New (old) To Me Primers

[Beauetienne]

With the small pistol primer situation as it is, I was getting nervous and then I remembered these:

They are from my deceased grandfather's general store that he and my grandmother ran for years in Reddell, LA. They closed the store in the early 80's.

I don't now why he kept these as he did not reload. I also have no idea of how old they are but, I'm going to find out if they are still good. I suspect that they are. I have 500 of them.

Please pardon the blurry pic, a cortisone shot I received today has me a little shaky.

Anybody have any idea as to the age of these? TIA

 

[Alk8944]

You'll never know until you try them, but judging from the condition of the box they are probably fine.

Just one suggestion, though. The only negative possibilities are mis-fires, hang-fires and squibs. There is nothing about an old primer that could cause a dangerous pressure situation. Take a squib rod with you when you shoot these (always a good idea), and load them with lead bullets, not jacketed. If not already obvious, it is because a squib with a lead bullet is far easier to get out of the bore, and is a lot less likely to get stuck in the first place. Don't use starting or lower loads but something full-power or close that you have already found to be safe.

 

[s&wchad]

With the child safety warning, they're post 1962.
Probably OK, but don't load too many before you test fire them.

 

[Beauetienne]

Thanks guys.