duck_slayer69
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Thanks for the add, I’ve a good amount of experience and proficiency but I am scratching my head.
New load, BIG problems. Searching for wisdom or similar experiences. (Sorry about the novel)
My normal very successful and accurate load is; 100 grain 777 (2 pellets), 250 grain TC shockwave or Hornady SST, Federal Fusion 209 ML primers. I have misplaced or possibly shot up my stash of bullets and had to purchase what I could scrounge up.
I ended up getting 295 grain Powerbelt Copper aerotips and 250 grain Traditions carnivore at Wallyworld.
I shot all three poles Monday. Detail cleaned them all that night, barrels/chamber dry w/o oiled patch ran through.
Optima V2 (2018), Optima Pro Magnum (2004), Traditions Tracker (~2012?)
Tuesday I shot all three first load 250 TC shockwave 100 grain 777 same box as night before, loaded hard as normal and shot great. Second shot from Pro and Tracker I used 2 pellets 777, 250 grain Carnivore that loaded notably easier and rammed to the witness mark on ramrods and seated it how I normally would. One hangfire and way off, and one of them tossed fireballs and spark show with no recoil and bullet didn’t make it to target. After I shot primer through both ran a patch down both and tried both ramming harder than normal and softer that normal, of the 4 shots only one fired normally. I tried switching to pyrodex pellets for a couple with similar results.
Tried the 2 pellets 777 and 295 Powerbelt (these loaded VERY easy) in all three with similar/worse results. I even put in magnum charge 150 grain 777 in the V2 with very little recoil, and flaming pellets going down range- the bullet at least struck/bounced off board 4 feet low @100yards. I was starting to run low on 777 so I tossed another down range with the V2 and 100 pyrodex, and it fired properly 5” from bull.
I am basically left thinking the primers maybe don’t agree with the easy loading bullets and were possibly blowing bullet and pellets forward increasing chamber size and the pressure was never great enough to seal and engage the rifling.
I know Powerbelts are common and if everyone had these issues they wouldn't still be on the market.
New load, BIG problems. Searching for wisdom or similar experiences. (Sorry about the novel)
My normal very successful and accurate load is; 100 grain 777 (2 pellets), 250 grain TC shockwave or Hornady SST, Federal Fusion 209 ML primers. I have misplaced or possibly shot up my stash of bullets and had to purchase what I could scrounge up.
I ended up getting 295 grain Powerbelt Copper aerotips and 250 grain Traditions carnivore at Wallyworld.
I shot all three poles Monday. Detail cleaned them all that night, barrels/chamber dry w/o oiled patch ran through.
Optima V2 (2018), Optima Pro Magnum (2004), Traditions Tracker (~2012?)
Tuesday I shot all three first load 250 TC shockwave 100 grain 777 same box as night before, loaded hard as normal and shot great. Second shot from Pro and Tracker I used 2 pellets 777, 250 grain Carnivore that loaded notably easier and rammed to the witness mark on ramrods and seated it how I normally would. One hangfire and way off, and one of them tossed fireballs and spark show with no recoil and bullet didn’t make it to target. After I shot primer through both ran a patch down both and tried both ramming harder than normal and softer that normal, of the 4 shots only one fired normally. I tried switching to pyrodex pellets for a couple with similar results.
Tried the 2 pellets 777 and 295 Powerbelt (these loaded VERY easy) in all three with similar/worse results. I even put in magnum charge 150 grain 777 in the V2 with very little recoil, and flaming pellets going down range- the bullet at least struck/bounced off board 4 feet low @100yards. I was starting to run low on 777 so I tossed another down range with the V2 and 100 pyrodex, and it fired properly 5” from bull.
I am basically left thinking the primers maybe don’t agree with the easy loading bullets and were possibly blowing bullet and pellets forward increasing chamber size and the pressure was never great enough to seal and engage the rifling.
I know Powerbelts are common and if everyone had these issues they wouldn't still be on the market.