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Old 10-23-2007 | 07:56 PM
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Default RE: TC Omega and XTP's ?

Sewerdude

I do alot of hunting in dense woods, so I thought a heavy ,hard hitting bullet would do the job. Plus the price is right to!
Good thought....

If I have any problems I might try the SST bullets.
The SST's will not work for you unless you switch out sabots or if you buy the new SST's with what Hornady is calling a "low drag" sabot - which is nothing more than a MMP HPH-3p-EZ load sabot.

Ended up buying the TC 300 gr XTP's.
There are lot of people out there shooting the XTP's and loving them - but I would betthe farm you would like the Speer 300 grain Gold Dots better...

check out pages 6 & 7 - well all of them would be best...
Recovered bullet thread...

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=2385604&mpage=6

One thing you will need to know your bore on that new Omega is going to be really tight... about the only sabots you will get down are:
1. MMP HPH-24 .451/.452- 50 cal (and they may be tight until you shoot a 100 rounds or so out of the barrel)
2. MMP HPH-3p-Ez load .451/.452 - 50 cal - these should load really even on the new barrel.
3. Harvester regular sabots (either long petal or short petal) this are equivelent to the MMP-HPH-24
4. Harvester "crush rib" might even be easier than the 3p's ( but for me the 3p's hold more pressure...

Two other thought the TC easy glide (yellow) sabot and the Hornady (low drag) red sabots are MMP-3p in a different color.

Hey! good luck the fun has only begun... you will love ML shooting - it will frustrate you at times and it will feelyou with a ton of joy at other times...



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