I recently picked up a Rock Island .38 snubnose. I loaded 12 148gr WC and 12 158gr SWC and today took it out for a spin.
2 of the rounds in the first cylinder failed to fire, and 3 from the next cylinder. As a test, I ran 12 Aguila standard pressure and these ran without any problems.
All of the failed rounds showed nice, healthy primer strikes.
My primers were about 10 years old, but they were stored in a dry basement. I didn't want to use them, but with the local shortages it's all I had.
Is it possible for primers to go bad over the course of 10 years? I've heard a lot of reports of people using decades old ones.