Priming cases?

[lkothe]

Do you "pre" prime a lot of brass so it is ready to go when you are?
How many?
Store them special?
How long have u store them before finish loading and have you noticed any problems in doing so?

DNO

 

[Bevenue]

When I still used my single stage, I would load about 2-300 and load within a few days

 

[dennishoddy]

Primers are sealed. I've pre-primed months in advance.

 

[swampratt]

I have had some over 3 years that had the primers in them and at the ready.
Every one fired and grouped the same as ones that were installed that day.

 

[Glock_21]

No problems here priming ahead of time. I usually put them in ziplock bags once they are primed.

 

[Calamity Jake]

I don't prime until I'm ready to load, but I have factory primed 45 ACP brass that is several years old.

 

[aviator41]

Can't see any problems have the primers in brass vs. in their cardboard sleeve.

I have some 38 that have primers in them that are ready to load. I didn't do it on purpose. they are "pulls" from my progressive. I pull all the brass in the shell pate when I have a problem. Put the powder back in the hopper, then the brass goes in a box. When I have enough, I do a run skipping the deprime/prime steps and the load as normal.

works great

 

[bsd230]

I usually try to stay a couple hundred ahead of what I'm going to reload. I guess it is just a preference thing. The primers do become activated when you seat them, but that in no way changes how they should be stored. Just like primers in the box you wouldn't want to store them in your humidifier. As long as you keep them in a dry place you shouldn't have any issue. I keep my in big tupper wear bins and have never had an issue with them. I even have pistol primers that I had in the box for several years and they worked just fine. As long as they stay dry it really is a convenience thing. I like to keep a couple hundred above what I'm going to load just in case I want to load a few extra or something. I also like to prime them simply because it is an easy way for me to know what stage I am with the case. I prime as the last thing I do, so I know the case is trimmed and measured ready to go. I try to keep them all separated but sometimes they get mixed.

 

[aviator41]

Primers do not activate when you seat them. They are impact sensitive regardless of whether or not they are installed in brass or sitting In their tray. That is why they are packaged like they are.

 

[Madpap]

All my primers are " factory activated "