Home Forums Reloading Big Game Rifles How do you store primers for long term

My powder, ammo, primers, guns, reloading stuff are kept in an air conditioned or heated room with dehumidifiers in the summer. I like to kept humidity at 35% or less. Temperature stays 70 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.

About 12 years or so. Even worse (I hate to admit it on here) but it is an uncontrolled climate garage the cooler is in. Below zero in the winter, hot in the summer, although our area has very little humidity.

Primers and powder here is stored in my reloading room which is a controlled environment on separate shelves and in separate locations. Same environment as my house, year round. I don’t expect to have any problems with either.

PS. All are stored in their original factory containers.

I'm still using primers from the late 60's/early 70's that were given to me by a retired LEO who quit reloading. He lived and worked in Vegas. The primers were in a cardboard box in their original containers. I must have received 5000 from him. I have about 700 left, no misfires to date. I think they keep pretty good.

In my gun safe inside our home. Present humidity is 12% here in SE Oregon. I've yet to see a glass of iced tea sweat. One might be a bit more informative as to where they live. For instance, New Orleans humidity is 82% at the moment. Your conditions may vary.

Cool and dry for me has worked well

My primers are stored in the gun safe which has a dehumidifier rod in it,I think it works good.

I keep my primers in a military steel ammo can. House environment. I have some that go back 30 + years & work as good as ever.