Guest Bohunk Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 :confused:Hello guys I am a newbie to Muzzleloading and need your advice. I have a T/C Omega .50 Caliber Camo Stainless and while I was sighting the Burris scope I put on it I found that the primer would get stuck in the breech plug. It was a pain in the butt to get out and I was wondering if this is common or if there is a way to fix it. I have to use a small screwdriver to pry at the primer to get it to come out after every shot. I used an Encore and I don't remember having to do this with the primer in it after I shot it! Any suggestions? Bohunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Welcome to the forums. There is a primer cap tool, one came with my TC if I remember right. Basically a little fork deal. I had troubles getting the spent primers out as well while shooting and figured it would be a problem in the field. I noticed no better performance with the winchester shotgun primers I tried, than what I was getting with the hot remington #11 caps, so I switched back to the percussion caps that are much easier to handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bohunk Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 Stuck 209 primers Hello and thanks for the reply. I forgot to mention that I did the same thing by trying a Winchester primer instead of the Remington primer. It didn't help I got the same result. What did you mean by percussion caps and could you suggest a brand. I'm starting off slow but I want to get it right. Thanks Bohunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted September 29, 2007 Report Share Posted September 29, 2007 What did you mean by percussion caps and could you suggest a brand. With the TC I shoot I can use any of the three types of ignition systems by simply changing out the nipples. The percussion caps I am using are the remington brand. To use percussion caps, you would have to change the nipple from the shotgun primer nipple to a #11 percussion cap nipple. Most shooters do prefer the primers though. Main advantage of the primers is that they are hotter, but if you are able to get good ignition with the percussion caps, for some guns they seem to be a little easier to deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bohunk Posted September 30, 2007 Report Share Posted September 30, 2007 Stuck 209 primer Hello, I went to the gun range today to sight in the Omega and I found that tool you were talking about for extracting the spent primers. I took my first shot at 25 yards and luck must have been on my side I hit a perfect bullseye. I tried the spent primer tool and hey didn't it work! I can't see it lasting long being plastic but it sure worked. Took the shots out to 100 yards and I was hitting the target an inch and a half high and less than an inch to the right. The shots were all within the six inch circle. The gun shot great but I learned a good lesson today about putting a wet patch and then a dry patch through after every shot. I went to shoot after cleaning the barrel and when I squeezed the trigger there was no loud boom just the primer went off. I had my first lesson in bullet and powder removal. I guess the presoaked No13 patch was too wet and it must have gotten into the breech plug . Too wet to go off. I learned that the patch only has to be damp not soaking wet like in the jar. Anyways looking forward to the Manitoulin Island deer hunt. I plan on using my Omega instead of my 7MM. Bohunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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