Electrically Primed Ammunition

For what its worth, the 25 x 137mm used in the M242 Bushmaster Chaingun and the GAU-12U and the 30 x 173mm GAU-8U are percussion primed. There is an electrically primed version of the 30 x 173mm Current US electrically primed ammunition 20 x 102mm M61 and M197 Vulcan 30 x 113mm M230 Chaingun - Apache 105mm AT, M68 M1, M60 series, etc

Electronic firing refers to the use of an electric current to fire a cartridge instead of a centerfire primer or rimfire primer. 1In modern firearm designs, a firing pin and primer are used to ignite the propellant in the cartridge which propels the bullet forward. The firing pin must travel a short distance, creating a short delay between the user pulling the trigger and the weapon firing

existing electric primers Modern autocannon ammunition eg 30mm for the M230 is sometimes electrically primed, using a spark to ignite nano-thermite which ignites the propellant. Could the same thing be done in a rifle cartridge? Technically, yes, but it would be expensive, and the energy required for ignition is higher than is ideal.

Ammunition cost about 25 more than comparable Boxer-primed ammunition, but the .22-250 Etronx delivered poor accuracy because their bullets were seated too deeply in the case neck. Handloaders could wring much better accuracy from their Etronx rifles, but the electric primers were priced about five times higher than similar benchrest-grade

Remington EtronX Electrically Primed Ammunition Video - Forgotten Weapons With an electrical circuit the electrons travel at the speed of light, unimaginably faster than a hammer dropping. It isn't really so applicable to shotguning as it is to long range rifle shooting. It's been done before. I got an old catalog from '88 that has a

Such primers are typically triggered through electrical or mechanical firing pin means and these systems are used across small, medium, and large caliber gun systems. MIC. The current PA520 electric primer for use in the assembly of lightweight 30mm ammunition contains 2.2 grains of lead styphnate, barium nitride, and calcium silicide

The M52A3Bl electric primer is used on all current 20-mm electric-primed ammunition. In lieu of a bridgewire, the primer mix contains a conductive powder and initiation takes place by electrostatic discharge. Because of the nonhomoge-neous mixture, the electrical resistance varies from 1000 ohms to 1.2 megaohms

The electric current fires the primer which in turn ignites the powder charge. A key-operated primary switch in the bottom of the grip of the stock can be used to disable the rifle and prevent it from being fired. An alkaline battery would give from 1500 to 2000 firings. It is very accurate with both Factory Ammo and Handloads. The only

I know for a fact that the Tiger Tank's 8.8 cm KwK 36 could use both conventional percussion-primed and electrically-primed ammunition, as it shared the shells with the 8.8 cm Flak 36. The percussion-primed cases were meant for the Flak guns, while the electrically-primed cases were intended for use by the Tiger.

Here to discuss Electrically Primed and otherwise Initiated Ammo theories, ideas, implementations and otherwise. Instead of relying on a firing pin or hammer, electronically primed ammunition utilizes an electric current to generate heat or sparks, which then initiates the ignition of the propellant. 2 years ago