triumph, 209 or 209m with bh209
#1
triumph, 209 or 209m with bh209
refreash my memory, should i use the reg win209 or a cci209m or fed209m? the reason i ask is i had 3 hangfires the other day with reg win209.
i may have been due to a dirty plug. i was using what i thought was the same load as last year but my groups were no where near as good. it got me trying different bullets. i had been using 120gr of bh209 and 250gr barnes tez.
what would make a difference in my accuracy? dirty plug? worn out plug? how would you tell if the plug is worn, approx how many shots in the lifespan of a plug?
i may have been due to a dirty plug. i was using what i thought was the same load as last year but my groups were no where near as good. it got me trying different bullets. i had been using 120gr of bh209 and 250gr barnes tez.
what would make a difference in my accuracy? dirty plug? worn out plug? how would you tell if the plug is worn, approx how many shots in the lifespan of a plug?
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
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As mentioned, you should use a 1/8" drill spun by hand to remove carbon from the flash channel of the breech plug. A plugged flash channel may be what caused your issues. Just so you know, i have always used W209 primer in my Triumph. They always worked perfectly, until one day, when it was a way below zero. That morning i noticed an almost imperceptible delay.