Busta, thanks for leading the development program for
the NEF shooters.
In the custom 209 plug, does it require the equivalent of
precise head spacing to achieve a compression seal of sorts ?
Somewhere along the way it occured to me with all the
proposed custom threading of inserts etc that it would
be possible to achieve some adjustable compression that
might help with sealing blowback and yet allow easy
removal after firing much like a typical brass cartridge.
In your photo of breech plugs, Is the custom 209 plug
shown the one available from Hubbard or is it one of
the few that a guy hand made and isnt making
them anymore?
I am still puzzling over the fact that 209 shotgun primers
are used when shotguns never see more than 14,500 psi
as opposed to pistol and rifle primers that see 40, 50 and 60
thousand psi. It must have something to do with ease
of insertion and removal.
Busta, reading back I can see you have been at this for
about half a year now. Considering there seem to be
at least four or five other muzzle loader models that
have solved the blowback and ignition problem,
do you think a standard off the shelf solution is near
for NEF shooters?
I cant tell whether the 209 primers in breech plugs
or the large pistol and rifle primers in brass cases
offer the most promise at this point for NEF shooters.
Which way are you leaning ?
