I have a Traditions Muzzleloader and I was wondering if anyone had any information on switching it to a 209 prime. I know you need to have a conversion kit but I was wondering where I could get this.

Howdy!
Which model?

I would suggest going to the traditions web page.

http://www.traditionsmuzzle.com/eSho...ion+Components

209 primers are vastly overrated. Buy a hotter #11 nipple like RedHot, Splitfire, HotShot... etc .... then buy hot #11 caps like RWS Dynamit Nobel, CCI-Mag or Remington.

Unless you want to shoot pellets I really see no reason for the 209 primers. Like Triple Se7en said, get a Uncle Mike's Hot shot nipple and a hotter #11 cap or switch over to a musket cap perhaps. I shoot the 209's only because they came with the gun, but in my Knight it shoots #11 caps and I would not change a thing about it.....

I shoot 209's in my elite cause thats the breech plug that came with it. But in my knight MK, I bought the conversion kit for 209's and found a accuracy penalty using them. I was getting 2"-3" groups at 100 yards with No11 and that opened up consistently to 4-5" with winchesters.

Reason I changed was I wanted to shoot pellets and wiht No11, I had a misfire on a deer. Which I ended up going back to loose anyway.

My elite shoots the 209's well, but you have to use a tight fitting sabot. Really 209 is way too hot. But you a almost assured a fire, when you pull that trigger.

I own 3 Traditions inlines ,
all of them have #11 nipples on them , although one came with a 209 breechplug too . I shoot Pyrodex pellets a lot and they go off every time , I use ordinary Remington #11 caps . Don't fall for the 209 hype , you don't need them .

Well, Kevin, it only takes one experience, wouldn't you agree? I guess what I am asking is, "does a man have to make the mistake for himself, before changing his ways, or is it possible to learn off others?"

My scenerio was bad from the start. I was shooting pellets 15 shots the day before my hunt. It was shootin so good, that I didn't clean the gun at all besides my swabbing between shots. Maybe I should have cleaned the nipple at least. Maybe your right and a #11 is all that is needed.

This is such a true statement and also really applies to breech plugs as well!

I've had no fires, mis fires and delayed fires over the years because I forget to run a wire in the breech plug or nipple.

Well, afterwards, all the techs at knight was telling me they wasn't surprised, they get alot of calls and they recommend using 209's for pellets.

Any way it goes, I don't take a chance. I just change my load to work with it.