Originally Posted by Triple Se7en

Typical is impossible to say. According to my hunting partner who uses Pyrodex pellets, keep your new pellets double zip-lock-bagged tightly and the humidity level whereabouts surrounding your gun safe, should never go beyond 60. That means a running dehumidifier here in Michigan for 8 months of the year (Mid March - Mid November).

Added insurances are a couple silical-gel cannisters in that 5-10 gun safe and dried out as needed. I do mine (oven at 300 degrees for 90 min) every-other month in the winter and every month in the summer.

Lastly, don't take 100 pellets to the range to shoot 26. Keep them tightly sealed, even during shooting. Don't expose them to the air between shots and don't let temps vary drastically in their presence.

BTW...... I have seen my hunting bud use the same package for 4-5 years. He also uses bore butter and gets away with it and he also brings his loaded Black Diamond XR ML into the cabin every evening for overnight warmth...... and gets away with it.

I swear he's the luckiest hunter on earth.