How long do you let the barrel cool?
I was doing a little testing with my omega yesterday trying to determine what bullets to shoot. My first two shots with buffalo bullet sabots were less than an inch apart at 50 yards. I cleaned the barrel between shots and waited about 3-4 minutes between shots. I noticed the 3rd, 4th and 5th shots opened up several inches in every direction. I also tried the sabots that came with the gun and some break away sabots I was given. All shots were with 100 grains of loose pyrodex and there was no consistant grouping at all. In fact the break aways were so bad I wouldn't chance at a 50 yard shot at a deer.
I went and bought a box of 777 pellets and the 245 grain powerbelts. I had one powerbelt given to me and that loaded and shot great so I wanted to try more. I'm going to try two pellets and the powerbeltsWednesday morning and seehow they work out.
I'm not sure how long I should let the barrel cool between shots, how important is it for consistant groups?