Noble 686 primers with BH209

[Omega45]

I went out this morning with a forum member on Hunting Net and did a little shooting. Weather was overcast with no rain and light rain at times. I had bought a pack of Noble 686 primers from Gander Mtn on Sunday and wanted to try them with BH209. My .45 Encore Bergara barrel breech plug was modified and will accept a PR vent liner or Lehigh vent liner. A PR Bullet vent liner was used today. A metric o-ring was used in the primer pocket for a crush fit with zero blowback. The Noble primers worked excellent with BH209. I did find by trying a Noble primer in my Knight DISC they are just like the Fiocchi primers, too fat to work. They measure in the area of .300 to .302 in length. Here are a few groups shot today at 100yds.

1st group of the day. Hornady SST in Harvester smooth sabot, 100gr BH209, Noble 686 primer

Barnes 195gr MZ in Harvester smooth sabot, 100gr BH209, Noble 686 primer. 2 covered holes were 2 200gr XTP's in MMP tans with 100gr, definitely not grouping.

Top group is 3 155gr General Copper bullets in Harvester smooth sabot with 90gr BH209. Low 3 is same bullet/charge in MMP tan sabot. These 2 groups shot with Fed209A.

Here is the breech plug.

 

[rt_con]

Thanks...Nice report :yeah:

Any deer/game results with the Barnes 195's ?

Thinking about trying them this year...They are shooting the best so far out of my .45 Elite with the lighter charges (90gr of BH209). The Lehigh 185 & 200's are more accurate with 110 to 120gr of BH209. All loads were with Harvester smooth blues and W209's or Rem STS primers with the Lehigh B/P.

 

[Omega45]

I shot a doe with a Barnes 195 MZ and 110gr BH209 last year. Absolutely devestating results!! Picture shows the entrance side.

 

[Batchief909]

Nice report! 8) So....did the Member have you oil the barrel or not?? :shock: :lol:

 

[Omega45]

No oil. I snapped a primer and swabbed it out. Your silly Bat....... :lol:

 

[Batchief909]

:lol:

 

[flounder]

Gander likes a well lubricated bore, I like em dry.

 

[jsteurrys]

I am not sure what church Gander goes to, but it is definitely not mine.

 

[GM54-120]

Ive used the Fiochii and Nobel primers and the PR vent in a modded CVA type plug too. Looks like it was also counter sunk the same amount . It worked fine with BH209 and the primers are very reasonably priced in my area.

They wont fit any of my current plugs though. I may have to see if i can mod my GenI plug just for them. Its tight (ID) with most primers anyway.

 

[sqezer]

nice looking gun there omega, just love them there TH's

 

[GM54-120]

nice looking gun there omega, just love them there TH's

I remember when that one was for sale. IF i would have realized it was a 45cal....well you get the idea. I have a sever weakness for the 45s and laminate TH stocks.

That one is really a beauty. :yeah: