Originally Posted by
Muley Hunter
Not so much as corrosion, but moisture. It will still fire, but will be weaker. You might never notice a difference.
You're right. but then again neither have any of the deer I shot after having a charge in my flinter for 2 weeks. I don't think our ancestors refreshed their loads every day. And they didn't have the corrosion protection we had, nor were their powders as efficient.