Went to the woods this evening for a sit in one of my blinds.
I went in earlier today and trimmed the lane out to 100 yards,it's mostly Palmettos.
I got in about 4:00 and got to it.
It was just about over so I started putting my gear away for the walk out.
Took off my mask and gloves,put on my hat and switched on my headlamp. That's when I hear it,you know "the stomp" I turned off the light (it is MUCH darker in the blind than outside of it) and slowly looked up.there she was,a mature doe at about 125 yards staring into the black hole of my blind.
I put the Kodiak on the shooting rest and took aim,I could see but the light was not sticking around for long.I did my breathing and squeezed the trigger.
POP---------------wait for it-----------------BOOM
HANG FIRE
I felt myself move the rifle just after the initial POP
After the smoke cleared I turned the light back on and reloaded.
I walked out to the site and did a through search,I found no blood but I did scare the $h!t out of her,there was a fresh smokin pile right there.
As I walked back to the blind to get my gear I checked the cut real well for any sign,I didn't find any deer sign but I did find where my bullet went through some palmettos that escaped my trimming.I'll take pictures of them tomorrow,I'm going back in the daylight to make sure there was no hit.
I will have to take the blame for the hang fire.
After my range session with the gun I did my usual cleaning and oiling. I cleaned the BP also.Before I loaded for the hunt I ran three windex patches followed by three dry,both sides.
What I DID NOT DO was fire a primer before I loaded,I guess there was some rem oil in the plug.
Oh well, live and learn,I'm just glad I didn't wound the animal.
Guess I need to do mre trimming.

Good for you Sax. It's the right thing to do.

Well, that's hunting - live and learn. Personally, I never pop a cap. But I do flush the bore with a fairly wet 91% alcohol patch and do it vigorously so that on the first thrust or two atomized alcohol blows through the flash hole. Follow that with a dry patch just to be sure. Haven't had a misfire or hangfire yet.

ahhh man sax! sorry to hear about that man. things like that are tough. After i load up, i always remove the nipple and trickle some extra powder under the nipple. 4F goex really makes it go bang!

Sax, were you using BH209?

At least you aren't tracking a wounded deer tonight. Better a clean miss than a poor hit. It is good to check the area again in daylight, though.

Yes I am.I will re name the post Pop a Primer

Thanks Sax. I've got some BH209 coming my-self and am a little nervous about hangfires. I haven't had a hang-fire once in my inlines. Its been a long time since I had a hangfire in my hawken either.

Sax, I was curious. You thought the BP had rem oil in it. Did it get there from oiling the barrel? I don't oil my SS rifle barrels at all. I make sure they are dry after cleaning but do not oil them. If you oil your rifle barrel whilst the BP is removed .... well that might be a good preventive measure for keeping oil out of the BP.

better luck next time... the deer will be there again. So will you.