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True, I've shot WW1 ammo that went off as sharp as late stuff. Don't know what the pressure range is though.

Common knowledge, The older it gets the more you can see it. I've seen powder that has virtually returned to it's liquid state, while the next cartridge looks like the first day inside. I shot a...

I have not, as powder ages it degrades though and you'll see some different results that original. Depends too how the ammo was stored. I just did it so all cartridges would light uniformly.

Yes, that exactly what I do, though we don't get so much of it here. That is to say I've never had to do a thousand rounds... Some stuff I've had were hangfires so it was the only way to be sure.

You can probably get away with shooting it in one of the Philippine returns and just boiling soapy water to clean...like in the beginning though, probably be OK.

That was my impression too. We'll now get the phone book about cleaning correctly and there's no problem. I would likely shy away from using it in my shiny bore gas passer too...