BIT Electronic Ignition, as primers hit 89¢ each...

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Thu May 20, 2021 8:25 pm

I realize this sounds a bit steam punk, but it seems like it would be possible to rotate bullets into one chamber, and "pelleted" powder into another, and electronically ignite it - essentially, how an injector port works in an engine.

evan price · Post by **evan price** » Fri May 21, 2021 9:46 am

Yes but it wouldn't be safer or more convenient than cartridge ammunition.

HTRN · Post by **HTRN** » Fri May 21, 2021 10:32 am

It sounds like a solution in search of a problem to me.

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Sat May 22, 2021 8:54 pm

That’s the motto of BIT

Also, 90¢ primers…

Vonz90 · Post by **Vonz90** » Sun May 23, 2021 6:09 pm

BDK wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 8:54 pm That’s the motto of BIT

Also, 90¢ primers…

Exactly, electric primed ammo has its uses, but being simpler and easier to make are not advantages of that method.

I think the actual suggestion is direct electric ignition. This should be possible in theory, but I see a number of difficulties in implementing it at scale.

Captain Wheelgun · Post by **Captain Wheelgun** » Sun May 23, 2021 10:56 pm

Maybe start with an electrically primed muzzleloader? Have the base plug set up with a pair of electrodes hooked to a battery or capacitor and a switch linked to the trigger. Black powder should be easier to ignite than smokeless, too.

HTRN · Post by **HTRN** » Sun May 23, 2021 11:59 pm

BDK wrote: ↑Sat May 22, 2021 8:54 pm Also, 90¢ primers…

This happens Everytime there's an ammo shortage, as components are basically overflow from ammo production. Hence the great primer shortage of 94, the component disappearance of the Obama administration, and the current nonexistence of handloading components during the current ammo squeeze.

Components, particularly primers, are always the first to disappear and the last to return to normal during an ammo squeeze. Which is why...

BUY IT CHEAP AND STACK IT DEEP

BDK · Post by **BDK** » Mon May 24, 2021 3:26 am

Hell, I think it’s a better idea than making my own corrosive primers - they’re simpler than the lead styphanate ones…

Jered · Post by **Jered** » Tue May 25, 2021 1:43 am

Shouldn't you be able to accomplish it with two contacts and a heating element?

It should be possible to do that with a match lock.

Post by **Combat Controller** » Wed May 26, 2021 4:04 pm

Wow, I have 50,000 primers. Are they worth close to 50k?

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