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Thread: 209 primers in an inline?

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    209 primers in an inline?

    Tripple 7 Win.209's are about $8 to &10 a hundred,regular 209's are around$4.What difference would it make to use some brand of regular 209 primers in my inlines?

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    I've used standard 209 primers for several years with my inline muzzleloader.
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    I only use regular 209 primers in my inlines. There are problems using the "special 209" primers in many guns. The Triple 7 primers aren't as hot as a regular shotgun primer and if you have a long flash tube in your breech plug you may have problems. It's reported that the dreaded crud ring using Triple 7 powder is worse when using Triple 7 primers.

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    All 209 primers are not equal... the 777 primers are not as hot as many other 209 primers...they will not work well in some muzzleloading applications..especially BH209 that requires a hot primer.. they specifically tell you not to use 777 primers... I use Federal 209A or CCI magnum primers to ignite BH209 primers in my Knights.. previously I used Win 209's but had a few issues.
    Hope this helps..
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    I have used Win.,and CCI and have had no problems.
    Just lately bought some of the REM. made for black powder and have yet to try them.

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    Muzzleloader specific primer are made less "hot" (powerfull) to compensate for the se7en "crud ring". For the most part, a hotter primer is better on most other subs. I have been using winchester w209 for everything for many years

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    i use the hottest primer i can get and like them, the muzzleloader primers are a ripoff in price and quality. all my side locks and my son inline use 209 primers and black horn 209 powder. no cleaning and always go off.

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    T7 and Winchester Blue Box 209's in Omega, never once not go boom! I also wipe between shots and loading is a non issue.

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    I shoot Winchester 209 primers in both of my CVA in-lines. Never had a dud with them. Can't say that for primers that are said to be better for in-lines.

    Yes....I like that they are cheaper and for me work better.

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    these regular shot gun primers are so hot guys have made them as the power source for a .117 pellet in a break action rifle. they lined a h and r shot gun with a .177 barrel and made the back area to accept a shotgun primer. a good reliable pellet gun.

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    Stopped shooting trap and skeet about 30 years back. Got my Remington in line 50 when they came out. Got a conversion kit for it to use 209 shotgun primers and have been using up the last 1k of those shotshell primers since then. I`ve used regular BP, BT 209, 777 and pyrodex powders with no problems with those primers.Robert

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    Any 209 I could get I use and I tape the muzzle and do not shoot till season is over or kill something ,never had a misfire ,but I did miss once !

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    I have been using the nobel sport primers of late at 2.65 a hundred , they work just fine with real black , before that I used Winchesters , federals and remingtions my hunting load and 777 clover leafed at 50 yards and I didn't wory about any better than that the deer never noticed a difference

    also never had a miss fire as long as I had a clean flash channel , make sure to pop 3 caps to make sure that flash channel in the breach plug is clear of all oil before loading up for a hunt

    it also doesn't hurt to put a sock over the muzzle and store them muzzle down you get less oil in the flash channel that way


    I missed twice right in a row once , yup that deer wandered back in just about the time I had reloaded , shot at her again , she came back again but ran off just as I pulled the ram rod , I shot that one at a dead tree just to find I was almost a foot off at 25 yards all i needed to do was aim 9 inches left of where I wanted to hit , I had a scope issue and hadn't realized she had been looking right at me for every shot had she been broad side I would have hit her
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