Revive Your Antique Pinfire Handguns

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7mm Belgian made pinfire revolver

Vintage pinfire pinfire cartridges car tridges Left : 7mm - Right 9mm

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To revive vintage pinfire handguns today is not a simple matter. Of sure, you will find here and there some vintage cartridges made about 100 years ago at prices in accordance with their rarity (sometimes $50 a piece), but it is not say the least - that t he old primer mixture mixture will will again ignite ignite the powder p owder when crushing crushing the t he pin.

11/12mm reloading kit is AVAILABLE

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Reloading kit for pinfire p infire cartridges (7mm, 9mm & 11mm)

9mm pinfire basic kit Content (packed in wood box) : 9mm pinfire dies and tools + 12 reloadable cases + 12 percussion cap holders + 1 powder m + 12 firing pins + 25 lead bullets


Firing Firing pins and cap holders are stored st ored in a pretty threaded wood box (French fashion fashion !!!)


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How does it work

One quite innovative innovative element element of o f this kit is the threaded percussion per cussion cap holder. It is a massive massive piece of brass which can be used several times before before being worn out. o ut.


Being Being threaded at its base, the t he holder can accommodate a rod r od that t hat will help greatly to position po sition the holder inside inside the case. Note that each kit (7mm or 9mm) 9mm) has its own specific specific cap holder with different different techni t echnical cal characteristics (the hole ho le s The firing pins of both kits being of different size and thickness.


The inside inside bottom bott om of the 9mm case is thicker - with a shoulder - to adapt the t he cap holder, while the 7mm case is is str the cap holder sliding in it with a little play.


1) Screw the threaded rod to the base of the percussion cap holder, and slide a fresh cap into the holder with the ca opening facing the small hole in the holder.


Note that the t he percussion cap MUST be flush with with the holder. If it remains remains beyond the holder's edge, as shown abo holder pin hole, and the case pin hole, will not aligne perfectly and you will have difficulties to enter the firing pin.


2) Drive the cap holder to the bottom of the cartridge case, and insert the firing pin through the case hole into the cap holder.


Percussion cap not installed installed

Percussion cap installed installed The cap holder is now retained ret ained in the bottom of o f the case by the firing firing pin. Note that t hat when sticking the pin into into the can add before a drop of glue on the pin. WARNING ! Before adding the bullet it is HIGHLY recommended recommended to test one o ne blank blank cartridge cart ridge in the gun you inte Especially Especially if if it is a revolver. revo lver. You must be certain that the pin is - or o r can be - sufficiently sufficiently pushed inside inside the case to al rotation rotat ion of the cylinder. cylinder. It may be be necessary in some cases to grind down the t he firing firing pin.


3) Unscrew the threaded rod from the cap holder, and fill the case with the right quantity of black powder. Note that : - for the t he 7mm caliber caliber any black black powder should work wo rk (coarse (co arse to fine fine granulation - Fg to FFFg). But if your your gun is i shape, you can chose a fast burning powder with a finer granulation (FFFg). (FFFg). - for the 9mm caliber, caliber, you should use a fast (fine granulation) granulation) powder (FFFg or FFFFg) FFFFg) because of the bullet bullet impo dragging inside inside the barrel, and t he rather short sho rt case capacity. The good goo d choice will eventually eventually be the result of o f experimenting experimenting different different loads with your own o wn gun. You should not leave any gap of air between the t he powder and the bullet. Of course when filli filling ng the case you must l enough space above the powder to allow the seating of the bullet into the case. Black Powder comes in four granulations. Fg being the coarsest (slowest to burn), and FFFFg being being the finest (fast burn). You will will find find the same grades under the following following labels labels : 1Fg to t o 4fg or o r even 1F to 4F Warning ! From now on, a sufficient blow onto the pin can ignite the primer and the powder.


Federal law allows unlicensed individuals to possess no more than 50 pounds of commercially manufactured black use in antique firearms firearms or repli r eplicas cas and reproductions repro ductions of antique firearms for hunting, sporting or cultural purposes other use of o f black black powder is a felony. felony. Local ordinances may may further further restrict rest rict the possession and storage of black po your responsibility responsibility to know and obey local statutes and regulations.


Left : 7mm (about 4 grams) gr ams) - Mid : 9mm (about 9 grams) gr ams) - Right : 12mm (about 10,80 10,8 0 grams)

4) Place the cartridge case on the slit basement as shown above, and place a bullet onto the case opening. Then put crimper crimper block on o n the basement.


You will note note that t he bullet bullet is shaped with a shoulder. This will help you you to t o know how deep the t he bullet bullet must be pus pu s the case. All the bullet body under the shoulder must be inside inside the case.

5) Inserting the bullet bullet into the case with the required r equired deepness, is precisely done thanks to t o a pushing tool. This tool is a cylindri cylindrical cal casing into into which is is screwed a large rod with a concave under u nder face to mate the bullet head and a nut on its upper portion to set the right deepness of the rod that slides into the crimper block channel. To determine d etermine the exact deepness deep ness you will install install the first first bullet bullet by pushing it thro ugh the pushin p ushing g tool t ool (using a light light


marring marring hammer) hammer) until you feel - or better bet ter you see - that t hat the bullet shoulder is at the t he cartridge case upper u pper edge leve Then, while while maintainin maintaining g the pushing rod in contact cont act with the t he bullet's bullet's head, turn the t he pushing tool too l casing down until it against the crimper block. When it is done, screw firmly firmly the nut against t he casing. The pushing rod is set now at the right deepness for the cartridges to come. For the next cartridges, just install the bullet bullet on o n the case, put pu t the t he pushing tool on t he crimper block, block, and use a mall the bullet bullet inside the case through the pushing too l rod (which is is now firmly firmly locked locked at the right height to the t he pushin the nut).

CRIMPING PUNCHES NO LONGER FURNISHED (Considered unuseful)

6) If for any reason you want the bullet to be more crimped by the case, you can use the two small punches furnish furnish


effect. The two punches must be inserted in the lateral holes of the crimper block as shown above. The space bet ween the and the crimper block surface indicates indicates the t he deepness of the penetration penet ration into the t he cartridge case when the t he blow will will o Take care to t o not puncture t he cartridge case when performing this additionnal crimping. crimping. To prevent a possible perforation of the cartridge case you can :

- Adjust the punches length by filing them down. - Or add a strip of adhesive tape around the crimper block to enlarge its diameter to the required thickness. - Or add washers to the punches.

In some revolvers, the firing firing pin, when positioned vertically, vertically, can affect affect the t he good goo d rotation rot ation of the t he cylinder. cylinder. You can s problem by slightly slightly slanting slanting (about 3 degrees) degr ees) the firing firing pin toward the rear.

AFTER FIRING :


1) De-caping Remove the firing pin. Screw the threaded rod into the percussion cap holder, and pull it out of the cartridge case. If you want to re-use the case and the cap holder, do not forget to clean them. You can use hot water with some s current ammoniacal ammoniacal detergent.


8) To resize the case, use the crimper block as a swaging die (shown above). Do not forget to externally lubricate t before forcing it into the tool.


9) When the case is resized, eject it with the rod r od furnished to this t his effect, effect, by pushing pushing it out ou t of o f the crimper block block as s above. The case is now ready read y for another reloading. r eloading. If used in rather well calibrated calibrated guns with clean smooth chambers chambers such cases should be reloaded five five or six times times b discarded as a safety measure. But ALWAYS check attentively the case before any re-use. And specialy specialy in the wea the firing pin hole.


Test the 7mm Pinfire with our Mini Kit

Content : 5 lead bullets + 5 cartridge cases + 5 firing pins + 5 percussion cap holders, and a screw to hold the ca Note that percussion cap shown are removed when shipping to the USA

This starting Mini Kit is sold for : US$36,00 Shipping by unregistered mail included


Test the 9mm Pinfire with our Mini Kit same as above but in 9mm

Content : 5 lead bullets bullets + 5 cartridge cases + 5 firing firing pins + 5 percussion cap holders. ho lders. Note that percussion cap shown are removed when shipping to the USA


Test the 11/12mm Pinfire with our Starter Kit

Content : 5 lead bullets + 5 cartridge cases + 5 firing pins + 5 percussion cap holders. Note that percussion cap shown are removed when shipping to the USA


Basic one shell 16 gauge caliber kit for pinfire shotgun User manual click here


Includes a brass case, a cap holder, a firing pin and a long screw $32,00 shipping included (out (out of Europe shipment) shipment)

21,00 Euros shipping included (Europe (Europe shipment) shipment )

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