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Created page with "'''Primer''' is a firearms term related to ammunition. According to gun writer Matthew Boyd, a p..."
'''Primer''' is a [[Glossary of Firearms and Second Amendment Terms|firearms term]] related to [[ammunition]]. According to [[:Category:Gun Writers|gun writer]] Matthew Boyd, a primer is "a small [[cap]] that fits into the rear of the [[brass]]. This cap usually contains a highly sensitive [[explosive]] that is required to set of the [[powder]] inside of a [[cartridge]]."<ref> Boyd, Matthew J., "[http://www.chuckhawks.com/[[fire]]arms_terminology.htm Basic [[fire]]arms Terminology Defined]." [[Guns and Shooting Online]] - [[Chuck Hawks]].com, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2015</ref>
==Bibliography - Further Reading==
* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]]: [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition
==References==
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[[Category : Handloading]]
[[Category : Ammunition]]
[[Category : Firearms Glossary]]
[[Category : Firearms]]
[[Category : Preparedness Glossary]]
[[Category : Military Glossary]]
==Bibliography - Further Reading==
* [[Boston T. Party|Party, Boston T.]], ''[[Boston's Gun Bible]]''. [[Wyoming]]: [[American Redoubt]] [[Javelin Press]], 2009 revision to 2002 edition
==References==
<references/>
{{Template:Ammunition topics}}
[[Category : Handloading]]
[[Category : Ammunition]]
[[Category : Firearms Glossary]]
[[Category : Firearms]]
[[Category : Preparedness Glossary]]
[[Category : Military Glossary]]