I've been trying the Blackhorn 209 with CCI primers in my Encore and having problems. Two misfires and several hangfires. Blowback several times too. (I hope the terms I'm using are correct.)
Been doing lots of reading in different forums and maybe have my problem figured out. BUT FIRST??? Where does the pretty stuff in the end of a 209 primer go? Might be red or yellow. I have been using CCI's but have some of those 209's for muzzleloaders too. Does it just burn up? Oh, well...........
My solution to my problem might be--- My breech plug was very dirty and I didn't realize it. Didn't see much daylight through the the hole. Saw somewhere to use a drill bit to clean it up. So I GENTLY turned a bit in the hole. My goodness, the crude that I scraped out of there was ugly and lots of it. Now I can see daylight through the hole. I bet the rifle shoots better now. I sure hope so!