ORIGINAL: rml127
I went out and shot my omega this morning and was disappointed again. No matter what I try I can't get good accuracy. This morning I was shooting 245 powerbelts and 240 buffalo bullet sabots. I was also using 2 50 grain 777 pellets. My friend swears by these and told me they are super clean. I didn't notice them being any cleaner than loose powder. At 50 yards the best group I could get with the powerbeltswas about 2 inches and that was only 2 shots. The third was always somewhere else. I backed off to 100 yards and shot my best2 shot group ever with the buffalo sabots, it was about 1 inch. I got all excitedand carefully fired a third shot and it was four inches low. I tried cleaning after every shot, not cleaning, letting the barrel cool and shooting it hot andI can't get good consistant groups. On a previous test session I tried various loads of loose powder with the same results.I checked the gun over and everything seems tight. Are muzzleloaders supposed to be this frustrating? Could a 5-10 mph wind blow the bullets around this much?
Did you shoot a box or two of full-fledged conicals to smooth-out the bore riflingb/4 venturing into the undersized Powerbelts & sabot/bullets???
Did you try straight alcohol or Windex spray for swabbing between shots?
Is your bore free of oils & lubes?
What primer are you using? You may need to go stronger or weaker.
Did you know that the 245 Powerbelt is the4th most accurate Powerbelt in the Omega at 100 yards & beyond.... behind the 348, 295 & 405s???
Isn't the 240 Buffalo a yellow, 44-cal plastic sabot? If it is... then you need to switch to either the 45 or 40-cal sabot/bullets for best accuracy without errant flyers. Most 44-cal plastic sabots cannot take the 777 heat consistently.
Also, are you swabbing with a bore brush? Jags have a very hard time removing 777 fouling from rifling. As a result, some bores using hard, crusty 777 will fill the rifling & turn accurate muzzleloaders into lousy shooters fast.
Lastly, why haven't you included the 30-grain pellets so you can tweak your loads.... ie.... 80 - 90 -110 -120 grains?????
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If youprescribe toeverything I described above, your frustrations will end.