ORIGINAL: gopherfan
I too had my first range session with a new T/C omega this weekend. Needless to say, it was a blast. I started with 250 shockwaves with 100 grains of 2f 777 and was happy with the results and progression of things. I've implemented Cayugad's 50/50 isopropol/windex every few rounds to keep things cleaned out and was impressed by the concoction.
The shockwaves came with the gun and my intention was to shoot 243gr barnes spitfire MZ's in this gun for deer season. WOW, were they a pain to push down the barrel. They fired nice and grouped well but if they are this difficult I might have to look into alternative sabots. I had researched this obstacle and was prepared for it but I'm curious as to whether or not it will get easier to push these sabots over time. If not, I'm looking for alternative options. Any thoughts?
gopherfan
gopherfan... you're saying the Barnes were hard to load? What sabot were you using? I was trying to shoot sabots out of my CVA Stalker the other day and had to go to the Harvester Crushed Rib sabots and then everything clicked. I could not load the ones that came with the projectiles. If you have not tried the crushed rib sabots you might want to look into them. Sabotloader can really tune you into the right sabot for what you need. He really knows his stuff.
Good luck with your rifle.