209 primers

[Killmore]

School me on 209 primers, just trying to understand if its a good thing to switch my cva optima over .Thanks

[lee]

Hi,

Suppose to be much more reliable,... especially in damp conditions. Hotter too, makes using pellets more reliable to ignite. Less (no) hang-fires.

Lee

[Myrtle Creek Inc.]

I'd recommend the switch based on a more consistent ignition source, as well as the ability to use Blackhorn 209 or pellets.

[reelamin]

What was funny is the only hang fires I have had have been with 209 primers.   LOL  Not a lot of experience but have shot about same number of rounds with #11 mag caps.....not one hang fire.   I was using T73f straight and as a duplex for BH209.   The hang fires came with 209 primers and BH209 straight.   Not enough of them to cause me to not use.   I think I had 2 out of 100 shots...higher than I like but I cant change what happened.  Personally I will hunt with BH209 and do all my other shooting with T73F.  FYI....literally dozens of thread talking about 209 primers that cover every detail with some very experienced shooters commenting.