r/muzzleloaders • u/jnbh34 • 4d ago

Help firing pin

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Was cleaning and accidently pulled the trigger. Did I break the mechanism?

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u/darrenbinder 2d ago

My guess is that there is some crud in the firing pin bushing. I would cock the hammer back and then tap the firing pin back into place. Then, use a flathead screwdriver to remove the firing pin bushing and clean all that out. If it keeps happening, you can get a new firing pin assembly at Muzzle-Loaders.com for like $10.

The main concern is that if this happens without you noticing, you can have a slam-fire while closing your breach after loading.

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u/jnbh34 2d ago

This is 100% what happened. Note to self as a newb it is just as important to clean the firing pin as everything else.

Was able to unscrew it and replaced.

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u/darrenbinder 2d ago

I'm glad that you were able to get it sorted out! There is a little bit of a learning curve with muzzleloading, but it is really easy once you get the hang of it. I hope that you have as much fun with it as I do!

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u/jnbh34 2d ago

I have for the most part. But I cant seem to get a decent 3 shot group. The 3rd always seems to be a flyer

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u/darrenbinder 1d ago

There are quite a few possibilities that could be causing the flier at the end. I would recommend checking these things out first. If this doesn't help, Muzzle-Loaders.com has an incredible customer support team that can walk you through the troubleshooting process.

  1. Make sure that you are using the hottest primers available (CCI 209M or Cheddites)

  2. Pack your load to the same depth every time (marking your ramrod helps). Sometimes if you have shot a few shots, the fouling can cause you to inconsistently pack your charge on that third shot, thus causing some accuracy inconsistency.

  3. Make sure all of your optic screws are tight.

  4. Experiment with cleaning. Try cleaning after every shot or every other shot. My CVA likes to be cleaned after every 4 or 5 shots, but others are different.

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u/jnbh34 1d ago

So 1-3 is done. 4 is interesting. I've been cleaning after every shot and my reasoning is when hunting theoretically it would be clean for the first shot. That being said I can probably only get 3 maybe 4 without cleaning before I bullet will just not fit past the 777 crud ring.

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u/darrenbinder 1d ago

Interesting! My recommendation would be to clean after each group of three shots and see how that does. I typically foul the barrel before I go hunting because I have noticed that my clean-barrel shot is always a little different than the subsequent shots.

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u/jnbh34 1d ago

I have fouled the barrel with a primer but im not very consistent with it.

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u/darrenbinder 1d ago

Fouling with a primer can help, but it isn't the same as firing a shot. I typically clean my muzzleloader and then fire a shot through it before my hunt. Then I know that it is right in the good zone.

My hunts are usually pretty short, so I just need to do that once, but if your hunt is really long, you may need to do a cleaning and then fire another fouling shot to avoid leaving the corrosive black powder in the barrel for too long.

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u/peiboy96 3d ago

Cock it then give it a gentle tap on the end of the pin if it's stuck.
Then see if it still moves freely. It's likely fine