They will Embarrass you. Unfortunately it’s part of Hunting. Bet I know where you’ll be opening day next year. 😎

Son dropped the hammer three times on an Illinois giant and the primer never went off. This was the only times these primers never went off. I had sighted the MZ in myself and had no trouble with the primers. He drove all over IL looking for primers and went back to see if the gun would go off once he found some. Never saw the deer again. No pictures on cameras or folks showing him off. It was like he dropped off the face of the earth.

Five years ago during MZ season, I had 30 minutes to hunt and I went to a green field I plant every year. I always see deer on it, but they are usually does. I climbed my tree and no more than ten minutes later two eight points entered the field 25 yards from me and were broadside. I tried to pull my hammer back on the TC Encore and it would not cock. I tried for at least 5 minutes and the deer never saw me. When they left, I pulled the lever that breaks the gun open and I could not see anything wrong. I closed it back and the hammer cocked like it was supposed to. It seems you have to close the barrel pretty hard for some reason on this gun and I had eased it together trying not to make a lot of noise. I later killed one of the eights with a rifle during Thanksgiving break. Things happen.

Not the guns fault , it was the primer . I shot a big tall ten in Illinois a few years back . When the smoke cleared he was still walking up the hill . Still don’t know how I missed him . That’s the fun of a muzzle loader !

Just out of curiosity, was it a true 209 or the black powder 209? Not that either is above failing, just curious. I really hate that for you!

Better get an appointment with Dr Phil before you start losing weight!

at least it didnt lay down in front of you and take a nap

209 riffle primer seated in a variflame adapter. Used specifically for the CVA Paramount.

Wasn’t his day to die, lol

Sorry man! Last mounter i shot at was 4-5 years ago - had been in long mounter drought!! 45 yards opening week of muzzleloader broadside big 10 point - would not fire - tried it twice more. Never saw him again!! Sucked massively
Went to range - first shot - bang - bulls eye

I know your pain! Typical luck 🤣🤣

I feel your pain. I was bow hunting Blue Spring new years eve morning in 1999, (yes I still remember the day), shot right over the back of a beautiful chocolate horned 8pt. Still bothers me today.

I thought I was over my mishap from twenty years ago until this caused me to remember. You have opened old wounds, I feel your pain sir

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I killed a 128 5/8 in FL 17 years back. The one that bothers me though was a monster 12 that i watched for like 15 min in second feb rut that same season!! I was in a tree in 25 mph wind. Cross hairs kept going nose to butt - rocking like i was on the ocean. Never even shot - never saw him or anything near as big again 😀

Shoot same as a running deer in that case.

It will always hurt, I lost one about 10yrs ago and still fill that pain......

Hate to be so negative, but seek counseling ASAP. The pain is not going anywhere, and may cause you to lose your sanity in a few years.

In all seriousness, what a blessing to be that close to a brute and know that you would have easily killed him if your gear worked as it should have.

Hate it for u peach. Get back in there you may get another chance at him.

Yeah been 25 years (was around 18) since i azzed up on a big 8 in Choctaw County, and knowing what i know now, this Buck was high 150s if not more, several azzholes in the club kept trying to get close to my spot to get him, but they never did HA! It hurts for sure, but at least i had the opportunity. Ol' boy was lucky we cut the windows to high in that shooting house fo sho 🤦🏿‍♂️😆 That's a memory I'll carry forever, also got my first hunting over bait ticket that year 🤭😁

2013 shot over the back of the only buck i`ve ever seen (30 yards) in velvet and he is the biggest alabama 8 point i ever laid eyes on. i almost threw my bow in the creek! i only think about it every hunting season

Yea, those type you don’t get over easily.

I’ve got a great old REM 700 that I bought from a guy in Hale County 25 years ago for cheap. He missed 3 big bucks in the same week with it and slung it off the side of a hill after the 3rd one. His buddy convinced him to go get it a few days later and he sold it to me. Turned out his scope was loose. It’s killed a bunch since then.