Chamfering and deburring the case neck creates a gentle angle that makes it easier to seat the bullet in the case. Seat Primer After case prep, it's time to seat your primer. Take care with primers so as not to damage them or contaminate them with any oils, solutions or liquids. You...
Before we describe the ammo reloading equipment necessary to begin the hobby of reloading, let’s talk about the end product – ammunition. The anatomy of ammunition is broken down into four parts – the primer, the powder, the cartridge case and the projectile or bullet (each of these compo...
Firing Mechanism and Bullet Propulsion Here's the process: To prepare this gun to fire, you pull the breech bolt back, so it pushes in the rear spring. The trigger sear catches onto the bolt and holds it in place. The feed system runs an ammunition belt through the gun, loading a cart...
If you reload your cases after firing warm loads, your primers may be loose and unusable. That is one good incentive to not use max loads on a regular basis. Once the primer pocket is enlarged, the case is useless. If your loads are way too hot, the signs become much more obvi...
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When you begin to label your ammo storage containers, I have some recommendations about what should be on the label. The caliber of the ammunition, including the size of the bullet The manufacturer of the ammunition. If the ammo is your reloads, mark it that way ...
A round (da bullet thingie) has to be travelling at sub-sonic speeds for the sound to be suppressed, and suppressed or not, there is still an explosion of the "powder" (but not really powder nowadays unless you're talking about black powder) igniting instantaneously once the primer is ...
If you want to read a much longer, well-written piece on this (more than three bullet primer), I highly recommend checking outAndrey Savchenko’spageon exactly this topic. On to Composer The rest of this article is going to assume you’re on OS X with MAMP installed and is going to ...
The ammunition is loaded into the cylinder, then the cylinder swings into the revolver and it is ready to fire. After a bullet is fired, the cylinder rotates and lines up the next cartridge in line with the firing pin. Most revolvers can be fired in a double action mode which is ...