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  2. Tubes and primers for ammunition - Wikipedia

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    In the English service electric tubes (in the United States called "primers") are mostly used, but percussion or friction tubes are preferred on the continent and electric tubes are seldom or never used. [3] There are two types of electric tube, one with long wires for joining up with the electric circuit and the other without external wires.

  3. Test tube holder - Wikipedia

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    Moreover, when heating the tube with liquid or solid contained inside, the holder ought to tightly hold a test tube [5] in order for the tube to be safely held while heating. [ 6 ] Particularly, for liquid heating, when holding a test tube holder with a test tube, hold it such that it aligns with the lab bench and also point the open end of the ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Test tube rack - Wikipedia

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    The 1 well rack is designed to hold only one test tube or any tube that fits in the space. It is normally made of epoxy-coated steel wire [6] but can also be made of polystyrene. The racks made from polystyrene are friction-fit and can only hold tubes that match in size to the rack.

  6. Can-Am Off-Road - Wikipedia

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    In 2002, BRP introduced the Traxter MAX, which featured two seats. It was the first and only ATV with the manufacturer's approval to accommodate two riders. In 2002, BRP introduced another Traxter all-terrain vehicle called the Traxter MAX which featured two seats. The BRP Traxter MAX was the first manufacturer-approved ATV for two people. [5]

  7. Glossary of firearms terms - Wikipedia

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    In the case of modern firearms, usually refers to the assembly that is made up of a brass, steel, aluminum, or (rarely) a polymer case. The case contains the priming compound, usually in its own removable assembly called a primer. The case will also contain the charge of smokeless gunpowder, or sometimes black powder, and will be topped off by ...

  8. Primer (firearms) - Wikipedia

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    The first step to firing a firearm of any sort is igniting the propellant. The earliest firearms were hand cannons, which were simple closed tubes.There was a small aperture, the "touchhole", drilled in the closed end of the tube, leading to the main powder charge.

  9. Detonating cord - Wikipedia

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    Detonating cord (also called detonation cord, detacord, detcord, blasting rope, or primer cord) is a thin, flexible plastic tube usually filled with pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN, pentrite). With the PETN exploding at a rate of approximately 6,400 m/s (21,000 ft/s), any common length of detonation cord appears to explode instantaneously.