My stock of ancient Berdan rifle primers all work very well thank you. Just the once, mind!snayperskaya wrote:I would imagine that if kept in a cool, dry atmosphere they would outlast the average human lifetime!.I'm sure I heard somewhere that old corrosive military Berdan primers last even longer than non-corrosive Boxer primers.
Shelf live of primers?
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Re: Shelf live of primers?
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