How the Army reloads the 90mm fixed shell 1957

Thanks...now I have to buy a new press.

Very intersting! Boy, those primers...

Erm — I’ll schedule some time for that one.
Seriously!

That first powder looked more like gravel. It was a basic Army �� film but very interesting.

I want to deprime the live primers!

muddcatt54 said:

That first powder looked more like gravel. It was a basic Army �� film but very interesting.

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My first impression was the powder looked like large chunks of dog food. They must need a very slow burning powder to accelerate that heavy of projectile down a long barrel without over pressuring the barrel.

my son brought home a fired 5" case from a destroyer he had a visit on during ROTC. darn kid carried it around on his sea bag for a week!.
they now use steel cases and there is a long steel tube (maybe 3/8" dia) that starts on top of the primer and runs maybe 2/3 the length of the casing. i believe it is filled with a fine powder of some sort that the primer ignites and then that ignites the main charge

Thanks, Brunston, I enjoyed the video.