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Old 07-21-2019, 11:00 AM
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Retired with Way Too Many Kits
 
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I bought my first 24mm reloads in the early 90s. They were single packaged, and went to 3-packs around 1994, as I recall. I bought a bunch of them cheap on a great sale by a vendor from Utah that came to Colorado launches. But I didn’t use them up, and a few years ago I tossed what I had remaining . Some swelled, bulging at ends, or narrowing, or closing off, of the slot. Even the normal looking ones became almost impossible to light. Or if they lit, they might sputter until they really got going. Just not worth trying to use up. I have made my own igniters that burn very hot with tons of sparks, and still found older reloads just would not light. The other issue is delay elements. They can be unreliable with age. You can buy new delay kits, but I’ve found it’s just not worth the hassle.

I only buy reloads now in quantities that I think I’ll use in a couple years.
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