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Offline tkthorn

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Quill?
« on: April 18, 2011, 05:15:27 PM »
I'm very familiar with Cannon fuse and just purchased some Friction Primers, now I am told of using a Quill. What is a Quill? This is new to me.
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Re: Quill?
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2011, 05:31:42 PM »
I would refewr you to the reference sticky but during the last software upgrade and  the url for GBO outdoors was was cnage and none of the links work.  I will have relink them at a later date but until then  use the search function here and look up quill we have severaql very good post on making quill.
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Re: Quill?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2011, 05:42:13 PM »
As far as I know a quill (feather tip) was first used by navies for quick firing on the roll of the deck when sighting a target .

They would not cut barefoot sailors feet like some friction type metal primers  . After use they would be laying about , the quills are softer then metal primers .

They are easy to make and have come up several times B4. They go off instantly BANG like a fire cracker .

We could tell you how to do it ..... But if there is an easy way to search if could be brought back up . It would save a lot of keystrokes .

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Re: Quill?
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2011, 06:22:13 PM »
    I did a search called "how to make quills" and came up with this link below.  Andy's post is excellent; look for Rifleshooter2's post; you will see lots of excellent photos and this is exactly how Mike and I make our quills.  We bury them half way into the powder charge and find they provide 'INSTANT!' ignition.  Never had one fail.

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,100550.msg1098266389.html#msg1098266389

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Re: Quill?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2011, 01:24:27 AM »
Quote from: Double D on April 18, 2011, 05:31:42 PM
I would refewr you to the reference sticky but during the last software upgrade and  the url for GBO outdoors was was cnage and none of the links work.  I will have relink them at a later date but until then  use the search function here and look up quill we have severaql very good post on making quill.

My bad.  I was aware of SOME of the links being dead, but I've been at work or on the road for the last 4 weekends.  (OK, lame excuse).

If you take the NUMBER in the GBO link (from the references sticky): as (59198.0) and do a search, it will give you a list of stuff in which (highlighed too) is the link.



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