Primer failure

[ramitupurs84]

What causes them to fail? Almost new and a range controlled type setting (covered shooter galley) Is it preventative or just luck of the draw?

 

[Busta]

What brand?

The first year I went elk hunting in Colorado I was loading my rifle one morning and I happened to look inside the cap before putting it on the nipple, there was nothing inside, it was just a copper shell. I don't use CCI #11 caps anymore. Nothing would have pissed me off more than planning and paying for that trip, then let a 3 cent cap blow the whole deal when the moment of truth arrived. Needless to say I ALWAYS look inside #11 caps to make sure there is a charge in there now.

The RWS 1075 Plus and New Remington 40% hotter always go bang.

I think the NEW Winchester #11 magnum caps are made by CCI, at least that is what I suspect. Probably same as CCI #11 Mag caps.

What causes them to fail?

I suspect it didn't have a charge inside.

 

[cayuga]

How many failed? If it was just one in say 20 shots I would call it bad luck. It it was several in 20 shots, then I would be worried about the set up I have.

 

[ramitupurs84]

I was just one out of about 20-25 shots. It's the kleanbore 209's. I just pulled it out and stuck in another....it went off. I thought maybe it was something I did with storage or something....

 

[mirage1988]

Are you sure it was primer failure-not a plugged breech plug?
I've had misfires right after cleaning the barrel-pulled the breech plug and the cone was full of gunk. Now I pop off a primer after I clean to clear the plug, havn't had a misfire in 100 plus shots. I use the 777 primers and the remingtons.

 

[ramitupurs84]

I am positive it was that, I did nothing different then I did on 3 prior shots that day. You could see where the bolt had put a indent on the primer....

 

[mirage1988]

The firing pin will still dent the primer and the primer will fire but the load won't fire if the breech plug is clogged in my experience. That was all I was saying. Did you look at the breech end of the primer to see if it actually fired?

 

[ramitupurs84]

It was the same color on the bottom (green). It looked like a brand new one.

 

[mirage1988]

Ill see if I have any green ones.

 

[big6x6]

I have shot 1000s of CCI 209s, Winchester 209s, and Federal 209as and have never had a primer fail as in ignite.

 

[ramitupurs84]

It's not a good feeling...I tell you that. How do the other's clean up with Hoppes compartively.

 

[Busta]

I was just one out of about 20-25 shots. It's the kleanbore 209's. I just pulled it out and stuck in another....it went off. I thought maybe it was something I did with storage or something....

My bad, I assumed you were talking about #11's in your Firehawk. Never had a 209 not go off if the firing pin hit it.

 

[ramitupurs84]

No problem...I shoot pellets so I wanted the 209's