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Started by Oldschoolguy, May 14, 2020, 09:58:05 PM
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Oldschoolguy
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Shot Shell Life
May 14, 2020, 09:58:05 PM
Would like to hear some opinions on how long the shelf life is for modern shotgun shells stored in a climate controlled home.
Oconeeguy
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May 15, 2020, 09:29:35 PM
I would say 30+ years. I have some early 1990s shells that still shoot like they did when new. All mine are kept in a closet
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May 16, 2020, 08:04:13 AM
Moisture will break it down
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May 16, 2020, 08:22:27 AM
I have rifle and shotgun ammo that is 30-50 years old. Recently I fired a .270 round and a 12 ga round that had a little green "surface" corrosion on the brass. Polished it off with a little steel wool, and it looked fine. Both chambered and shot fine, but both split the brass where the corrosion was. So as long as there is no corrosion of the brass, I would not be concerned. But if there is, I would discard the rounds.
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May 16, 2020, 05:43:10 PM
Great info. Thx
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May 16, 2020, 06:23:02 PM
Couple years back, watched the old timer in our camp kill his first long beard with his old Browning auto loaded with paper hull shells from the 1960s or early 70s. Bang. Flop.
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May 16, 2020, 11:08:56 PM
Best squirrel load I've shot was some 2 3/4 #5 from the 70s or 80s. Shot just fine
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May 17, 2020, 07:50:58 AM
Last Sunday, I shot an Activ Penetrator 2 3/4" #5 Nickel Plated Turkey Load, went bang and turkey flopped, right at 40 yards. 35+ year old shells.
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May 18, 2020, 07:15:28 PM
I have a lot of old 12 and 16 ga. that still shoot fine and some old 2 1/2 inch - 20 ga. that shoot fine ...
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May 18, 2020, 11:00:31 PM
have shotgun shells that are 50+ years old and still go bang
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May 22, 2020, 11:53:32 AM
I contacted federal they wouldnot give me a amount of time in years .
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