Primer misfire, question for Sabotloader

[Exechobo]

I think I read you are a #11 Mag fan.  Whenever I get to the big city, I will buy a supply of each kind of primer I find, to see my pref. for now, all I have is the last tin of Musket caps on the west end. Oh well, small price to pay for living in paradise.

When I go east to PA, I may convert to the 209 system. We'll see.

Your support is well appreciated, many thanks.

[Sabotloader]

OK, got it. I used the second method, well described!
I hope my picture is attached.

It did and that looks exactly like it should... So it really comes down to your Breech Plug...

Knight makes the Western Breech plug from cap breech plug built for the 52 caliber Big Horn...

This is the one... Do not call it a Western BP or you will get the wrong one. You need to one for a 52 cal Big Horn

http://www.knightrifles.com/breech-plug-M900032/

I would say if you want to do it yourself... order one of these and try it as is and see if it might be to tight but hen again if you are coming off a full turn - it might be in the ball park...

[Sabotloader]

I think I read you are a #11 Mag fan.  Whenever I get to the big city, I will buy a supply of each kind of primer I find, to see my pref. for now, all I have is the last tin of Musket caps on the west end. Oh well, small price to pay for living in paradise.

I hugely prefer the #11 Mag and to be more specific the RWS 1075+ caps.  Remington is also now offering a #11 Mag that is suppose to be 40% hotter than their #11 but I have never tried it.  Also make not that I use T7-3f powder because of the really cold temps that I hunt in (below zero) if you are not hunting in these temps 2f will work well.

When I go east to PA, I may convert to the 209 system. We'll see.

Easy conversion!

Your support is well appreciated, many thanks.

Not a problem I am just trying to pay back all those that have helped and continue to help me...

mike

[kerrdog]

Hey Jesse,

If you don't get it working right I'll loan you my NW Explorer.

[jbeaumont21]

My Disc Extreme has been working fine since I fixed my trigger assembly.  The issue I had with Disc when I posted this last year was my breech plug wasn't quite long enough. Sabotloader hooked me up with a slightly longer breech plug and I haven't had any issues since.  Sounds like you may have the same issue. I'm sure you could send your breech plug into Knight or hook up with Sabotloader and he could do the same for you, or you could go with a spacer behind your breech plug to get it closer to the firing pin. Good luck!

[Exechobo]

First, thanks to Sabotloader for his help and instruction. What a guy!

Since he is fresh out of BPs, I'm sending the Mountaineer back to Knight  in Iowa for smithing. They need the whole darn thing, so off it goes. The good news is I can re-anticipate getting my rifle, so like Christmas redux. At least that's what I tell myself.

[kerrdog]

That's harsh.  It's hard enough to wait the first time.  And you're stuck now that you've had that mountaineer in your hands.  It's not like you could be happy with a Traditions or CVA.

All they're going to do to it is put in a new breech plug or nipple.  My Disk Extreme has been 'extremely' reliable at the range.