 |
07-25-2012, 12:32 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: guess
|
|
Pyrodex Pellet Shelf Life
I still have some old pellets (15? years old) just wondered if they lose power or will fail to fire with age? Thanks, Dave
|
07-25-2012, 09:43 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: w central ga
|
|
Don't know about the pellets, but I have some Pyrodex powder from when Hogdon first issued and it is just as potent as ever! I keep the lid real tight and dry.
__________________
" They promised us many things, more than I can remember....only one they kept was the promise to take Our land ".....Chief Red Cloud.
|
07-30-2012, 09:46 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Oilve Branch, MS.
|
|
as l ong as you keep it in a controled area. heat, humidity. light, etc. i have had a bottle of Pyrodex for 9 years and it hasnt lost its flicker. i 'd keep it in a box in a dark closet and dry and it will be good for years.
__________________
NHRA, GO IOWA HAWKEYES!
|
07-31-2012, 08:14 AM
|
 |
Administrator
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Smoky Mountains
|
|
I have shot 15-year-old loose pyrodex powder and could tell no difference from fresh.
__________________
Son, I ain't sayin' what's right or wrong, I'm just sayin' how it is.....Black Oak Arkansas
My uncle came running when he heard us screaming and pulled the monkey off me.....Fish Hawk
|
08-01-2012, 05:55 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Thomaston
|
|
pyrocarp wont lose potency if stored properly. That triple seven stuff will go bad after its opened though. Real black powder is much preferred by everyone I know.
|
08-01-2012, 09:00 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: douglasville ga
|
|
I shot the last of my black powder last year,42 years old!! Worked just fine.
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
All times are GMT -4. The time now is 02:35 PM.
|
|
