Talk:Pinfire cartridge

Citations Needed
Several claims seem strange. For example "Some navies also adopted them, "sea service" examples often being made out of brass which is largely unaffected by the corrosion caused by salt." All early cartridges were made from brass, copper or a related alloy. The technology to make cartridges from stiff metals (such as steel) came later. Also, all ammunition is always kept dry. Copper and brass corrode too, it seems unlikely that the casing material would make a significant difference. If anyone has a credible source, please add it!

New diagram?
Would it be okay if I found a new diagram to use? The current one breeds confusion (at least it did for me) by presenting the firing pin as perfectly vertical and being struck straight-on by the hammer. This is inconsistent with the image showing the actual rounds, as all but maybe one or two have definitively diagonal pins. This makes sense, as a 180-degree strike would require a heavily bent hammer set high and far back on the gun. Not optimal from a design or functionality perspective. Even a slight diagonal on the pins would allow for a traditional hammer with a bob cut in the bottom. Vintovka Dragunova (talk) 16:46, 4 November 2012 (UTC)


 * I checked the 10 or so original pinfire drawing that I have from various companies, and they list an angle of between 5º and 8.5º --AaronN322 (talk) 00:54, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
 * Review the available images, the hammer of a pinfire weapon is L-shaped, resulting in an impact directed more or less straight down (give or take a few degrees). The exact angle probably varied between different manufacturers, the illustration seems correct. Student342 (talk) 22:02, 19 April 2015 (UTC)