bowhunterjohn
Powerbelts go down my Omega just fine (although I do not shoot them with any regularity) - so now I really do not know what to tell you... other than, and this way out there so do not get upset, is trying to 54 cal PB down instead of 50's the 54's will actually start down... do you have a micrometer to measure the bullet?...
I usually go off the manufacture of the bullets balistic charts to start my sighting in, then check each yardage for myself with my gun, bullet and load. I noticed that my shorter barrel gave me more drop then what the charts said. But then I got a guy telling me his M/L and bullet combo shoot better, way better, then its ballistic chart. I mean I get a drop of 4" or so from 100 to 150, then 16 to 200 yards. This guy tells me he's sighted in for 100 but has only 4" of drop at 200 yards? and 14 at 300 yards? I guess I"m really confused. His chart states a 2 1'2 drop at 150 and 11" at 200 and theres no chart for 300 but at 250 the drop is 22". what gives?
You really can not go to much by somebody else loadand performance unless you are there.... Sure I sight my guns in@ 100 but dependingon the gun and the bullet it might be a 1 1/2" or 2" high@ 100 so I can show little drop @ 150 - 200... but I know that...
Look@ the ballistic charts i just posted - those bullets are all calculated @ a 6"point blank range ( I can miss my point of aim by 3" up or3" down) really makes my bullets look a lot better...
A lot of people tape these numbers to thier stocks so than can range and animal and then know where to aim...
I like to have factual answers, if one gun is better then I want to know how and why. Thats how I find out which one to upgrade to.
That is really tuff because on a forum like this everyone has teir ersonal biases - the only way you could get the perfect answer is have an independent non-interested party test them for you. My personal biases a way distorted - I still think my older Remington 700ML's are actually the best inline I have in most cases yet i really do like the Omega and the White is outa-site, the A&H is a work horse and the firebolt I do not even get around to anymore.
Take your best information and go handle the gun see what it feels like then ask some pointed questions....
I know absolutely nothing a bows, but I can not impagine that they all feel the same and that they would all give me a feeling of confidence... I do not know...
I like Ford pick-ups - you might like Chevy's ?????
mike