Gov. shortens primer life?

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Kevin in IN

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On a late night national call in show, a caller called in to say that ammo primer's life has been shortened due to Gov. mandates. Now I relize this is probably a hoax, but I could have missed something. Has anyone else heard or read anything on this topic? If or when they take all the guns they know about and all the ammo are duds then I guess they won.
 
News to me. There was some hooraw about adding taggants and other stuff to powder a few months ago, but this sounds like just plain paranoia.

Not to say they won't try. :(
 
I wouldn't worry about it. I personally know and shoot with CCI Blount engineers, machinists, etc. They assured me that from an engineering standpoint, they don't even know how to put shelf life into a primer.

Taggants in powder is another story. It is possible, it makes the powder unstable, but it's not being done at this time. The issue hasn't gone away either. It's just not a problem yet.
 
I got em all fooled. I bot 3 million primers and I keep them in a drum of oil so they won't rust or corrode.

heh
 
Lavan, You just shot yourself in the foot. Oil is a primers worst enemy. All kidding aside, your federal government just needs to mandate that Blount Industries figure out how to make primers have a shelf life just as they have put S&W's stones in a vise. You as well as I know that the primer is the true cause of all of this. If I were the Evil Queen I would start with Remington as they are historic, make firearms and primers!
It's for your own good. Now pay your taxes and STFU! :)

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I'm presently shooting some nice condition 1942 WRA .45 Acp that has been stored since taken off the battlefield by the russians. 100% sure fire. Reason is a formula using some mercury and others that allows long term storage.
Today our primers are NOT the same and indeed have shorter shelf life under SEVERE conditions. In fact the failure rate of "duds" is higher and most mfgrs will admit it. You can also ask at ranges where failure to fire is often found as more impact is needed to get an ignition.
I spoke with CCI several years ago and Mr. Jenkins confirmed the shorter shelf life. He says most would never know with GOOD storage habits, but readily admits the primers of today with non-toxic chemicals are not nearly as sensetive nor prone to long storage if conditions are not ideal.
It isn't getting better and the so called "clean" primers are the worst offenders. I have substantial ammunition and primers in storage, but take care on temperatures and sealing from moisture. So to some extent the caller was right. It isn't cause for panic, just better reloading and storage practices.
Many nations have no such concerns and use older formulas. I think if you call Mike Larson at Federal Cartridge he could confirm this. I spoke with someone there he put me onto and the engineer said they consider storage life "unlimited." He was also sure to stress with PROPER storage. Hope that helped.
 
Thanks guys, I thought it sounded a little far fetched but in these days who knows to what extremes one( in this case the Gov.)might go to to promote an agenda.
 
It is possible that the new replacement material to replace the lead in primers may be shorter lived than the lead s. That way the government wins both ways. Rest assured the mil. Will not go to them. I would much rather see them return to mercury Fulminate but since it is more harmful than lead it will never happen. At least we can always go back to flint
 
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