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  2. Primer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    With the advent of chemical primers, it was not long before several systems were invented with many different ways of combining bullet, powder, and primer into a single package which could be loaded quickly from the breech of the firearm. This greatly streamlined the reloading procedure and paved the way for semi- and fully automatic firearms.

  3. Centerfire ammunition - Wikipedia

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    Large rifle primers are also 0.008" taller than large pistol primers. [14] [15] 0.315" (8.00 mm) diameter .50 BMG primers, used for the .50 Browning Machine Gun cartridge and derivatives; Examples of uses: .38 Special, small pistol standard.357 Magnum, small pistol magnum.45 Colt, large pistol standard.50 Action Express, large pistol magnum

  4. Tubes and primers for ammunition - Wikipedia

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    In these large cartridges a silk cord becket runs up the centre with a loop at the top for handling. [5] For quick-firing guns the charge is contained in a brass case to which is fitted a primer for igniting the charge. This case is inserted into the gun, and when fired slightly expands and tightly fits the chamber of the gun, thus acting as an ...

  5. List of handgun cartridges - Wikipedia

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    Although not originally designed for handguns, several rifle and shotgun cartridges have also been chambered in a number of large handguns, primarily in revolvers like the Phelps Heritage revolver, Century Arms revolver, Thompson/Centre Contender break-open pistol, Magnum Research BFR, and the Pfeifer Zeliska revolvers. These include:

  6. 10mm Auto - Wikipedia

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    A large or small pistol primer is used. [7] [8] The CIP rulings indicate a maximum pressure of 230 MPa (33,000 psi). In CIP-regulated countries, every pistol/cartridge combination is required to be proofed at 130% of this maximum CIP pressure to certify for sale to consumers. [9]

  7. Cartridge (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    Removing the spent primer from (decapping) these cases requires the use of a special tool because the primer anvil (on which the primer compound is crushed) is an integral part of the case and the case, therefore, does not have a central hole through which a decapping tool can push the primer out from the inside, as is done with Boxer primers.

  8. Handloading - Wikipedia

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    Components of a modern bottleneck rifle cartridge. Top-to-bottom: Copper-jacketed bullet, smokeless powder granules, rimless brass case, Boxer primer.. Handloading, or reloading, is the practice of making firearm cartridges by manually assembling the individual components (metallic/polymer case, primer, propellant and projectile), rather than purchasing mass-assembled, factory-loaded ...

  9. .357 SIG - Wikipedia

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    The .357 SIG is based on a necked-down 10mm Auto case, forgoing the large pistol primer utilized by the 10mm Auto in favor of the small pistol primer used in many common self-defense rounds, such as .40 S&W, .38 Special, 9 mm and other similarly-sized cartridges.

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