finally shot the Blackhorn
09-10-2010, 06:38 PM
#1
Typical Buck
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 650
finally shot the Blackhorn
I bought some Blackhorn 209 about 2 months ago, and finally got to put some through the Optima Elite last weekend. Boom. Boom. Snap. Sna...Boom. Yeah, the 3rd shot was a misfire, the next a hangfire. The good news is that it printed a pretty decent group for a first attempt, even the hangfire holding pretty tight. (at least I know I'm not jerking the trigger hehe)
I was using Remington STS primers, which I've heard are a good choice. I was seating the bullets well. The gun only has a few rounds through it, so the BP should be clear.
Whatever the deal is, I'm going to run a drill bit through my BP and try it again sometime soon. It won't take many misfires to turn my stomach to the stuff though. The T7 pellets printed 1 1/8" for me, so I won't have a problem using that if I get too scared of the Blackhorn. I just had to try the stuff everyone is talking about
rw
I was using Remington STS primers, which I've heard are a good choice. I was seating the bullets well. The gun only has a few rounds through it, so the BP should be clear.
Whatever the deal is, I'm going to run a drill bit through my BP and try it again sometime soon. It won't take many misfires to turn my stomach to the stuff though. The T7 pellets printed 1 1/8" for me, so I won't have a problem using that if I get too scared of the Blackhorn. I just had to try the stuff everyone is talking about
rw
09-11-2010, 07:02 AM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 136
i just started using blackhorn, i had trouble from remington primers. i switched to federal an have not had a miss fire since. i think certain breech plugs need certain primers to ignite blackhorn or just open up the flash hole. in my opinion blackhorn is the best powder just because of the ease of cleaning and no swabbing, some hoppe's #9 and i was done.
09-11-2010, 02:57 PM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Southern Iowa
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how timely! I just got back from the range with it. I have be messing around with it for a few months with a few different rifles. I have just decided that it isn't worth it, I'm not going to use it anymore. Sure it's cleaner, but I am sick of all the hang fires.... from completely clean CVA accura using fed 209a primer I didn't even get THREE shots off before I had my first hang fire. I'm done with it for good!!
09-11-2010, 03:09 PM
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09-11-2010, 04:00 PM
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exactly! Its dirty, its just plain filthy! Now you see where most of the flame is going. Right into the action.
CCI 209M primers and dont look back! Clean and dependable in the Accura.
Thr fed 209a's are so filthy in my rifles its amazing. When a "hot" primer like the 209a cures a crud ring, that should tell you right away where the hot flame is going.
Josh, ive shot over 200 of them in the Accura, Only 30 shots were with BH209, the Fed 209a just sucks, pure and simple. No other way to dish it out LOL.
Try those 209M's and see how they do.
Dont let a crappy primer spoil your blackhorn fun.
Just shot a 1.5" 3 shot group @ 100 yards with a 10 year old cva hunterbolt! Yep, 209M primers and zero hang fires.
CCI 209M primers and dont look back! Clean and dependable in the Accura.
Thr fed 209a's are so filthy in my rifles its amazing. When a "hot" primer like the 209a cures a crud ring, that should tell you right away where the hot flame is going.
Josh, ive shot over 200 of them in the Accura, Only 30 shots were with BH209, the Fed 209a just sucks, pure and simple. No other way to dish it out LOL.
Try those 209M's and see how they do.
Dont let a crappy primer spoil your blackhorn fun.
Just shot a 1.5" 3 shot group @ 100 yards with a 10 year old cva hunterbolt! Yep, 209M primers and zero hang fires.