Unfortunately, I think you're stuck with those primers as mostly all dealers won't accept returns for ammunition and such.
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Pyrodex Cleaning issues?
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I’d try returning. Believe they are in a sealed blister pack. Won’t know until they say no.
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Just made the leap and picked up a .50 cal. Investarms sidelock. haven't shot it yet.
I bought the Hodgdon Triple Se7en FFG and a pack of Winchester Triple Se7en 209 primers. Did I do the right thing? don't yell at me it was all I could get
I would buy a nipple charger and charge the nipple with black powder that should touch off the 777. This might be another good option. https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...ol-primers-instead-of-percussion-caps.844697/
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I think I might be the devil's advocate on this, but I also bought A new percussion this spring and use almost entirely 777. Works fine, easy to clean up, takes Less powder to shoot For the same velocity, and I can buy it many places. I did shoot some pyrodex And it gave no problem, but I had more 777 on hand and now I went and bought more.Just made the leap and picked up a .50 cal. Investarms sidelock. haven't shot it yet.
I bought the Hodgdon Triple Se7en FFG and a pack of Winchester Triple Se7en 209 primers. Did I do the right thing? don't yell at me it was all I could get
I did drill the nipple out to .033 hole with a wire bit that size. Somewhere in research I read that the original hole of .028 would not work reliably with 777.I never tried it with black before I started, but I tried it with black after I got done and it seemed to work fine. I don't load heavy anyway, I'm lucky to shoot 50 to 80 balls a year and if I'm really lucky 100. I bought two new stainless steel nipples to experiment with, so when the first one goes bad, if it ever does for me, I have another one to use. I just use regular percussion caps made by Remington at first and now, I think I'm using CCI. Loading up to 55 or 60 grains, I do not have a hammer rebound effect.
