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Old 03-31-2018, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by chieffan
I picked up a Knight Wolverine 50 cal at a good price a couple weeks ago. The breech plug was missing, probably destroyed from no grease and poor cleaning. Barrel looked OK as did the rest of the gun. Got to looking for a breech plug and found complete bolt, breech plug with nipple for the #10 cap conversion. Have not shot it yet as still getting the rest of the stuff together. Plan is to use 50/50 and/or 50/30 Pyrodex pellets. How does the powder ignition compare between the #10caps and the 209 primers?

I am hoping that it really is a #11 nipple... if so then make sure you get either #11 MAG caps or better yet RWS Dynimit Nobel 1075+ caps. These should ignite Pyro pellets just fine if you get the black powder end of the pellet down the bore first...

You could use a red plastic jacket with a 209 primer and a FPJ breech plug - but I am sure with a the hotter #11's you will get pellet ignition.
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