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How Long is Ammo Good For ??
WarMonger
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I have some shotgun shells in my room that are at least 20 years old. Think they are still okay to fire ?
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Made by Federal, bad part was they were steel core/ copper jacket 230gr round nose and semi corrsive.
Paid $89 a 1,000.
for safety, the case & chamber of all guns should be clean, dry, & as oil free as possible.
as the pressure of firing expands the case, it grips the chamber walls to form a gas seal & prevent the hot gas from escaping.
oiling the case or chamber allows the case to slide back thus allowing full pressure on the bolt & locking lugs. premature loss of headspace can result!
WinM70 et-all,
for safety, the case & chamber of all guns should be clean, dry, & as oil free as possible.
as the pressure of firing expands the case, it grips the chamber walls to form a gas seal & prevent the hot gas from escaping.
oiling the case or chamber allows the case to slide back thus allowing full pressure on the bolt & locking lugs. premature loss of headspace can result!
Hummmm. Wonder if you get some of the same effect when firing steel cased ammo?
7x57 Except for a cracked neck in about every twenty they were fine - FML 174gn
Roundnose, as I recall - silver in color.[8D]