Fairly new to muzzleloaders. Bought the CVA Accura V2 LR 45 cal. last year. Accurate enough to kill a 130" 4 point buck at 180 yds.
This year while sighting in I had a primer blow up. The gun kicked like a mule on that shot. Scope kissed my nose.
Was shooting through a chronograph. The first shot (no problem) was 1226 fps and on target.
Second shot (ouch) was 735 fps plus a sore shoulder and nose and possibly a few expletives...
When I opened the action the primer was flattened and black and looked like shrapnel. Also including a comparison photo with the primer from the previous shot. You can see it shows an indentation from the firing pin retainer.
The load is:
Winchester W209 primer
BH209 60 gr by weight
Powerbelt ELR 280 gr.
I use the CVA BH209 QRBP.
I verified that I didn't double load the gun.
All loads had been weighed that morning and put into speed loaders.
Bullet was seated on the powder.
I had disassembled and cleaned everything including the firing pin assembly and breech plug only 5 shots before.
What happened?
Is the gun safe to shoot?
Is it a gun or primer problem?
Is this common?
Thanks for your help.
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