How to you carry your 209 Primers on the field?

[LuigiPalagano]

How to you carry your 209 Primers on the field? Printed by myself if anyone needs or wants one, Carried 10 primers

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[RostokMcSpoons]

Cool, I'll be interested in one of those ?

 

[Rogerborg]

Not to be a primer-pooper, but eBay already provides a rotary holder that looks, I have to say, better designed.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115887213067

 

[concretesnail]

I use a DIY job. An alloy tube tapped at each end with a window cut through one threaded section. Undo bolt and slide out the primer like a smartie.

 

[Duff Beer]

I’ve got one of these:

https://airtac.me/products/gen-3-209-primer-holder-dispenser

It’s nice and neat, and can slot into the webbing nicely.  

 

[LuigiPalagano]

Yeah I mean there are loads of ideas and designs out there it what suits you . I have one of those AirTac ones as  on my vest but the amount of time it’s fallen off and I’ve lost it 

 

[CrackCommandoUnit1972]

I just use an Altoids mint tin with tissue paper to stop the rattle

 

[RostokMcSpoons]

I just use an Altoids mint tin with tissue paper to stop the rattle

This definitely counts as both effective and budget-friendly, but doesn't quite have the 'zing' of the Lynx Africa BB bottle idea

The search for Lord Sugar's next business partner... continues...

 

[EDcase]

Carry them like a hero ?

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[lokkers]

Sprayed an old vaseline tin black, and glued some cotton wool inside to the top and bottom

 

[Paltala]

When I was playing, the good old tic tac box worked wonders. This one has sat in my cupboard for over a year hence the discolouration.

I do hope the primers are still good, I'm considering getting back into the sport.

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[EDcase]

I also used a tic tac box but they make too much noise.

I now use a cloth pouch with drawstring to close.  (still looking for the hero carrier ?)

 

[Cannonfodder]

I use a little sealable plastic bag stuffed in the tub from a kinder egg

 

[Tactical Pith Helmet]

209s are brisant.  No way on earth I'd carry them banging around together.  

Note too that they are all sized slightly differently and have different brisant ratings.  Any primer will cause permanent damage if it goes off in your hand or in a pocket with other primers.

No way I'd use a Tic Tac box etc.  

Why not cut the plastic tray that they come in onto strips and cover with electrical tape?  Peel the tape as needed, and always use when wearing your eye pro.  

 

[Paltala]

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Tic tac box worked for me for a couple years. Never had any issues. Also allowed me to easily get 1 or 2 out at a time even with gloves on as my TRMR has the multi shot base (I've never used used the standard single shot one)

 

[Cannonfodder]

Tbh I'm finding that I don't carry primers on me as much any more as quite a few cqb sites are putting restrictions on the number of bangs you can use in a game

https://airtac.me/products/gen-3-209-primer-holder-dispenser

I just saw this in the description 

• Magnetic primer remover lifts the fired primer out of the chamber.
  

Is there iron or steel in there? The ones I've always had are copper so I wouldn't expect a magnet to do anything. Also I just tend to tip the primer holding bit over and let gravity do the work 

 

[Tactical Pith Helmet]

Tic tac box worked for me for a couple years. Never had any issues. Also allowed me to easily get 1 or 2 out at a time even with gloves on as my TRMR has the multi shot base (I've never used used the standard single shot one)

Primers are a primary explosive.  They are inherently volatile.  They used to be sold loose in jars or tins, the reason they no longer are is because of risk of chain explosion.  It only takes a bit of static electricity.

Glad you've never had issues, but I personally wouldn't chance it.   Skin grafts are not nice.

Here's a quote from a reloading site:

'Avoid handling primers with your hands. Oils and such from your skin can interfere with reliable operation later. Most hand priming tools have trays that allow you to dump primers right from their box onto the tray without handling.

Always wear safety glasses when handling primers. Remember the primary explosive part and how they’re designed to go boom from mechanical force? If one gets jammed up and goes off, you won’t want flame, gas, or primer bits going into your eyes. If you use a primer feed tube, as on a progressive reloading press, it’s possible that some weird sequence of events can set off the whole tube, so be careful. Pretend like you’re handling explosives, because… you are!

While they’re the little guy in the process, and usually the least expensive component of the reloading process, don’t neglect the primer. Kind of like a stubbed toe, that little thing can make life miserable if not treated with respect.'

 

[Emergencychimps]

I've been using a 5.56 strip clip that I bent a bit smaller (narrower) with some pliers. 

Makes the strikey side of the primer covered in metal and with a hole drilled in one end, it's tied onto a pouch it's stored in. 

As they are quite firmly in place, makes it easy to just take one when needed and I top it up between game days, it can take around 12 at a time 

 

[Mad dog 49]

I carry them in their quake. If I need to chuck a grenade more than 7 times in a game, I'm in the wrong game. The refills stay in the safe zone.

 

[RostokMcSpoons]

I carry them in their quake. If I need to chuck a grenade more than 7 times in a game, I'm in the wrong game. The refills stay in the safe zone.

Yeah there's definitely some merit to that point.  I can certainly leave my spares in a toolbox and refill between rounds if I have to