NEF Huntsman PR breech plug issue

[ThreePoint]

Thank you Mr Tom. I called Winchester and a tech there stated that they had recently changed their 209 primer packaging from blue to red and white packaging.

 

[RugerRedhawk]

What kind of powder are you shooting? My NEF always seemed to hangfire using pyrodex pellets and the orange disks.

 

[JBushnell]

I have the same breech plug from Cecil and CCI Magnum 209 primers fit fine, in mine.

I have the larger plug (I think it's 7/8") like yours...

 

[Fitzke]

Looking for a new breech plug for my NEF huntsman. 7/8" diameter?

 

[GM54-120]

Looking for a new breech plug for my NEF huntsman. 7/8" diameter?

https://www.prbullet.com/nef.htm

 

[Miker557]

I have some H&R BP barrels for the Handi-Rifle. Some of the older breech plugs just slide in with an O-ring to seal it, while others thread in - which do you have? Also, the older ones used a #11 cap, hence the firing "pin" was flat and significantly larger in diameter than the regular Handi-Rifle firing pin. Later on H&R (or maybe they were NEF by that time) switched to using a 209 primer to ignite their BP rifles - the latest ones also had a plastic holder for the 209 primer.

 

[Fitzke]

I have some H&R BP barrels for the Handi-Rifle. Some of the older breech plugs just slide in with an O-ring to seal it, while others thread in - which do you have? Also, the older ones used a #11 cap, hence the firing "pin" was flat and significantly larger in diameter than the regular Handi-Rifle firing pin. Later on H&R (or maybe they were NEF by that time) switched to using a 209 primer to ignite their BP rifles - the latest ones also had a plastic holder for the 209 primer.

Mine is a thread in and uses the orange plastic holder for the 209 primer