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Posted: 3/8/2024 7:33:30 PM EDT
Does anyone have a good (hopefully color) pic of the "ass end" of a live rocket?  Looking for detail on the primer/flash tube ..

Thanks brothers...
Link Posted: 3/9/2024 1:40:03 AM EDT
[#1]
The back end of an M72EC but pretty sure they're the same ignition system.



The ignition system can basically be a pistol case primed with a small pistol primer that's epoxied inside a plastic cylinder that holds an energetic composition that leads to a small plastic tube/shock tube that then leads into the rocket motor and ignites the propellant via another energetic composition.

Pics are from the subcaliber rockets but it's basically the same primer ignition.



Link Posted: 3/11/2024 7:56:54 PM EDT
[#2]
Appreciate the pics. I'm currently "restoring" an a2 and I'm going to find a 3d printed rocket... Looking to complete the finished look with an authentic looking flash tube/plug.  Not really concerned with the primer, as it'll be hidden from view.

Don't suppose anyone has a source for the plastic for the tube/plug?
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