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Ammo/Hand Loading Forums => Hand Loading for Rifles and Handguns => Topic started by: clumsum on December 03, 2023, 05:08:55 AM

Title: Primers
Post by: clumsum on December 03, 2023, 05:08:55 AM
Has anyone recently used some old CCI primers from the small white box? A friend died and his Son gave them to Me and I have no idea how old they are .
Title: Re: Primers
Post by: Dee on December 03, 2023, 05:51:43 AM
Depending on how they were stored depends on how long they'll last. Might find that out, and maybe give cci a call.
Title: Re: Primers
Post by: Ranger99 on December 03, 2023, 07:20:43 AM
The only ( IMO) way to know
is to pick out a random few
and prime some empties and
run em through and see if
they pop off

I'm still using CCI's with a
$1.56 price tag on the box
if that tells you anything

Good Luck
Title: Re: Primers
Post by: Lloyd Smale on December 04, 2023, 12:17:06 AM
cci military primers still come in a white box. theyre the only ccis i recall in a white box. but like was said if there old and have benn taken care of there probably fine. i was given some rem large rifle primers that supposedly came from the early 60s and shot the two bricks through my ar10 and they worked fine
Title: Re: Primers
Post by: orerancher on December 04, 2023, 06:06:59 AM
Best no to take a chance with Em...send them to me and I'll dispose of them for Ya... 8)
Title: Re: Primers
Post by: Dand on January 11, 2024, 09:51:09 PM
I'm currently loading with CCI primers I bought in the early 1990's. They work just find but it makes me cry each time I see those very low price tags on the trays.
Keep them cool and dry and they last a very long time.