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Robert*PPS wrote:

gmckinl wrote:10 year old ammo isn't old, it's still very new. I'm still shooting dove loads I bought in the 70's. Some were bought at Target if that gives you a hint of how old they are.

I was thinking that they should be fine. They've been stored properly and all that, but yet they still hung in a shotgun that has given me no troubles over the many years I've had it. The only thing I could think of is that either: A) age of shell has something to do with it; or B) that shotgun just doesn't like Winchester.

I'll be going out tomorrow, and I'll be taking the mossberg, which is what I used when this particular case was purchased. I know it handled them fine years ago so it'll be interesting to see what it does now.

AndyC wrote:The cases themselves might have swelled a little, but it's more likely that it's the Winchester brass rims that are sticking in the chamber - they're becoming (in)famous for that.

You could cut the shells open, dump the lead pellets into a tray for later melting, dump the powder onto your roses or whatever as fertilizer - and pop the primers before throwing them in the trash.