TM 31-210
Improvised Munitions Handbook
| Section III |
No. 5 |
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REUSABLE PRIMER |
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| A method of making a previously fired primer reusable. | |
| MATERIALS REQUIRED: | |
| Used cartridge case | |
| 2 long nails having approximately the same diameter as the inside of the primer pocket | |
| "Strike-anywhere" matches - 2 or 3 are needed for each primer | |
| Vise | |
| Hammer | |
| Knife or other sharp edged instrument | |
| PROCEDURE: | |
| 1. File one nail to a needle point so that it is small enough to fit through hole in primer pocket. |
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| 2. Place cartridge case and nail between jaws of vise. Force out fired primer with nail. | |
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| 3. Remove anvil from primer cup. |
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| 4. File down point of second nail until tip is flat. |
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| 5. Remove indentations from face of primer cup with hammer and flattened nail. |
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| 6. Cut off tips of the heads of "strike-anywhere"
matches using knife. Care- fully crush the matches tips on dry surface with wooden match stick until the mixture is the consistency of sugar. |
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| CAUTION: Do not crush more than 3 match tips at one time or the mixture may explode. |
| 7. Pour mixture into primer cup. Compress mixture with wooden match stick until primer cup is fully packed. |
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| 8. Place anvil in primer pocket with legs down. |
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| 9. Place cup in pocket with mixture facing downward. |
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| 10. Place cartridge case and primer cup between vise jaws, and press slowly until primer is seated into bottom of pocket. The primer is now ready to use. | |
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