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yes it is, some primers are softer than others. Military primers are hard, whereas, match primers are soft. But if either fall just right they will go off. However, the bullet will not go flying off some where, the case will rupture.
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Can a bullet go off by itself?
No. Something has to make contact with the primer or cause the primer to get really hot. Dropping or hitting a round, or throwing it into a fire can cause it ignite.
What is the force needed to to fire a 9mm bullet?
A primer will usually get it out of the case.
Is a bullet a bullet if there is no powder and no primer present?
Yes. The bullet is only the projectile. A bullet with case, powder, and primer is a cartridge. A cartridge without powder or primer is called a dummy cartridge because it will fit into a firearm but will not fire. Dummies are used for non firing training with weapons, and for display purposes.
How much is the momentum needed to fire a 9mm bullet?
Usually just a primer will get it partway down the barrel.
Can you shoot a gun with out a fire pin?
No not really. you need the firing pin to hit the primer and shoot the bullet.
How does a gun fire a bullet?
Firing pin strikes primer, primer ignites powder, powder burns and turns into gas, gas expands and pushes projectile out of the barrel
How do you remove the primer from a bullet?
The term is cartridge- that is a cartridge case, powder, primer, and bullet (that's the part that comes out of the barrel) It is extremely dangerous to attempt to remove a live primer from a loaded cartridge. Once the primer has been fired, reloaders use a tool called a deprimer to push the old primer out from the inside- but pushing on a LIVE primer will almost certainly make it fire. Very unsafe, please do not fool with that.
Can a gun fire bullets without bullets in the gun?
No. Yes. All you have to do is strike the bullet's primer with a sharp corner of the gun.
Will a bullet in a fire go off?
No- but a CARTRIDGE can. The bullet is the solid metal part of a cartridge that comes out of the end of the barrel. Being solid metal, there is no part of it that is flammable or explosive. A CARTRIDGE is an entire. loaded round of ammunition (Cartridge case, primer, powder, and bullet) If those are in a fire and get hot enough, they will explode. However, when not confined in a gun barrel, the energy is not directed, and pieces of the case or bullet will usually only travel a few feet.
Will anything happen if you fire a bullet that has already been fired?
There are bullets (that is the projectile that gets shot out of the barrel) and cartridges (cartridge case, powder, primer, bullet) It may be possible to recover a fired bullet, load it into a cartridge case with a new primer and powder, and shoot it again- BUT bullets are generally rather soft, and likely to get bent up on impact. Once a CARTRIDGE has fired, it needs to have the old primer removed, new one installed, fresh charge of gunpowder put in place, and THEN load a bullet into the cartridge case.
What would cause a 39A to not fire I have a gun that will at times not fire when I pull the trigger. There will be a small indent on the primer. Is the pin not hitting the primer hard enough?
Common problem. Firing pin is worn, therefore not as long as it should be to properly concuss primer. Just replace pin.
How do Handguns work?
Depends on the type of handgun. In general, a spring drives a firing pin foward, striking the primer of a cartridge. The primer sends a jet of fire into the cartridge case, igniting the gunpowder. Rapidly expanding gasses from the burning powder push the bullet out of the barrel.
