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    Primers

    Some primers I stumbled upon this week. Sometimes it's nice to have friends looking out for you. One of the bricks is full one has one gone.
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    They may be what some call vintage.
    If I needed them, I would shoot them.

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    Agreed, I'm not a collector. I'll use them if I get to the point I need them.
    Sometimes it takes a second box of boolits to clear my head.
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    Choot em ; ) PS Great Score
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    Quote Originally Posted by jeepyj View Post
    Agreed, I'm not a collector. I'll use them if I get to the point I need them.
    Yessah bub! Great score, if ya need em... hit one with a hammah and if she goes BANG... ya good!

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    They should go bang just fine.

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    I remember primers, you used to be able to buy them at a store!

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    I don't see any water damage on the packaging.
    They're probably still good if they look OK and don't have any corrosion going on..
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    even if they did get moisture damage if dried well they will work, that's been my experience with some modern primers left out in damp shed, Florida humidity.

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    Nice score.

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    Last month I tripped across a case of SP primers at a local gun shop. They had literally just been delivered. I bought 3 bricks and paid .10 cents a primer. I remember when surplus rifle ammo could be had at half that price.

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    I hope I never live long enough to ever pay 10 cents each for primers!
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    Let's hope that we won't look back on that price wistfully!

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    Quote Originally Posted by swheeler View Post
    I hope I never live long enough to ever pay 10 cents each for primers!
    Most primers are 20 cents apiece now

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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
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