Curtis Simmons
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Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum and have found some useful information and interesting opinions here. I have seen a few posts about a foul ring forming in the breach, .5" approx., just forward of the fire hole. This makes it difficult, no impossible, for me to seat my second charge to the mark on my ramrod. I shot 100 grns of Pyrodex RS behind a Hornady 300 grn SST bullet and sabot. A friend loaded and shot the rifle 3 times using 2- 777 50 grn pellets and the 250 grn SST. I know this is a good load but have never shot any groups with it. I, being bull headed, (my Grandfather's called me Bull) like the ballistics of the 300 grn over the 250 grn and use only loose powder. This ring is not a problem on the range as I swab between shots but it slows up loading after a shot in the field because I always reload, even if I see the deer go down. I have talked to a few guys who shot front loaders and a few gunsmiths and they swear the problem is the 209 primer is to powerful. It actually pushes the charge forward before ignition. So my questions are: has anyone solved this problem if they had it and if there is such a thing as a less powerful 209 primer? Any comments would be greatly appreciated. This is a T/C Omega Stainless with laminated wood stock. Before anyone wants to rear the head of the new verse old, I cherish the T/C Renegade side lock that was my Grandfather's, he gave it to me the year he passed away. I make a point of hunting with it a part of each season.