So...How Hot Is The No. 209 Primer You Use For Ignition...

Hunter John · 08-30-2006, 07:08 AM

Just read an interesting article about the strengths of various 209 primers. With all the talk around here about the infamous 777 crud ring, I thought I"™d post the link here.

Strength ranking of various 209 primers are included within article.

Worth a read.

http://hpmuzzleloading.com/Technical3.html

cayugad · 08-30-2006, 08:12 AM

In my rifles.. loose powder I use the Kleenbore Primers. Pellets I use the Winchester W209's. So far, so good.

Triple Se7en · 08-30-2006, 08:50 AM

I haven't seen that 3rd Winchester primer Toby mentions in a while I think it's discontinued.

I have no crud ring issues in my Omega with 777. When using this rifle-powder combo, aren't we all supposed to use a weak 209 primer, bore brush,shoot only every 4 minutes or so in warm weather,swab at-least every 2nd shot with alky/windex/washer fluid mix& keep the bore walls oil/lube/solvent-free?????

Oh... I forgot one..... avoid the range with it on high humidity days????

rebelmandziukan · 08-30-2006, 03:36 PM

my primers are the new thermo-nuclear fission primers hotter than the sun only problem is my muzzy glowes lol

dmurphy317 · 08-30-2006, 09:35 PM

Hey Rebel, where did you get those? I could only find the Thermo-nuclear version, I missed out on the fission part. Maybe I'll have less crud ring with mine though.

rebelmandziukan · 09-02-2006, 05:22 PM

i got em from roswell new mexico, but for the fissions you gotta visit area 51

Triple Se7en · 09-02-2006, 08:55 PM

Quote:

ORIGINAL: Hunter John

Just read an interesting article about the strengths of various 209 primers. With all the talk around here about the infamous 777 crud ring, I thought I"™d post the link here.

Strength ranking of various 209 primers are included within article.

Worth a read.

http://hpmuzzleloading.com/Technical3.html

The best 209 remedy for that 777 crud ring are the Winchester Triple Se7en 209 primers. In 2nd Place about seven lengths back are the discontinued Remington 209-4s. 3rd Place are the regular CCIs. Fourth Place belongs to the Remington Kleanbores.... primers that have a reduced flash than the CCIs, but leave a bigger mess.

These are my findings - Yours may be different.