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Does powder go bad ?
I hav e several pounds of powder that is unopened, but has been sitting on a shelf in a climate controlled basement, all purchased between 2010 and 2016. It gets a little cold but otherwise room temperature.
I know that the two opened containers (one pound each) would suspect and need fired with caution if used to load rounds.
So what say you all you reloading Gurus ?
Last edited by SideShow Bob; 03-02-2019 at 22:32.
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Absent contamination from moisture or oil, most powders will outlive all of us. You should be fine.
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I have rounds from the Korean war. No problem. Guessing if they are kept from the elements, they should be fine.
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Powers can and do degrade with time. Heat degradation will cause them to become hotter burning with age. Now when I mean time WWII and WWI ammo is still good if climate controlled. I wouldn't worry about the power in your lifetime. I have powders from the 1980's that I would not hesitate to load and shoot.
I say lets all remove the warning labels and let nature take its course.
I believe what is hard on powder/ammo are huge temperature swings such as storing it in a place where it might break into the hundreds during the day and then drop below freezing at night. Not too many places on this planet where that would be likely to happen.
Supposedly bad powder has a sweet or sour smell to it (cant remember which).
Well that was a whole lot of help.............Originally Posted by Mazin
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As others have said, the ~10 years yours will be at the oldest are fine. Stored inside and in a closed container you should be good to use it.
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I'm shocked there haven't been at least three people offering to take all your bad powder off your hands. Times must be good right now.
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