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Re: Primer Shortage?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:15 pm
by Sim G
Sshhhhhhhhhh!!!!
La, la, la, la, la........
I have my fingers in my ears and I'm ignoring you............
(I was convinced it was 15kg!)
Re: Primer Shortage?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:42 pm
by 25Pdr
From..............
http://www.hse.gov.uk/explosives/inform ... ooting.htm
Storing explosives
You can store a limited quantity of certain explosives without a registration or licence. For the types of explosives used by shooters and reenactors the maximum quantities of explosives that can be stored without a licence or registration are:
* 15kg of percussion caps and/or small arms ammunition;
* 10kg of gunpowder (black powder, UN number 0027), and
* a further 5kg of any one or more of the following:
* gunpowder,
* smokeless powder
Re: Primer Shortage?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:50 pm
by Christel
15!?
LOL
Re: Primer Shortage?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:03 pm
by 25Pdr
Shipping weight of 1000 Winchester Primers is 1.25Lbs....
So....15Kg of primers is around 25,000 primers........Sounds a lot but I use around 5,000 38s a year alone.
Re: Primer Shortage?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 2:29 pm
by Robin128
And whilst on the subject of our holding of ammo parts...us hunters all know that expanding 'heads' are counted in with our holding of live ammo.
Re: Primer Shortage?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:42 pm
by dromia
Robin128 wrote: expanding 'heads'.
Aren't they hippy types on hallucinogens?
Re: Primer Shortage?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:44 pm
by Christel
"Heads"....no such thing.
I have been told.
Re: Primer Shortage?
Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 3:44 pm
by ovenpaa
Shhhh.... don’t mention hippies, the forum is licensed to keep them.