Originally Posted by rost495
Originally Posted by Dillonbuck
Dust and smell.


Only ever found bad powder once, and it wasn't real old.



Funny thing about old powder,
Everyone worries if it's bad. "Will it blow up my gun?)
But they will shoot ancient loaded rounds?




I have had bad Remington 243 ammo from the 80s.
Misfires, on inspection, their was corrosion at the bullet and primer edges.
I bought it new, stored in the living area of my homes the whole time.

Well whippersnapper... 80s ain't old. I have shot and know a friend that still has some ww1 45 ammo. Worst part is now and then one won't go bang...

Oh hell, to me 80's is like yesterday. I acquired stupid amounts of 1920's-30's vintage Frankford Arsenal .30 ammo back when it was just dirt cheap old surplus ammo, before the "collectors" got their grubby mitts on the stuff. The stuff still goes bang reliably (God bless the old FA-70 primer), and 30's vintage FA brass is wonderful stuff to handload with afterward. (Just be sure to anneal first.) For that matter it hasn't been a terribly long time since I shot my last 1900-1905 vintage .30 Army (.30-40 Krag) ammo which all went bang too. I was curious to see if the vaunted Hudson tapered round nose 220 grain .30 Army bullet was all it was cracked up to be. (It was.)

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