.54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
09-04-2005, 09:40 AM
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RE: .54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
ORIGINAL: Finaddict
I took my .54 GPR to the range and tried loading it with 90gr. Pyrodex RS with a CCI #11 cap and a PRB and when I let off the trigger there was a slight delay between the cap being popped and the powder charge going off. Now when I use Goex 2F with everything else the same I experience no delay at all. Is there a way to be able to use Pyrodex without getting a delay? Perhaps I ought to try Pyrodex P instead. It works just fine in my Crockett .32.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
I took my .54 GPR to the range and tried loading it with 90gr. Pyrodex RS with a CCI #11 cap and a PRB and when I let off the trigger there was a slight delay between the cap being popped and the powder charge going off. Now when I use Goex 2F with everything else the same I experience no delay at all. Is there a way to be able to use Pyrodex without getting a delay? Perhaps I ought to try Pyrodex P instead. It works just fine in my Crockett .32.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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09-04-2005, 09:57 AM
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Dominant Buck
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RE: .54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
Pyrodex "P" might stop the hangfire, but if you check the October Country web site, they sell the "Mag-Spark" nipple. Put one on your GPR, and use No. 209 shotgun primers! This will eliminate any hangfires caused by Pyrodex.
09-04-2005, 12:18 PM
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RE: .54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
Keep the powder channel clear by using hard-force water spray when cleaning..... make sure the bottom hole of the nipple is clear -- use FFF/P powder with sidelocks -- then buy a hotter nipple & #11 caps that say "magnum"..... that's all you need to get instantaneous ignition... as long as your powder is not contaminated with moisture.
If using the system poster eldeguellodescribes, buy the Remington Kleanbore 209 primers.... nothing elseto maintainlongetivity of your hammer spring. Also keep a close eye on the 209 primer while sitting & pivoting in your hunting seat. It may fall off the 209 nipple... may not! All 209 manufacturers are not using the same precise diameters.
I have no idea why his name came out big & bold in my post. Must be a demonin the web airways...lol[:@][:@]
If using the system poster eldeguellodescribes, buy the Remington Kleanbore 209 primers.... nothing elseto maintainlongetivity of your hammer spring. Also keep a close eye on the 209 primer while sitting & pivoting in your hunting seat. It may fall off the 209 nipple... may not! All 209 manufacturers are not using the same precise diameters.
I have no idea why his name came out big & bold in my post. Must be a demonin the web airways...lol[:@][:@]
09-04-2005, 01:12 PM
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RE: .54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
ORIGINAL: cayugad
eldeguello ... Have you ever had any problems with the nipple being blown back to the half cock or full cock position from the power of the 209 primer? Other posts claim it can damage the spring in the hammer. I just wondered if you experienced any of this?
Pyrodex "P" might stop the hangfire, but if you check the October Country web site, they sell the "Mag-Spark" nipple. Put one on your GPR, and use No. 209 shotgun primers! This will eliminate any hangfires caused by Pyrodex.
I have not tried it, (I'm a "loose powder" man), but I'll bet you could even use Pyrodex pellets in a sidelock with this nipple-at least I think I could, because my rifles have "semipatent breeches" in which the flash comes in at the dead center of the rear of the chamber......
09-04-2005, 01:16 PM
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RE: .54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
ORIGINAL: Triple Se7en
Keep the powder channel clear by using hard-force water spray when cleaning..... make sure the bottom hole of the nipple is clear -- use FFF/P powder with sidelocks -- then buy a hotter nipple & #11 caps that say "magnum"..... that's all you need to get instantaneous ignition... as long as your powder is not contaminated with moisture.
If using the system poster eldeguellodescribes, buy the Remington Kleanbore 209 primers.... nothing elseto maintainlongetivity of your hammer spring. Also keep a close eye on the 209 primer while sitting & pivoting in your hunting seat. It may fall off the 209 nipple... may not! All 209 manufacturers are not using the same precise diameters.
I have no idea why his name came out big & bold in my post. Must be a demonin the web airways...lol[:@][:@]
Keep the powder channel clear by using hard-force water spray when cleaning..... make sure the bottom hole of the nipple is clear -- use FFF/P powder with sidelocks -- then buy a hotter nipple & #11 caps that say "magnum"..... that's all you need to get instantaneous ignition... as long as your powder is not contaminated with moisture.
If using the system poster eldeguellodescribes, buy the Remington Kleanbore 209 primers.... nothing elseto maintainlongetivity of your hammer spring. Also keep a close eye on the 209 primer while sitting & pivoting in your hunting seat. It may fall off the 209 nipple... may not! All 209 manufacturers are not using the same precise diameters.
I have no idea why his name came out big & bold in my post. Must be a demonin the web airways...lol[:@][:@]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v444/eldeguello/display-image.jpg
The cap with pin protruding is at the lower right in this photo.....
09-05-2005, 06:27 AM
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RE: .54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
Hey Triple Se7en I am using the Remingtion #11 caps that are supposed to be 40% hotter. The powder channel is always clear. I think I'm just going to go to using FFF /P powder in the sidelocks and see what happens. I think it will do just fine. Thanks for all the suggestions.
09-05-2005, 12:17 PM
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RE: .54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
ORIGINAL: Finaddict
Hey Triple Se7en I am using the Remingtion #11 caps that are supposed to be 40% hotter. The powder channel is always clear. I think I'm just going to go to using FFF /P powder in the sidelocks and see what happens. I think it will do just fine. Thanks for all the suggestions.
Hey Triple Se7en I am using the Remingtion #11 caps that are supposed to be 40% hotter. The powder channel is always clear. I think I'm just going to go to using FFF /P powder in the sidelocks and see what happens. I think it will do just fine. Thanks for all the suggestions.
I finally bought myself a case of the Dynamite Noble 1075. Now them are caps. They make everything go BOOM! I always have excellent luck with them. As for the Remington, well I have some tins in the gun room and when I am preparing the rifle to take it to the range outside, I will use them to pop through the nipple....
09-05-2005, 01:00 PM
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RE: .54 GPR and Pyrodex RS cause slight delay
I like the Nobel but have grown fond of the CCI caps. I just bought out a gun shop going out of business $2 a tin. I bought 1500 of the suckers, that should keep me going for a year or two. (1500 caps not tins lol)
The are a mix of 50/50 magnum and regular.
The are a mix of 50/50 magnum and regular.