The pinfire cartridge explained - Casimir Lefaucheux French patent #2225 - Early shotgun pinfire cartridge - Shotgun pinfire cartridge of modern type - Brand new empty pinfire shells ready for loading - Pinfire cartridges for handguns - Internal view of the priming system - 2mm cartridge compared with one of 12mm caliber The firearms using pinfire cartridges - Pinfire pepperboxes - Pinfire revolvers - Pinfire pistols - Pinfire shotguns Reloading new pinfire cartridges for handguns - Basic kit content (whatever the caliber) - Primer holder screwed onto the threaded rod - Inserting the primer holder into the shell - inserting the firing pin through the shell hole - Filling the shell with black powder - Seating of the bullet - Removal of the pin after firing - Re-sizing of the shell Reloading the 5mm pinfire cartridge - 5mm pinfire basic kit - Making of a 5mm bullet from a lead rod - Seating of the primer cap inside the shell - Seating of the bullet - Extraction of the fired primer Reloading pinfire shells for shotguns - Pocket to accommodate the cap holder - Installation of the firing pin - About 4.00 - 4.50 grams of black powder - Intermediary wad - Load of lead pellets - Sealing wad - Tooth picks through the holes for sealing List of prices for pinfire cartridge components - 5mm, 7mm, 9mm and 12mm boxed reloading kist - Test kits for 7mm, 9mm and 12mm - Shotguns shells kit in 16 & 12 gauge
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