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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fyrtwuck" data-source="post: 2007246" data-attributes="member: 23">I have heard that it will go bad as well. With .22 LR I usually get about 10-20 rounds that won't fire in a 500 round bulk pack. Most fire when I reload and try to shoot them again. I was taught in an NRA Instructor class the supposedly the reason for the failures is the (what I call the primer fluid in the rim for lack of a better name) drains to one side of the case or the other and when the firing pin hits the rim, that substance is not there to ignite and fire the cartridge. When reloaded, the case is turned away from the previous firing pin strike area to where the fluid actually is and the round goes off.I was also told at the same time to not buy bulk ammo that lies in just any position in the box, but to buy the ammo that has the individual holes for each round and make sure to store in an upright position. Is this valid? Does it work? I have no idea. Like I said, this is what I was told in a class. I still buy the bulk packs 500 rounds at a time and shoot till I get tired.</blockquote>