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Thread: Silly question

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    Boolit Grand Master
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    "Whatever you do ... Do Not put them in a glass jar ."
    That is a big NO, NO.
    I've seen people storing powder in glass jars.
    Explosion just waiting to happen.
    Guy I know almost burnt his whole house down doing that.
    His excuse." I've been doing it that way all my life. Never had a problem"

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    "Guns are a lot like parachutes. If you need one and don't have one, you'll probably never need one again."
    That is a good one.

    All the primers were is separate baggies.
    Small pistol, large pistol, small rifle, large rifle.
    Mix of all different colors. Some old military round head primers.
    We both would get discarded rounds from the range.
    We both reuse the shells and bullets(we call the heads).
    I don't reuse the primers.
    I use the powder for the plants.
    I'm not sure what he did with it.

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    I'd use them for fire forming. If one doesn't go bang, it's no big deal to dump the powder and try again.

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    I'd use then in plinking rounds. I saw an earlier post that said save then until there is a shortage. How 'bout like now. I bet there are guys out there ready to pay .50C each right now, maybe a buck a piece soon.

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    I have a mess of them that some guy that got out of reloading mixed in a plastic tub, plus some old corrosive ones I pulled (135) and some more that dumped over the years .

    My current thought is to add them at point of use to tannerite charge while there is snow on the ground and make some noise!

    Years ago I added about 30 in a ounce of black powder in a tube with a fuse to a ground hornet nest they all seemed to ignite pretty close together from the heat. They did not wipe out the nest but sure made them mad!
    When I think back on all the **** I learned in high school it's a wonder I can think at all ! And then my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall.

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    ill go against the grain and say that i would toss them. But then im pretty stocked up on primers. I cant see how they could still fit tight enough in a primer pocket. Ive had a few instances of primers falling out of a case and tying up a gun and unless .

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Abbreviations used in Reloading

BP Bronze Point IMR Improved Military Rifle PTD Pointed
BR Bench Rest M Magnum RN Round Nose
BT Boat Tail PL Power-Lokt SP Soft Point
C Compressed Charge PR Primer SPCL Soft Point "Core-Lokt"
HP Hollow Point PSPCL Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" C.O.L. Cartridge Overall Length
PSP Pointed Soft Point Spz Spitzer Point SBT Spitzer Boat Tail
LRN Lead Round Nose LWC Lead Wad Cutter LSWC Lead Semi Wad Cutter
GC Gas Check