I have an Omega Stainless in 45c. that I love. It shoots a 250gr. SW extremely well, but, it is very hard to load the Shock Waves. I bent the ramrod once.
I shoot 2 - 777 pellets and tried the American powder and it makes no difference. The 2nd shot is almost impossible to load.
Is this typical w/ the 45c or is it the Shock Wave???
The problem is there just is no set standard that says a .50 caliber will be this dimension and a .45 caliber that. The dimensions of a bore can vary between brands and even rifles on the same assembly line.
It sounds like you have a tight bore. Try some crushed rib sabots or some of the MMP HPH-24 if they make them in .45 caliber. That should help with your loading problem.
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I did not know they madea 250 grain SW for a 45 cal gun... The ones that you did shoot were they older ones or the new ones with the new super glide sabots?
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You have two of the best sources of information responding to your post in sabotloader and cayaqad. If u will feed them the symptons I bet they will help u solve your problem. I have found them to be on top of the ML game.
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No, They don'y offer the Super Glide in 45c. I checked w/ every supplier.
I'll try the HPH-24's and see what I get . Another friend of mine told me that bores are not standardized in ML's as cayugad mentioned.
What do u think if I would shoot a bunch of lead conicals out of it?
I was told to try that, but it didn't seem to me that shooting a conical would do anything to the bore.
I guess i was wondering... MMP makes the super glide but is is contracted to TC so thay can not resale it...
I would suggest you call MMP ( www.mmpsabots.com ) and talk to Connie about your tight bore problem - she might pass you right on to Del and he really might have the answer for you.
Again as much as I would like to help you - I just do not shoot a 45 cal nor do I have any good answers.....
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I was told to try that, but it didn't seem to me that shooting a conical would do anything to the bore.
Well actually that might help your barrel - smooth it out some. I shot a bunch of powerbelts out of mine and I hate PB's. I can not tell you that it did any good but it did not hurt it either.
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Idon't know what to tell you. I can load mine like six times and still load easily without the bullet starter--just the ramrod. Mine's a .50. I guarantee you that all bores are different sizes because the difference in my two TC's is obvious and they're both .50's. You could try a different bullet size or just swab every shot.
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Omega 45c had to load.
