Does Speer Lawman "Clean-Fire" Have A Shorter Shelf Life?

[Grocked]

Does the primer have a shorter shelf life for some reason, v.s. other types of ammo? Just curious. The reason I ask: Speer recently swapped out a large defective batch of .40 S&W Blazer Brass with a large batch of Speer Lawman "Clean-Fire". Ammo should, technically, last for a very long time if stored properly.

[mailman994]

I know that the primer mixture is different. Loctite is placed around the primer and a rubber (tar) type of substance is used to seal the bullet in the case.

[Emmet F]

Theoretically, the "lead-free" primers used by Speer for their "Clean Fire" ammunition MIGHT have a shorter shelf-life then normal primers but in my experience, their "lead-free" ammo has worked for me for the better part of 15 years. In the mid-90's, I purchased a few cases of their early 9mm Para 124gr TMJ "lead-free/Clean Fire" (no-lead primers) ammunition for use in GSSF matches as it was wickedly accurate in my G17. I finally shot the last box recently and everything was A-okay. Never a single primer malfunction. The only precaution I ever took was to store the ammo in a .30 GI ammo can(s). I know the ammo was loaded in 1993, per a call to CCI-Speer at the time. Can't say it will last forever, but I do know their "no-lead" primers will last at least 15 years if stored properly. Good luck.