robtattoo
WKR
Dawn & warm water, same as all my proper muzzleloaders.
The breech plug and ignition system Jeff builds is second to none. Its just that simpleYes, I agree duplexing can be risky business. Would like to use just the BH 209. Do folks feel that the Fisk custom breech plug for the Omega gives better ignition with BH powder than the standard bp? Or is it only to improve durability? Also are there other custom bp's out there for the Omega to improve ignition? Thanks for your help.
@sabotloader thanks for the cleaning tip! Cut my cleaning time in half compared to the last time of using straight hoppes
No. Dedicated muzzleloader primers are not strong enough to consistently ignite BH.Anyone use their BH209 with muzzleloader primer? I can't find any shotgun 209 primers right now.
Your TC breech plug is already BH209 capable. Shoot all you want.This is the first I read about the breach plug needing to be specific for BH209. I have TC Encore 50 cal. How would I know if I'm good to shoot BH209 ?
Assuming, one day i can actually find some magnum primers....
I also shoot the 290 gr Barnes over 70 gr by weight of BH 209 and it's very accurate.I’m using Hoppe’s No 9 for cleaning and Winchester 209 shotshell primers. I just finished off my first box of 100 primers yesterday and everyone fit good and fired great.
I bought my CVA wolf last year and hadn’t really been able to get it to shoot as good as I’ve read they would until yesterday. I tried a lot of different bullets and sabots and killed a deer last year with a 250grain Hornady FTX in a TC black sabot which is what I got to shoot the best (3” group at 100 and 8” to 10” at 200). Luckily my deer last year was only a 15 yd shot. This year I needed to find a good load for my wife’s elk hunt. I played around with 300 grain Hornady SST and had decent accuracy (2” at 100) but I did’t like the unbonded bullet and most of the ones that I found in the sand behind my target the jacket and core had completely separated. Yesterday I tried some 290 grain Barnes T EZ with 100 grains by volume, 70 grains weighed, of BH and was able to get a 3 shot 3/4” group at 100 and had a 1-3/4” group at 200(almost had a 1/2” group at 200 but third shot screwed that up) I was also impressed to find the bullet with good expansion and what looked to be almost all of the bullet intact. I’ll weigh it but I bet it retained 95% of its weight. I found that if I run one wet patch then 2 dry patches and thn shoot 2 foul shots and then a 3 shot group this gun shoot amazing with the load mentioned above. I was very impressed with my CVA wolf yesterday and feel very confident my wife can take an ethical shot at an elk out to 200 yds.