Originally Posted by
buckfever37
Yes I use a drill bit and torch tip cleaners. Every time I have brought it home from shooting the breech plug has always been dry. Pulled the plug out tonight and it definitely had moisture with some powder stuck in the bigger hole of the plug.
I was so pissed when it happened. Mainly due to saying that wont happen with my gun. I could have shot a doe with my bow. But wanted my brother to get his 2nd ever deer.
Rem STS is a good, hot, BH209 primer.
The moisture appears to be the culprit. How did we get a wet plug?
It has something to do with temp changes. My guess is the gun was cold, warm, cold, warm a few time.
Proposed solution: Leave the gun cold once loaded in these temps.
FYI.. I shot my deer last year at -5 with BH209 and a Winchester primer in a Knight Disc Extreme.