sertissage de balles

English translation: crimping bullets

10:51 Dec 2, 2019
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / cartridge factory
French term or phrase: sertissage de balles
D’après différentes sources d’information consultées en ligne, de la graisse est susceptible d’être utilisée pour le sertissage des balles dans les douilles, et les traceurs des activités de production de munitions incluraient notamment les métaux (plomb et, dans une moindre mesure, arsenic et antimoine)
Neydou
France
Local time: 23:49
English translation:crimping bullets
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Manie van den Heever
Local time: 00:49
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3 +3crimping bullets
Manie van den Heever
4 +2Crimping of bullets
Pierre POUSSIN


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
crimping bullets


Explanation:
Suggestion.

Example sentence(s):
  • "Crimping can be a bit of a misnomer. It sounds like it’s the process of squeezing the bullet into place in the cartridge case, but it’s really not [...] it’s just the act of restoring the flared case mouth, required for bullet seating..."

    Reference: http://www.gunsamerica.com/digest/reloading-seating-crimping...
Manie van den Heever
Local time: 00:49
Native speaker of: Native in AfrikaansAfrikaans, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Tony M
3 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony.

agree  Pierre POUSSIN
7 mins
  -> Thanks!

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
46 mins
  -> Thanks, Yvonne.
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Crimping of bullets


Explanation:
or "Bullet crimping"

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 23:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 87

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agree  writeaway
1 hr
  -> Merci de Bretagne!

agree  mchd
2 hrs
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