Will Pyrodex pellets last until next year?
12-05-2009, 07:19 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,519
Will Pyrodex pellets last until next year?
I bought 2 boxes of the 100 packs of the Pyordex pellets this year. I still have one box I haven't opened and one that has a few pellets left but not all that many. I just have them sitting in the house in a bedroom right now. Will these be fine to hunt with next year too or will they go bad before then? What should I do to pro long the life of them?
12-05-2009, 07:34 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Midwest
Posts: 275
I received an open, almost full, box of Pyrodex pellets from my brother three years ago and used them last year and the year before with no problems. I have no idea how old they were when I got them. I know I have read where people say they degrade somehow which is probably true. But if you shoot your gun enough times throughout the year, chances are you are going to re-zero your rifle for the difference, if any, anyway. That is my humble opinion.
12-06-2009, 12:35 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Northern Chautauqua Co. N.Y.
Posts: 2,976
I do something different than most...when I buy a box of Pellets, or jar of Powder I use only that specific one for the ML it's used to sight in on. I know there should'nt be a difference but it's something I have always done, a piece of mind, who knows.
Anyway sometimes that specific box or jar for that ML does'nt get used up for 2-3 years when the ML is'nt shot that much and I have never had a problem. I have always stored my powder in My Cedar Chest and it's worked for me doing it that way, and yes up North here in the Summer we get Humidity that's sometines 100%, still no problems.
(BP)
Anyway sometimes that specific box or jar for that ML does'nt get used up for 2-3 years when the ML is'nt shot that much and I have never had a problem. I have always stored my powder in My Cedar Chest and it's worked for me doing it that way, and yes up North here in the Summer we get Humidity that's sometines 100%, still no problems.
(BP)
12-06-2009, 03:47 AM
#4
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Comance county, OK
Posts: 11,408
Properly stored, Pyrodex pellets will last a long time. In 2003 or 2004 i bought several boxes of Pyrodex pellets that were on sale at China Outlets. They are kept in a .50 caliber ammo can with a couple of dessicant packs. Gave an open box of those pellets to a friend for this years M/L season. The man sighted in his gun and killed three deer using those pellets.
12-06-2009, 10:39 AM
#7
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 86
They last fine. I put my box of pellets in a zip lock bag and keep the jars of powder also in a sealed ammo box. I do sometimes buy a new box for deer season. Had some black powder in tins in an ammo box for many years in the garage and worked fine. Just seal them good in a bag or ammo box.
12-09-2009, 09:51 AM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Lake Saint Louis MO
Posts: 723
I got a box that is 5 years old I forgot about and went shooting and fired right as rain and grouped the same 2" at 100 yards. They will be fine as long as they are stored where there is no moisture.
