I'm gonna purchase an Omega with a thumbhole stock and needs some help. What are the loads you guys are using out of your omega and gettting good results with? I don't need the usual this is better than that. I just want to know what powder, how much, what bullet, and how heavy. I want to narrow it all down. It will be open sites and used for deer. Thanks for the help.
My Omega will shoot a range of loads but the Shock Waves[250 and 300grI like the 250 best]are made for the gun and do the best in mine and a lot of others it will shoot 100 to 130 gr and get 1 to 1.75 inch groups [5 shot] depending on which load and how well I am holding. It will shoot RS pyrodex, APP FF and777 FF[but I get crud ring from 777 and dont like to have to scrub it out before reloading when I am hunting] theXTP 250gr will shoot good out to 125 and they are cheapI used win. 777 209's for the777 and regular WIN. 209 for RS and APP FF.
I tried Power Belts but they would shoot good sometimes and not so good sometimes,of course they are designed for a CVA barrel which might have something to do with it. I have also tried some 240 and 250 lead bullets in .44 &.45 cal. and they shot quite good with 100 gr of RS. Hope this helps. Lee
Last year I shot 250gr. Hornady SSTs (same bullet as the Shockwaves) over 100 gr. of 777 pellets. Very accurate but I didn't like performance on game (no exit wound, little bleeding).
This year I am working up loads with loose powder. So far my best shooter is 115 gr. of loose 777 shooting 300 gr. Speer Gold Dots with HPH-24 sabots.
All loads shot using Remington Kleanbore primers.
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I bought that same ML a month and half ago- Mine shoots the best with the Super Glide ShockWaves 250g with 777 pellets-I get identical groups with 130 and 150 g loads so i shoot the 150. This is the best pellet powder set up I have come across-And I do get suprisingly tight groups 3 shots in a copecan circle-you put on a scope you should be able to do at least that good
Another thing you might consider is the fact that a lot of Omegas will shoot two loads good with the same sabot and bullet; mine likes 90 and 130 gr for 250 gr bullets but for some reason the pure lead bullets only shoot good with the lighter load so you may have a choice of loads.Lee
I have that ML and shoot 250gr Shockwaves with two 50gr T7 pellets. Shoots tight groups at 100 yards and I have not had a whitetail go farther than 50 yard after the shot.
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