Yesterday I was given 1300 209 primers! Do any of you know of a source for nipples that I can use these in? I'm shooting an Invest Arms .54 and TC & Pedersoli rifles in .45 & .50. I'd rather use them than let them sit. Appreciate it!
209 primer nipple?
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That is a neat idea, especially for hunting when a first shot failure to fire is unacceptable.
I have several thousand 209 shotshell caps. They look just like percussion caps. These are intended for reloading battery cup shotshells. I can't imagine doing that from a tedious and safety standpoint. They are much more powerful and fragment if fired on a modified nipple. The idea of having a cap that screws over the nippple, like the previous link, might work out.
I have several thousand 209 shotshell caps. They look just like percussion caps. These are intended for reloading battery cup shotshells. I can't imagine doing that from a tedious and safety standpoint. They are much more powerful and fragment if fired on a modified nipple. The idea of having a cap that screws over the nippple, like the previous link, might work out.
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Kinda looks like one more thing for me to drop in the snow or fall leaves never to be seen again. 
Did you order a spare cap or two? That’s the piece that gets dropped and/or lost, at least in my experience.
209 primers were not used back in the day...just saying! The only use for them are on guns not to be spoken of here.
Nor was Pyrodex, T7, smartphones or the internet used back in the day.....
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...or electricity, or gasoline, or..........
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I use all that stuff and 8-9 Mag Sparks on 8-9 TC Hawken/Renegade side locks so yup they work just fine /rain proof with a Taped muzzle . And yup I carry an extra cause I'm clumsy but I also carry extra flints for my SMR (Kibler) as my hands do not discriminate /Ed
My American Gun Craft Diablo 12 gauge pistol uses 209 primers
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anyone buying a Mag Spark order a spare cap just in case ,and spit in cap and put primer in mouth an insert in nipple ,shoot all day . Skip what I said and they will stick till you need pliers ! I have bought from Warren going on 10-13 yrs and anti seize nipple and then your done . No removal/replacing needed (EVER) just pump water thru and a Q tip to clean/ Ed
I do a lot of shotgun shooting and the shooters are all looking for 209 primers at a reasonable price. They're up to around $80 a thousand now. Do the honorable thing and sell what you have to the shotgunners and use the money to buy more appropriate caps.
never tried the mag-spark, I have been tempted a few times
the fellas who I talked to that do use them say those shotgun primers are a really reliable and provide fast ignition
I know they ain't HC/PC but then neither am I at this point.
the fellas who I talked to that do use them say those shotgun primers are a really reliable and provide fast ignition
I know they ain't HC/PC but then neither am I at this point.
I have Mag-sparks on the SxS I use to hunt ducks. It has had a 100% ignition rate, and with a little grease on each primer, they pop out just fine.
I shoot caps for fun, but they fail enough that I'd rather use the Mag-spark for hunting.
I'm sure it's not PC, but neither was the CNC machine used to cut out the stock and metal parts, or the internet I used to order everything. I'd rather bring home meat than look cool.
I shoot caps for fun, but they fail enough that I'd rather use the Mag-spark for hunting.
I'm sure it's not PC, but neither was the CNC machine used to cut out the stock and metal parts, or the internet I used to order everything. I'd rather bring home meat than look cool.
