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Old March 11, 2013, 12:10 AM   #5
James K
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That primer system is interesting. McShooty is correct that it uses a pellet primer, but it is not really placed on the nipple. Rather it is driven forward by the hammer falling and is hit by the hammer as it flies over the nipple. It does work, at least when clean, but they gave a lot of trouble and most users reverted to using plain old musket caps, which also had the advantage of being readily available.

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