Reloading your old primers!..

[tdc57]

Here check this out!.. I think it’s a great backup plan for just incase!..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0jxp...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p1Xv...eature=related

[swerv512]

this is a re-post, but always interesting to look at...

[tdc57]

I’m sorry this is the first time I ever heard of this and got excited.. I just wanted to share it with the team..

My bad..

[Rudolf the Red]

Thanks for posting that. I was just thinking about if it could be done today.

[ejor]

for anyone trying this I belive the matches contain potassium chlorate which is corrosive, clean well.

[Gio]

Originally Posted by ejor

for anyone trying this I belive the matches contain potassium chlorate which is corrosive, clean well.

That's why you only use the white portion of the match

-Gio

[Sinixstar]

he actually said in the video "this is corrosive, you need to clean after words".

[Seesm]

Does not appear to work all that well... I guess if you "had" to it is better than NOTHING.

[Gio]

Hmm I guess he said that , I saw it like 3 weeks ago so I cannot say so or not. If I really had to I would try it, seems like a lot of work. I kinda tried to take apart some small pistol primers, pita!

-Gio

[TonyM]

Interesting, but I don't have that kinda time. Maybe if technology collapses and I don't have a job or anything else to do. Loading up the primers that way sure will kill my 900 rounds per hour pace on the Dillon presses...

[Ugly Dwarf]

I don't think anyone is suggesting this as a good alternative to buying primers from the MFG. I think this is a "here is how you could do this if primers were no longer being sold to the public."

[highpowermatch]

great to through in the SHTF file... you never know

[TheRealDelmar]

Originally Posted by Seesm

Does not appear to work all that well... I guess if you "had" to it is better than NOTHING.

That is what I thought when I saw his video, but take a look at mine and see if you like the results any better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7nphPRG6JA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZdaE...eature=related

They are corrosive so you do need to clean the gun with water. Chase the water with a good dose of WD40 (WD stand for water displacement) then clean as usual. Also I no longer crush my match heads with a hammer, I now use a round piece of maple. Don't forget your safety glasses and don't blame me if you jump off the bridge after me and blow yourself up!

[JoeC]

Originally Posted by Seesm

Does not appear to work all that well... I guess if you "had" to it is better than NOTHING.

Which is, incidentally enough, the current state of primers right now.

[Sunwolf]

Sioux and Cheyenne used matches for ammo at the battle of the Little Big Horn.