ORIGINAL: NVNative
First I'd just like to say hello to everyone.
I have beenshooting ML's for a couple years now, as much as I can. Starting to get more time to go out and shoot so I have begun trying outdifferent loads. I have a T/C BDXR and Omega. Been shooting the Omega recently and although I was shooting an 1-1/2" group at 100 yds, scoped I might add, using 100 grn of Pyrodex pellets / 300 grn SST's / MMP 3P EZ sabots,I decided to experiment with loose powder. Yesterday I shot 110 grn (by volume)Pyrodex RS with the same bullet / sabot combination as above. Can't say what the group size with this load is yet because after the first two shots the wind picked up fierce. First two were touching before the wind and the vertical alignment was within an 1-1/2" (5 shot string), not bad given the wind even though it was swinging left to right. The one obvious differnece between the Pellets and Loose to me at this point is that the loose left my bore much cleaner after shots. I swab the bore with 50/50 white windex and rubbing alcohol between shots so this is how I came about this observation. Definitley a less dirty bore with the loose (maybe as much as 50% cleaner). It would appear given this that the loose burns more efficiently. My question I guess would be is this a known fact? Also, if anyone has any load suggestions for the Omega to try please feel free to suggest them. I currently have some MMP HP 24s and Harvester Crushed Rib sabots on order to throw into the mix. Have shot the 250 grn SSTs but they didn't group as well, at least not with the 100 grn pellets and 3P EZ sabots.
I shoot an Omega with a Crushed rib sabot with 100g of loose 777 3Fusing Nosler Partions 300g. I use the same stuff you do to swab bore at the range, in the field I use bore butter to swab the bore. When I was choosing a bulleta fewyears ago for my Omega, the 300g SST is what I wastesting and they were very accurate (the SW brand):
http://www.the-gleasons.com/tcshockwave300g.htm
however this was "before the crushed rib", and I couldn't get them down the bore of my omega (I could with a rubber mallat, but it is sortainconvenient to carry a hammer with your hunting--
). If you look at the difference between 250g and 300g in this:
http://dougva.proboards34.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Savage&thre ad=1123448850&page=1
That may help you. Toby Bridges writes about high performance bullets:
http://www.hpmuzzleloading.com/EditorsView.html
He like Parker Balistic Extremes, Harvesterand Dead Centers. They are sponsors of his page, so please takehis endoresements as guidance, not gospel.He likes the250g SST. I think the bonded SST in 250gcould be a good bullet. If your trying to get a 200 yards with your shots then look at this:
http://www.hpmuzzleloading.com/Technical.html
Chap Gleason