bh209 for tc omega

team mich · 03-02-2010, 05:35 PM

I just bought some bh209 and i am going to be sighting in this weekend. i will be shooting the tc shockwaves in the 250 grain bullet. i also have a leupold ultimate slam scope on the omega. i was just wondering how much powder i should use the guy at cabelas told me to use 150grains of powder. any info would be great... thanks.

lemoyne · 03-02-2010, 06:14 PM

Most Omega's including mine seem to have a strong preference for 100 gr. If you try 150 you are going where few have gone before some people would consider it an overload. 120 grains of 777 FF gives the same pressure and velocity as 150 gr of Pyrodex Which is the 150 gr that these guns are advertised as safe with 120 gr of BH gives the same velocity.
Your Omega is advertised and the manual says 150 gr of Black powder or Pyrodex Max so unless you have test equipment and know how to use it going over that is not recommended.
My loads are 90 gr with FPB 350 gr bullet and 100 gr with a 250 gr Gold Dot or Shock Wave or XTP.

ronlaughlin · 03-02-2010, 06:32 PM

Like Lee wrote, 100g is a good place to start, and maybe finish, if it shoots well in your rifle.

crb4809 · 03-02-2010, 06:34 PM

First of all 150 grains of BH209 would be a maximum load which is not necessarily the most accurate load. No one knows until you try a particular load in your rifle how it will perform. That said most people have had the best performance with 100 to 120 grains of BH209 from the different threads I remember. I would start with 90 grains and work up to determine the best performing load.

I'm not sure how much experience you have with muzzleloaders but all charges are refered to in volume measurements. If you weighed out 150 grains of BH209 you exceed the maximum load for your rifle. If you do decide that you need or want to weigh your loads first measure out 5 to 10 loads weigh them and then use the average when you are weighing your powder. Just remember for discussion purposes always refer to your load in volume measurements.

hubby11 · 03-03-2010, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by lemoyne

My loads are 90 gr with FPB 350 gr bullet and 100 gr with a 250 gr Gold Dot or Shock Wave or XTP.

I also use 90 gr with the FPB 350. I started at 80 gr and ended up with 90 after a bit of experimenting.

njxbow · 03-03-2010, 03:26 PM

i shoot 250grn shockwaves in my omega with 110 grains of bh209. i get 1" to 1.5" groups at 100 yards off a bench. i've shot everything from a 100 lb feral goat, a half dozen deer, all the way up to a 450lb feral hog with this setup, all one shot kills.

Screwbolts · 03-03-2010, 03:35 PM

I don't think 150 gr V is even recommended on the bottle, the last 3 bottles of BH209 I bought listed a max at 120 gr max Volume.

I know BH209 has a great site along with loading recommendations, you might try looking at that.

Ken

Big Z · 03-03-2010, 05:57 PM

I'm with SB, I think I remember reading that BH209 lists 120gr volumetric as a max..

builder459 · 03-03-2010, 09:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Big Z

I'm with SB, I think I remember reading that BH209 lists 120gr volumetric as a max..

Bingo! 120 is max according to the makers of Bh 209,regardless of what M/L you own.

trich · 03-05-2010, 10:10 AM

First of, BH209 costs too much to waste, and 150 gr. load is a waste of powder. I shoot omega, 250 shock wave, 100 gr. BH, and have killed deer out to 140 yds. Best tip I can give regarding BH is to use a Magnum primer for sure ignition. I had a few hangfires until i started using CCI 209M primers. No more hangfires.
Hope this helps. We all have our opinions.