George Plimpton wrote:
On 3/23/2013 7:21 PM, Pete C. wrote:
I'm fortunate that I ordered a few cases of selected calibers before all
hell broke loose. It's like anything else you might buy at Sam's,
COSTCO, etc. it's cheaper in bulk and it doesn't go bad.

I'm curious about that. Why doesn't it go bad? Why wouldn't the
chemical composition of the powder change over time? Perhaps slowly,
but I'm wondering why it wouldn't change.



As long as the ammo is stored in cool dry areas ammo will last FAR longer than the human
who has it. I have some 8mm that is from the tail end of WW II. Fires just fine. The most
common failure is the case itself corroding through if it gets banged around and ruins the
coating.

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Steve W.