Who needs primers

[Greg-Guy]

I found a almost endless supply of primers just takes a little work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0jx...firearmblog.com/blog/&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p1Xv6eDFjo&feature=related

 

[204saskman]

wow some people have to much time on there hands

 

[jimy]

Are these corrosive or non-corrosive?

ETA Answer is in there.

Also, if the SHTF to the point where I need to do this. I'm thinking that I probably would need the 12 or so matches more than I'd need the primer.

 

[Steeleco]

How long before the reworked firing pin depression lets go and you have a face full of smoke or worse?? I'll pass.

 

[cancer]

I noticed one commentor mentioned using caps from toy cap guns at the store. Would be far less work than scraping match heads.

 

[olegs69]

Probably still not worth, even with the prices of primers.

Unless the primer is totally unobtanium.

 

[mg34]

good chance your life insurance is no good if the find out what you are making.

 

[Grizzlypeg]

So does that make the gun a "match lock"?

 

[Colin]

I knew shooters were cheap bastards but this takes the cake! I will nominate him for a green reward for recycling though!

 

[blacksmithden]

So does that make the gun a "match lock"?

Oh man (face in hand) THAT was bad !!

 

[Onagoth]

I'll pass

 

[jimy]

Blacksmithden. I think this is the pic you are looking for.

 

[Pathfinder]

"Warning this is not 100% reliable"..........no #### sherlock.

I might actually consider that method if I lived on a remote mountain in the Himalayas.

 

[shortandlong]

bawhashahahhha ! not once did he mention safety glasses

 

[blacksmithden]

Potential problems:

1. The anvil isn't really holding that ground up powder in the cup. By turing the case neck down and tapping it, I'd be willing to be you could get a fair amount of the compound out of the cup.

2. By doing this, you're putting pressure on the match head compound with the anvil. If you've ever experimented with the stuff, you'll know that it can be set off without very much pressure being applied. Pushing on it with a knife blade on a hard surface is sometimes enough. You'd want to let them sit for a while before you actually reloaded the case....just to make sure.

3. I don't know how well this would work with ball an extruded powderss. I guess it could, but for easy ignition, you might want to try and stick with a flake powder.

4. You'd die of old age trying to get a box of these done.

 

[curtmg]

Ha, all you fat cats can spend all your money on primers. That's 4 cents in my pocket, now. In an average day at the range, I'll save enough to buy a cup of coffee on the way home, and a donut.

This is not something you wanna do for mass production.

I love it!

 

[sawdust]

if he was a real pro, he would dice up the rest of the match head for his powder

 

[Tex Critter]

I'll not be wanting to try this period.

 

[blacksmithden]

Also, if he was a "real" pro, he'd heat the now useless match sticks up in his over to make charcoal for 1/3 of the ingredients for home made black powder.

 

[carbonrod]

[liberal world]The box cutter in that video is very scary, and makes him a terrorist.[/liberal world]