remington muzzle. question
I have a remington muzzleloader, im going to be using triple 7 pellets. But they are recomended to be used with a 209 primer. Can a #11 primer be used instead?
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Hello a 209 primer has a hotter/larger flame then No.11 . all syn. black powder 777 and others are harder to light "to pass explosive regs" and pellets are even harder to light then loose powder.I would use what they recomend . 0 -
The earlier in-lines, like to 700ML were setup for #11 caps. And I used the "magnum" caps with Pyrodex pellets and had no problems. However, if you have a 700 you can now buy the conversion kit for 209 primers and regardless of the propellent you use I recommend changing over. 
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Remington now sells a 3-way conversion kit so that you can use all three types. However, when I bought mine I was having trouble with light strikes and the cap wouldn't always fire and I'd often have to cycle the bolt 3 or 4 times before a cap would fire. I spent two years trying to get Remington and thier local service people to fix it. I finally opted to buy the #209 conversion kit from Cabelas (the Remington 3-way wasn't out yet). The one I have I think is made in Canada but since I have put it on I haven't had one single mis-fire - either powder or primer related.
All I can suggest is if you are worried about it is to try it first. However, at $40 or less the conversion kit is really pretty cheap insurance.
BTW, after my horrible treatment by Remington and since they couldn't fix it (even though I was telling them what I thought was wrong - the firing pin spring) I finally fixed it myself as I stated. Since then my gun collection has went from over a dozen Remington guns to 3 and I'd sell two of them in a heart beat if I could get close to what I've got in them (the 700MLS included). My wife said she won't let me sell the 1100 .410 with a complete barrel set. [}:)]0 -
I converted a 700MLS to the 209 for my Dad last year and the only regret I had is that we didn't do it sooner. The biggest culprit in your case(only my opinion here) is the pellets. I prefer to always use loose powder. A 250gr mini over 70gr loose Triple7 will throw me a 100yd group of about 1" or tighter on a good day. If you insist on pellets, you MUST convert to the 209 system. Loose powder will be just fine with #11M caps.
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Triple 7 generally needs a hotter ignition, especially in pellets. Get the 209 conversion (I'm not saying No. 11's won't work, but they won't be as good). They give you a more reliable ignition, and are easier to find. Additional plus is if you reload, you've already got them there.
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