Posted on 03/25/2021 5:37:55 AM PDT by marktwain
Marshal Thompson has done great work in showing how, and testing the concepts.
The core of this article was previously published at The Truth About Guns in 2016.
Might have to go back to flintlocks... 🙄
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Excellent... Thanks for that file..
What about those Russian primers?
There’s a kit for sale with all the materials and instructions. Search 22lrrelosder.com.
Typo: It’s 22lrreloader.com
Thanks, Dean, more skills to learn.
Been reading up on making primers lately.
One thing that doesn’t seem to get enough mention is that all of these diy primers are corrosive.
Not a huge deal - just more frequent weapon cleaning. And who doesn’t like cleaning their guns, LOL. But it’s something to be aware of if you venture down this road.
Of course, if it comes down to us needing to do this widely, weapon cleaning will likely be pretty far down on the list of problems we’re dealing with at that time.
This is a keeper.
Thank you!
wetting the primer compound with a drop of 10:1 ratio of alcohol and shellac, will reduce the ignition possibilities while setting the anvil. Also some people add a real thin piece of paper between the anvil and compound, so after it dries, it doesn’t fall out of the cup. Others often load them up into the shell case and let it dry for a few days before reloading with powder and bullet. The key is to know the process, store the individual components, and buy factory ammo for practice and some storage. That way you dont have to resort to reloading primers, but can under a emergency. Right now, ammo is selling for 2.5-3 times the price as it was 1-2 years ago. Buy less and shoot less. Let the Deer or turkey get a little closer before squeezing the trigger.
From the story:
Marshall describes in detail the methods and chemistry to make more sophisticated, non-corrosive primers. Most of them require a bit of wet chemistry to make the precursor chemicals for the priming mix. In the latest update to Marshall's manual, he details 10 different methods and priming mixtures, ranging from moderately simple to moderately difficult.
I’m not sure I would call any of his non-corrossive primer recipes “DIY”, at least for someone who doesn’t have recent familiarity conducting chemistry. It’s a bit more involved than using match heads or toy caps.
YMMV.
Also keep in mind that ATF is really ATFE and they are quite aware of what chemicals are needed for the E’s they regulate. If you’re buying precursor chemicals online, you should expect to be put “on a list”.
You only need an ounce of KCL03 (potassium chlorate), to make a thousand very effective primers.
Forster used to make a tool called Tap-O-Cap that allowed you to make #11 percussion caps out of empty Dr. Pepper cans and toy gun caps. Never found one for sale though. I wonder if it would be possible to make some sort of “sizing die” to get used primers into spec.
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Yes, it is.
It has been done.
They are pretty much in size, because it is a tight fit in the case.
I ordered that kit. Going on 4 weeks now with no idea of final delivery date. Only thing I heard was confirmation of order.
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