| − | '''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/firearms_terminology.htm Basic [[fire]]arms Terminology Defined]." [[Guns and Shooting Online]] - [[Chuck Hawks]].com, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2015</ref>
| + | As a [[Glossary of Firearms and Second Amendment Terms|firearms term]] , '''primer''' is a 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/firearms_terminology.htm Basic [[fire]]arms Terminology Defined]." [[Guns and Shooting Online]] - [[Chuck Hawks]].com, 2012. Accessed February 19, 2015</ref> |