Primers!
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Primers are a very emotional thing for some people.
I hope you are just joking. I have the most profound respect for our men and women in blue. I know we have quite a few of them here, but @Deputy819 and @codyadams are some of our outstanding LRH members, citizens, and overall good guys that put their lives on the line daily to protect our fellow citizens in their respective communities. I pray that they continue to do so and they get to go home safely to be their loves ones after duty,
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Not joking at all..I had a neighbor state cop..had stacks of 9mm cartridges in his garage..all from obamas giving ammo during his time in office...he wasn't just giving it to HLS.....and yes..this guy would have shot civilians.....
Sorry, but your accusation is still unwarranted/uncalled for here, especially when it is not even the issue. I am not sure why you lumped your neighbor with our guys here.
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Primers go into every ammo round that's made....
When the previous administration put all that ammo into the garages of Leo's it not only cost millions...it was there for them to use for 'an uprising'.........
So if the contracts the gov have right now aren't enough to keep ammunition out of our hands..it is enough to keep reloading materials out of our hands....
When the previous administration put all that ammo into the garages of Leo's it not only cost millions...it was there for them to use for 'an uprising'.........
So if the contracts the gov have right now aren't enough to keep ammunition out of our hands..it is enough to keep reloading materials out of our hands....
Deputy819
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I pity you….and your hubris personality……and once more the ignore button gets activated. Apologies to the OP for this unwarranted derail of the thread.
Sir, I owe you a drink or two for your analogy. Cheers!
Hugnot
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Primers - decades ago I periodically visited, as part of my job duties - "The Denver Ordnance Plant in Lakewood produced ammunition during World War II. The plant was the largest federal project in Colorado history before its conversion into the Federal Center, which today houses dozens of government agencies."
Upon walking thru the huge building, I noticed that there were no long continuous hallways between individual spaces. Somebody patiently explaned to me that this was designed to contain blast energy in the event of an explosion. The explosive used in primers is lead styphnate and other chemicals - enough energy to make for a big blast if enough of this stuff exploded.
I was then told that a plant employee was cleaning up a bunch of culled primers and placed them in a bucket. One of the tiny primers exploded for some unknown reason, possibly static electricity or concussion. This caused a massive chain reaction resulting in death.
I keep my primers separated from gun powder. I have no plans for making primers. A 10K primer limit is usually mandated by various governments, like RCW 70.74.350. I will never use a tube fed priming tool. Squeeze type priming tools have a barrier between the primer being seated and the primer container to prevent a chain reaction. Hopefully, OSHA will not make primer manufacturing in the US economically impossible. My shooting expectations would be negated if all I had was a flintlock rifle.
Upon walking thru the huge building, I noticed that there were no long continuous hallways between individual spaces. Somebody patiently explaned to me that this was designed to contain blast energy in the event of an explosion. The explosive used in primers is lead styphnate and other chemicals - enough energy to make for a big blast if enough of this stuff exploded.
I was then told that a plant employee was cleaning up a bunch of culled primers and placed them in a bucket. One of the tiny primers exploded for some unknown reason, possibly static electricity or concussion. This caused a massive chain reaction resulting in death.
I keep my primers separated from gun powder. I have no plans for making primers. A 10K primer limit is usually mandated by various governments, like RCW 70.74.350. I will never use a tube fed priming tool. Squeeze type priming tools have a barrier between the primer being seated and the primer container to prevent a chain reaction. Hopefully, OSHA will not make primer manufacturing in the US economically impossible. My shooting expectations would be negated if all I had was a flintlock rifle.
Hugnot I appreciate your post and read all your post's.
I don't use tube primer feed systems anymore either.I do however have friends that do and refuse to give them up as they have never had a problem with them.
How do you feel about grounding the press to the electrical system if a person refuses to learn from others mishaps?
I don't use tube primer feed systems anymore either.I do however have friends that do and refuse to give them up as they have never had a problem with them.
How do you feel about grounding the press to the electrical system if a person refuses to learn from others mishaps?
Hugnot
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It only takes a single event to make a mess. During dry periods can skate across a carpet then point my finger almost touching a doorknob & see a spark - voltages are high. My cat got annoyed when I zapped him (by accident) with a static spark,
If I had to use a tube fed primer feed I would ground everything including press & my body (grounded wrist band -like working with computer innards). Then there is the process of dumping lots of primers into the tube.
https://www.staticsolutions.com/anti-static-wrist-strap/
If I had to use a tube fed primer feed I would ground everything including press & my body (grounded wrist band -like working with computer innards). Then there is the process of dumping lots of primers into the tube.
https://www.staticsolutions.com/anti-static-wrist-strap/
codyadams
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Being that I am the firearms instructor for my county, and responsible for stocking and keeping track of our armory, and I have since 2015, and also since I am in contact with many of the other firearms instructors throughout the state of Wyoming and some of Idaho, I can say that you are simply incorrect. Obama did not give us ammo, let alone any additional funding for ammunition, and did not prepare us for an uprising. If an uprising did occur however, I can assure you in these states, we would be on the side of the American people.
We are not hoarding or being given excess ammunition, period. I have to streamline training due to budget reasons so as to not use too much ammunition during training.
I just bought 215M's from Brownells and Outdoor Limited in the past 10 days.
