Roman Candle Muzzie
#11
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
I like the win 209 reloading primer as they seal better.
Covering the muzzle of the gun will not help if the pellets have already gathered moisture. The box they come in does not seal out moisture, if they set in the store and gather moisture then you have a problem. All the granulated powders have a seal so you at least start out with good powder.
Covering the muzzle of the gun will not help if the pellets have already gathered moisture. The box they come in does not seal out moisture, if they set in the store and gather moisture then you have a problem. All the granulated powders have a seal so you at least start out with good powder.
#12
Ok guys this past week I took a shot on a huge boar with my muzzleloader, I squeezed the trigger and it looked like a roman candle fireball shooting out of my barrel. It was going like 10 mph and landed right in front of this 300 lb boar before he trotted off laughing at me. It took all of my might not to wrap my gun around the tree like a belt. I was shooting Win 209 Primers and 777 Pellets out of an Optima. Anybody ever have or hear of this issue? What the heck happened
I found this scale on the internet:
Muzzleloading Primers
Hottest
CCI 209 In-Line MZL...241 f.p.s.
Fusion 209 In-Line.....236 f.p.s.
Remington ML............234 f.p.s.
Winchester ML............228 f.p.s.
Mildest
Winchester Triple 7....191 f.p.s.
I changed to the hotter primers and haven't had any problems since. It goes bang overtime. Used it in my CVA Apex and nailed my first wall hanger this year.
#13
You don't necessarily need to switch to BH209... you can use loose powder (T7, Pyrodex) with your current setup and have good success I'm sure.
FWIW, I use W209 primers in all of my rifles that shoot BH209 with ZERO issues.
FWIW, I use W209 primers in all of my rifles that shoot BH209 with ZERO issues.
#14
Fork Horn
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Virginia
Posts: 413