So while at a match this morning a fellow shooter had a few items for sale. I was stunned to see an unopened can of IMR 48985. It was an 8lb. can. I have never seen that before. I knew they used to make the small 1 lb. can, but this is a very large can. My concern is the age. He said it is at least 15 years old, but I don't recall ever seeing a can of any sort in the past 15 years. He's a good man who faced some serious health issues and no longer shoots. There is a little rust around the edges of the can, and I tried to find out when they quit shipping that powder in such a can. He said he has another can that is opened and shot just fine. Powder tends to have a good shelf life if stored properly, that I understand. My google-fu research came up with a lot of bad stories about the can storage, rusting, spontaneous combustion......and so on....Any members know when the can went out of style in favor of the plastic jugs? (I can probably get a picture of it, I totally forgot while signing in at the club this morning....Duh-uh-oug.....) The price was fair and that would go a long way for this service rifle slut. Wanted to see if the collective had any thoughts or experiences with such matters(?). Thanks as always.
