YellowcatDaddy
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A close friend died recently and left me his reloading stuff. I’ve owned guns for years but never got into reloading because I shoot mostly revolvers and pistols and factory ammo was generally cheaper. But I want to try this reloading because of my friend and his generous gift.
My question is about the primers and powders. I’ll be reloading .357/.38 and .44 mag. Maybe 9 mm also but I have a fair amount of 9mm and I don’t want to waste primers on something I have plenty of.
This stuff was setting in my friends barn—no ac or heat. We live in rural Oklahoma where summers get up in the low hundreds and down to minus -10. Not to mention the humidity.
Are primers snd powders effected by temp and humidity. Most of the powder is Hodgdon and all CCI primers. I have Titegroup, CFE pistol, W244 and W572 and H110. I haven’t opened the bottles yet cause if they haven’t been opened I want to leave it that way. Can I just weigh them to get an idea about whether they have been opened. Can you look at powder and tell if it’s “fresh” or “stale”? The primer packets are not sealed do they are exposed to humidity.
Anyone have any ideas.
My question is about the primers and powders. I’ll be reloading .357/.38 and .44 mag. Maybe 9 mm also but I have a fair amount of 9mm and I don’t want to waste primers on something I have plenty of.
This stuff was setting in my friends barn—no ac or heat. We live in rural Oklahoma where summers get up in the low hundreds and down to minus -10. Not to mention the humidity.
Are primers snd powders effected by temp and humidity. Most of the powder is Hodgdon and all CCI primers. I have Titegroup, CFE pistol, W244 and W572 and H110. I haven’t opened the bottles yet cause if they haven’t been opened I want to leave it that way. Can I just weigh them to get an idea about whether they have been opened. Can you look at powder and tell if it’s “fresh” or “stale”? The primer packets are not sealed do they are exposed to humidity.
Anyone have any ideas.