Not a single grain of powder in the priming pans!
First, the dog is rotated forward to the "safe" position, and the priming pan pushed open (if it is not already so).
Instead, he emptied the priming pan and refilled it with fresh powder, just in case snow had dampened the original charge.
Hands shaking, I dumped out the priming pan, and shook the ball from the barrel, then put the pistol in the pocket of my apron.
Close the cover on your priming pan and keep your powder dryl Do you think I would ship us to a place like that?
The soldier should pour a small pinch of the powder from the cartridge into the priming pan.
Around each burner is a priming pan used to preheat the burner.
Brianna could smell the brimstone scent of the gunpowder in the priming pan.
Close the cover on your priming pan and keep your powder dry!