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2. Primer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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   Primer-actuated cartridges/piston primer cartridges use a primer in the form of a blank to contain the propellant within the cartridge, or as a piston to unlock the bolt and cycle the weapon's operation. Examples are the 9×51mm SMAW, MBA Javette and the M48A2.

3. Powder-actuated tool - Wikipedia

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   Powder-actuated tools come in high-velocity and low-velocity types. In high-velocity tools, the propellant charge acts directly on the fastener in a process similar to a firearm. Low-velocity tools introduce a piston into the chamber. The propellant acts on the piston, which then drives the fastener into the substrate.

4. Percussion cap - Wikipedia

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   Percussion caps have been manufactured in various sizes to fit snugly over different sized nipples. Nipples for 4.5mm and 6mm percussion caps. The percussion cap, percussion primer, or caplock, introduced in the early 1820s, is a type of single-use percussion ignition device for muzzle loader firearm locks enabling them to fire reliably in any weather condition. [1]

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6. Mortgage and refinance rates for Jan. 8, 2025: Rates for 30 ...

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   Average mortgage rates for popular 30-year fixed terms are relatively flat while shorter 15-year fixed terms tick up as of Wednesday, January 8, 2025, elevated to their highest levels in six months.

7. Texas Woman Allegedly Killed Her Husband, Set His Truck on ...

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   A Texas woman is charged with murder after police say she fatally shot her husband, lit his truck on fire and fled the scene in a kayak. Bexar County, Texas officials found the body of Tomas ...

8. Small arms ammunition pressure testing - Wikipedia

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   The test cartridge must be inserted into the chamber in such a way that the hole in the test cartridge case lines up with a gas port hole that channels the gas pressure from the cartridge case to the face of the sensor. The measurement accuracy of the pressure measurements with 21st century high-pressure sensors is expected to be ≤ 2%. [7]

9. Jeff Baena, director and husband of Aubrey Plaza, dies at 47

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   Aubrey Plaza’s husband, director Jeff Baena, has died. He was 47. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed his death and that he died by suicide at his home on Jan. 3, according to ...