Nope, not with a Lehigh plug or NULA plug. 99% of those shots were with a standard Win209 also. All plugs setup for a good seal. I was lucky none of mine needed any shims. All primers crushed.
Knight FPJ plug yes, unmodded CVA old style plug yes. Both could have a hang fire if not careful. Once modded the old style CVA was fine too. Not a single problem.
I was helping a young guy from Tennessee with Bullets (I sent him) They loaded TIGHT for him in his Brand New Mountaineer with FPJ, Tighter than he was Comfortable with, he ended up ordering a Swinglock Sizer To Reduce them Some. He had Several issues with BH209 as well, Looking back, I wonder now if the FPJ Setup wasn’t some of his Problem? He had Start/Stop ignition, Bullets Exited But didn’t make it to the Target, And some plain Fail to Fires. He was using 1/8” Wool Felt Wads (My recommendation as always) He finally switched over to Hard Card/Vege Fibre .060 And most of his Problems went Away, the best I remember?
When i had my Bad Experience with BH209 it was from a Combination of 2 Things that were
MY OWN FAULT, But i Simply didn’t know any Better at the time? I had NEVER fired a Shot of BH209, Therefore i had
ZERO experience with it. The
1st thing wrong was My bullets were WAY to loose (.451 in a .451.5 Bore, They slid down with ZERO Help needed, tho i did Push on them good n hard at the Powder) And to make matters even Worse, i was Using 1/8” Wool Felt over Powder Wads, I Did
NOT get 1 Single Shot to go off like that. I suspicioned it HAD to be a Compression issue, Luckily i had TIGHT fitting .060 Vege Fibre Wads along with me on this Particular Day, if it hadn’t of been for them, i would have Went Home that day without getting to Fire a Single Shot from my Brand New Rifle. Even with the tight Vege Fibre Wads i stil had numerous fail to Fires, about every other shot?
BH209 Simply
DOES NOT WORK for my Style of Shooting (Land Rider Bullets, and Wool Felt Wads) My feelings are NOT HURT in the Least. My results to 600 Yards with Real Blackpowder speak for themselves, And CLEARLY show that I am NOT missing ANYTHING
Knowing what i do now, I have NO DOUBT I could make BH209 Work Reliably, But i am
NOT willing to Change my PROVEN stuff to Make a Substitute Powder Work for me.