179, 81/2" x 11" pages, 55,000 words, and 150 pictures. This tome covers every aspect of the sporting arms primer, from manufacture to use. It includes enough detail to give the interested reader a good working knowledge of how primers work and how primers interact with the gun, propellant, and cartridge. It covers safe primer handling and use. While necessarily in a somewhat limited manner, it explains why primer substitutions result in functionally...