Hang fire with new Triple 7 primers
12-19-2006, 07:04 PM
#11
Spike
Join Date: Feb 2006
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RE: Hang fire with new Triple 7 primers
My son had this same problem when he tried to site-in his Wolf he was using pellets ( T7 50 gr. ) that were leftover from last season. We switched over to new powder (T7 loose )and that cured that problem. We guess that the powder must have gone bad ,drew moisture or something.
12-19-2006, 09:45 PM
#12
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brown County, Indiana
Posts: 167
RE: Hang fire with new Triple 7 primers
ORIGINAL: Redtail565
I bought all new stuff this year. I got the triple 7 50/50 powder, 295 powerbelt bullets and the winchester triple7 209 primers for muzzleloaders. I was getting hang fires. About the first 6 shots before I switched to the 209 for shotshell hung. After I switched to the other primer I didn't have any more problems.
Anyone else have this problem?
I bought all new stuff this year. I got the triple 7 50/50 powder, 295 powerbelt bullets and the winchester triple7 209 primers for muzzleloaders. I was getting hang fires. About the first 6 shots before I switched to the 209 for shotshell hung. After I switched to the other primer I didn't have any more problems.
Anyone else have this problem?
12-20-2006, 06:49 PM
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2005
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RE: Hang fire with new Triple 7 primers
Look, I have said this many times before. The rifles are made to shoot a standard W209 primer. If they were made to shoot a special primer shoot that.
What the hell try shooting standard W209 primers out of the thing. They cost only a couple bucks a box at a store that sells reloading supplies. I have only shot them out of my Encore well for close to 10 years.
What the hell try shooting standard W209 primers out of the thing. They cost only a couple bucks a box at a store that sells reloading supplies. I have only shot them out of my Encore well for close to 10 years.
12-20-2006, 07:57 PM
#17
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Western OK
Posts: 856
RE: Hang fire with new Triple 7 primers
All that i ever used until this year were plain old Winchester 209 shot shell primers.Never had a misfire withthese primers.Used Pyrodexpowder and pellets, Clean Shot powder and pellets and some Black Powder. This year i bought some of the spiffy 209 M/L primers at three times the cost of the old 209s because they were all that was available in a hurry. Luckily i have not usedany pellets with these primers.When these "lite" primers are gone i will go back to Winchester 209s.
12-21-2006, 05:01 PM
#19
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Greenfield, IN
Posts: 953
RE: Hang fire with new Triple 7 primers
Between my father and I.. we've shot over 100 of the new Winchester 777 primers.. and haven't had a single hang fire.
Could be a number of things...
You said that you fired 3 off before ever loading the gun... the primers prolly fouled the hole in the breech plug. Why fire off 3? Did you not run enough patches to clean the barrel? Maybe take a hat pin and make sure the hole in the breech plug is clear of any excess fouling. You should not need to fire off multiple primers to "dry" the breech. These are primers.. not caps. Sounds like you might want to change your shooting regiment... I'm guessing 99% user error...
Could be a number of things...
You said that you fired 3 off before ever loading the gun... the primers prolly fouled the hole in the breech plug. Why fire off 3? Did you not run enough patches to clean the barrel? Maybe take a hat pin and make sure the hole in the breech plug is clear of any excess fouling. You should not need to fire off multiple primers to "dry" the breech. These are primers.. not caps. Sounds like you might want to change your shooting regiment... I'm guessing 99% user error...
