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| − | As a [[Glossary of Firearms and Second Amendment Terms|firearms term]] , '''primer''' is | + | As a [[Glossary of Firearms and Second Amendment Terms|firearms term]], '''primer''' is related to [[ammunition]]. According to [[:Category:Gun Writers|gun writer]] Matthew Boyd, a primer is "a small [[cap]] that fits into the rear of the [[brass]]. This cap usually contains a highly sensitive [[explosive]] that is required to set of the [[powder]] inside of a [[cartridge]]."<ref>Boyd, Matthew J., "[http://www.chuckhawks.com/firearms_terminology.htm Basic [[fire]]arms Terminology Defined]." [[Guns and Shooting Online]] - [[Chuck Hawks]].com, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2015</ref> |
==Bibliography - Further Reading== | ==Bibliography - Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 08:22, February 20, 2015
As a firearms term, primer is related to ammunition. According to gun writer Matthew Boyd, a primer is "a small cap that fits into the rear of the brass. This cap usually contains a highly sensitive explosive that is required to set of the powder inside of a cartridge."[1]
Bibliography - Further Reading
- Party, Boston T., Boston's Gun Bible. Wyoming: American Redoubt Javelin Press, 2009 revision to 2002 edition. Chapter 29: Reloading.
- Rawles, James Wesley, How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It - Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times', New York: Plume/Penguin Books, 2009. Released September 30, 2009, 336 pages, ISBN-10: 0452295831, ISBN-13: 978-0452295834, Audible.com Audio book, Amazon.com Paperback. Chapter 10: Home security and Self-defense. Chapter 11: Firearms for Self-sufficiency and Self-defense.
- Rawles, James Wesley, Tools for Survival: What You Need to Survive When You’re on Your Own. New York: Plume/Penguin Books, 2015. Released December 30, 2014, 368 pages, ISBN-10: 0452298121, ISBN-13: 978-0452298125, Reviews, Audible.com Audio book, Amazon.com Paperback. Chapter 11: Rifles, Shotguns, and Handguns
- Tappan, Mel, Survival Guns. Boulder, Colorado: Paladin Press, Released November 1, 2009. 480 pages. ISBN-10: 1581607199, ISBN-13: 978-1581607192. [1] Amazon.com Paperback]
References
- ↑ Boyd, Matthew J., "Basic firearms Terminology Defined." Guns and Shooting Online - Chuck Hawks.com, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2015
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