Originally Posted by pnut (Post 3527626)

Bought a ton of old reloading stuff off a guy this week.
He was just piling it all in boxes saying take it all.
With it I got 1# of IMR 4831 and about 2000 Winchester small pistol primers. This was all from the late 80's he said and kept in a spare bedroom with heat and AC.
The powder was sealed in a metal can and still has a nice ether smell. The primers were always kept dry and look nice and shiny still in their original boxes.

Should I not use them at all or just load up a few rounds and see each do?

Originally Posted by Ron Duval (Post 3527728)

I understand that H 4831 is a WWII powder but I have never heard of IMR 4350 as a WWII powder. Is there an article somewhere that I can read to brush up on the military use of IMR 4350? I am a history buff and find these tidbits interesting.