Quote Originally Posted by 1moreset024 View Post
I was on the fence about doing this as well.

Got a 50/50 mix of answers regarding this practice, so I didn't pre-load based on the few opinions/responses that said "the gear and it's preservatives will eat the rubber on the plunger of the syringe..blah blah.

Did you ever experience syringes degrading with preloaded gear? How long do your preloads last, or did they ever not last?

Just picking your brain a bit, as this is IMHO, a very time saving practice.
the preservative can eat away at the rubber plunger , over a period of months on end . not weeks. I've been doing this for a couple years and never had an issue. but I don't store more then a few weeks worth of syringes.

there is a bit of a technique to loading them up. you need to get an air pocket at the top that way when you store it gear does not leak out over time.