Reloading pinfire cartridges

Reloading of pinfire cartridges explained

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