ORIGINAL: kymike
ENCOREMAN,
That explains it. The little finger on my spring was turned up and not making contact with the primer.
Thanks for your great reply. I'm looking forward to getting back into BP as its been better than 20 years since I was active in it.
BTW, I'm going to try my hand at taking coyotes with this gun since they are becoming a real problem in this area of Kentucky. A lot of livestock has fallen to them recently and we have several milk goats we show here. Would you recommend a good bullet/powder load to start with for taking coyotes out at say 150-200 yards? I was thinking a fairly lightweight sabot or maxi might do well.
Thanks again-
Mike
I had my share of problems with the 209 nipple on my Black Diamond XR and if that wire is missing or bent up or out of the ridge it rest in, the primers will not stay in place. Also be sure to not use the Winchester WML209 primers in the tan light brown case. The Dark blue Winchester W209's are fine but the other ones blew my little wire right off my nipple on the rifle making it worthless. I think they are too hot. For loose powder the Remington Kleenbore Primers are working GREAT!!
If you want a good long range load get some loose powder and load 110 grains of Triple Se7en and a 200 grain Shockwave with the blue sabot. Very accurate load. With a scope, I am sure that is an easy 150 to 200 yard rifle with PRACTICE. And it would floor a coyote or deer withlittle problem.
The 250 grain Shockwaves also shoot real good out of the rifle. I have not done any long distance with pellets yet, but last year we were shooting a pie plate off shooting sticks at 150 yards with the 250 grain shockwaves and 110 grains of Goex 3f and triple se7en 2f.
The trouble with some of the bigger conicals are while accurate, they tend to do some dramatic dropping at long distances. They are harder to judge their drop although with practie you could make them work. They would also tend to blow a large hole in a yote if the hide was what you were after. If all you wanted to do was to knock the critter down, then by all means.
I just started shooting the rifle with pellets and so far I am really impressed with the accuracy of two pellets and the Shockwaves.
A word of warning, after ten shots on the range, check that breech plug to make sure it is not seizing up. And just because the nipple turns, does not mean the breech plug will. I put a very small flat head screw driver in there and just twist it back and fourth to make sure it is loose. Also a Q-tip with some alcohol will clean the breech and nipple real easy in there when that gets fowled.
An easy breech plug wrench if you have a scope is a socket with an extension of 8" and a 7/16 or 9/16th deep socket head (one of the narrow ones). It will push right in through the back end of striker area and go over the nipple and breech plug and allow you take them out real fast.
I think you will really like that rifle. I think that is one of the most accurate inline rifles out there. I sure like mine. Other then it is a dirty fowling devil....
Keep us posted how it shoots.