A small bit of priming compound (usually lead azide) is crushed by the force of the firing pin, making it explode. The explosion generates a brief spurt of flame, igniting the gunpowder. This burns, producing a rapidly expanding gas that pushes the projectile (the bullet or shot) out of the barrel.
It has a small amount of material that is sensitive to shock. When a firing pin strikes the primer, it ignites.
When a rifle fires, a sequence of events takes place. After the firing pin strikes the primer, what is the next event in the sequence
By action of the hammer striking the firing pin, forcing it into the primer.
Firing pin strikes primer, primer ignites powder in case, expanding gases push projectile down the bore.
When the firing pin strikes the primer, a combustible mixture ignites and the flame goes through the flash hole to ignite the powder.
The primer explodes and ignites the gunpowder.
You activate the trigger, the hammer or striker hits the firing pin, the firing pin strikes the primer in the cartridge, which ignites the powder charge in the case.
Firing pin strikes primer, primer ignites powder, powder burns and turns into gas, gas expands and pushes projectile out of the barrel
The component that holds the firing pin and extractor is typically the bolt in a firearm. The bolt is responsible for chambering the cartridge, locking it in place, and facilitating the firing process. It contains the firing pin, which strikes the primer of the cartridge, and the extractor, which removes the spent casing after firing.
After the firing pin strikes the primer, the primer ignites the gunpowder within the cartridge. This combustion generates rapidly expanding gases that create high pressure inside the cartridge case. Consequently, the bullet is propelled down the barrel of the rifle, leaving the muzzle at high velocity.
Typically, the hammer strikes the firing pin which may fire a round, if there is a fresh round in the chamber. In older pistols, the hammer can hit the primer directly (the tip of the hammer has the firing pin on the end).
The basics: you activate the trigger, the hammer strikes the firing pin, the firing pin strikes the primer on the cartridge, the bullet is propelled down the barrel and goes to wherever the sights were aimed the instant the shot broke.