CCI small rife That were left in the original primer box and shut in a plastic bag 21-22 years ago. I loaded some .223 with them a few months ago and they all went bang. :-)
Like I said a while ago....I was out of it for a long time.....glad to be back into reloading and shooting again. And it is great to have a place like this to see what everyone is doing and what they have for experiences with things. This site has been great for me, Thanks. Guy
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Most of my FA49 cases are unfired and still have the origional primer's in them. Have fired off at least a couple hundred and no miss fires. Not bad for 60 yr old primers!
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Primers will last indefinitely as long as they're not exposed to any type of oil or oil vapour, they do not lend themselves to moisture as easily as single base powders do. Double base powders are practically water proof!
Of course, if they get wetted with water and stay so for some time they will be ruined.
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I got some burned out warmers meant for a commercial kitchen, the element don't work, so these were surplused for next to northing. So I store primers in the double walled Stainlees steel cabinet. No sure how really good it is, but the fire chief says it works for him. I put the boxes in Zip Lock vacuum bags, before putting them in storage. This is my working cabinet for primers, the rest are sealed up and in a foot locker.
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I have 2 trays (200 or so) WLR's from the early 1980's (white cardboard), still in the trays. Been storted only in basements, indoors, they still load and work great, no issues I can find when testing a fresh loading of something. No ziplock, no vaccume-seals, no dessicant, never thought of it.
They last practically forever in cool, dark, dry, oil/solvent-free environment.
Loaded into a case is no different than in the flat-tray.
It's taken me almost 25 years of hunting to shoot up that old WLR brick. LOL.
The WW748BR has gone a bit quicker. ;)
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I am finishing off the last of my WW748 in the 8 pound metal keg. Your are right about keeping your loading supplies in a cool, dark dry place, they will last about forever.
The problem that I have is fire concerns, never had one but still there is a chance, so I use the double walled cabinets and keep three 10 pound Fire Extinguishers around the house. If a fire happens, with a ten pounder, you can do more good while waiting for the fire department. I live near a VFD, so they have to get to the station, suit up and then roll. The 10 pound extingushers was a suggestion of my local fire chief.
Be safe,
Jerry
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