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<p>[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 33915, member: 301"]Before the casing is loaded with gunpowder , a small amount of primer is placed in the bottom of the casing.</p><p>When the base or bottom rim of the brass is struck hard by a firing pin the primer will ignite causing the gunpowder to ignite and fire the round.</p><p><br /></p><p>When the shell is struck ( or fired..) and nothing happens it's called a ...</p><p><b>Misfire: <i>A failure of the cartridge to fire after the primer has been struck by the firing pin. </i></b>OK, you squeeze the trigger and the gun goes click instead of bang, that is basically a misfire.</p><p>The bullet is now called a dud ....and should not fire if struck again......but I wouldn't look down a gun barrel to check that out !!!</p><p><br /></p><p>A dud though....still has primer ( possibly defective ) and gunpowder inside it , and should be treated carefully.......although it is not considered a live round.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]8531[/ATTACH] </p><p>The bullets shown here have not been fired.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="komokwa, post: 33915, member: 301"]Before the casing is loaded with gunpowder , a small amount of primer is placed in the bottom of the casing. When the base or bottom rim of the brass is struck hard by a firing pin the primer will ignite causing the gunpowder to ignite and fire the round. When the shell is struck ( or fired..) and nothing happens it's called a ... [B]Misfire: [I]A failure of the cartridge to fire after the primer has been struck by the firing pin. [/I][/B]OK, you squeeze the trigger and the gun goes click instead of bang, that is basically a misfire. The bullet is now called a dud ....and should not fire if struck again......but I wouldn't look down a gun barrel to check that out !!! A dud though....still has primer ( possibly defective ) and gunpowder inside it , and should be treated carefully.......although it is not considered a live round. [ATTACH=full]8531[/ATTACH] The bullets shown here have not been fired.[/QUOTE]
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