Primers falling out
10-17-2003 | 09:31 AM
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Primers falling out
I bought a Knight Bighorn this year and hunted with it for the first time this week and am having a problem with the primers falling out. I had at least four times during the weekend that I looked down and the 209 primer had fallen out of the breech plug and had to be replaced. Obviously this is unacceptable because I need to be able to rely on my gun if and when that big buck shows up. Has anybody else had this problem? What can I do about it short of superglueing them in.
10-17-2003 | 11:24 AM
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RE: Primers falling out
I had the same problem with my muzzleloader when I bought it. I' m not sure about the Knights, but on my Austin & Hallek, I noticed the primer was suppose to be held secure by a metal retaining ring. I simply took a pair of pliers and crimped the ring a small amount so it would hold primers in place--it has worked flawlessly since then. If your not comfortable with doing something like this; or, if your gun is different, I' m sure a gunsmith could help you. Otherwise you might see if customer service at Knight can give you some advice. Hope this helps!
10-17-2003 | 05:47 PM
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RE: Primers falling out
10-21-2003 | 01:15 PM
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RE: Primers falling out
Clyby,
There isn' t any retaining ring or system at all on the Knight, you just insert the primer into the hole in the breech plug and press firmly. I can now see why a metal primer in a metal hole would not make for great holding power. I would imagine others have had problems with the knights having the pullback style hammer assembly.
Triple Se7en,
The full plastic jackets aren' t compatable with the regular 209 primer breech plug and hammer. I did order the 209 " etxreme" conversion kit for my rifle however to convert it to using the plastic jackets. Hopefully these will stay in place better. There still won' t be a bolt holding them in place however and I would recommend to anybody looking for a new muzzleloader to get one with a bolt or closing breech that will hold the primer in place to eliminate this problem.
There isn' t any retaining ring or system at all on the Knight, you just insert the primer into the hole in the breech plug and press firmly. I can now see why a metal primer in a metal hole would not make for great holding power. I would imagine others have had problems with the knights having the pullback style hammer assembly.
Triple Se7en,
The full plastic jackets aren' t compatable with the regular 209 primer breech plug and hammer. I did order the 209 " etxreme" conversion kit for my rifle however to convert it to using the plastic jackets. Hopefully these will stay in place better. There still won' t be a bolt holding them in place however and I would recommend to anybody looking for a new muzzleloader to get one with a bolt or closing breech that will hold the primer in place to eliminate this problem.
