Making Primers Part 1

This is for last resort! As components become scarce and expensive this is a way to make primers when the store shelves are bare. WARNING! this is not 100% reliable. This video is to demonstrate that where there is a will there is a way. I am also trying a new camera.

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[greenspiraldragon]

could you reload a 22lr this way?

[ammosmith]

@greenspiraldragon No.

[drewnickel]

I've heard that those primers are extremely consistant if measured properly, but have the disadvantage of being highly corrosive. is this true?

[ammosmith]

@drewnickel Not sure about the first part. The second part about being corrosive is true and then some.

[EIBBOR2654]

I read about using this method in the CIA Black Books. As I remember, 1 or 2 drops of alcohol or acetone applied to the compound in the primer will turn it to a past and bond it to the primer cup. I tried this some years back with some berdan primed .30-06. It worked as they all popped and a few mid range loads I made up fired. I also drilled out a few for shotgun primers that worked well. At that time I couldn't get the berdan primers and had over 500 cases given to me. It worked in a pinch.

[sadeyedangel]

@ammosmith

Lol, yeah that tri-iodide is nasty and touchy. The old primers were lead styphnate is what they use now isn't it? or Pb azide?

[ammosmith]

@sadeyedangel I read where ammonium tri iodide could be used. In my experience...this stuff is waaay too unstable. Lead styphanate seems to be the ticket...or fulminate of murcury.

[sadeyedangel]

@cenotosa1

DDNP is better for blasting caps and all the match heads are is really red phosphorus and NaClO3 with some sulfer and maybe Antimony Trisulfide.

[ELITEHAMSTER123]

@ammosmith mine worked, 40S&W, but I had to pack a lot in, and fire it once before it set off. I guess to compact it better? :S

[sniderfire]

thank you very much ammosmith, for sharing this and contributing the society selflessly. You are like jesus christ, like P.A. Luty, like everyone with the will to make this world democratic!