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Offline Dennis Glazener

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Priming feather
« on: September 06, 2010, 09:18:20 PM »
I saw something the other day that I didn't know about, maybe some of you did.
It was a rifle that had a hole under the grip rail and in the hole was a short piece of what looked like a goose quill. It was cut very short and was used to hold an extra priming charge. The owner said if you got a flash in the pan you pulled the quill and re-primed the pan. Pretty neat.

Evidently the hole was flat bottomed and the quill looked a little smaller than a 22 short case. You filled it with priming powder and stuck it tightly in the hole.
Dennis
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Offline James Rogers

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Re: Priming feather
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2010, 09:59:01 PM »
I had not seen one until I saw the one you have seen.   ;)
« Last Edit: September 06, 2010, 10:02:54 PM by James Rogers »
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Re: Priming feather
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2010, 04:29:23 AM »
Dennis, talk to Jim Webb, he schooled me on the subject o few years ago. Let him tell you about the hair trigger one day also. lol
Hope you are faring well,
Mark
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