I recently traded my Omega for a Pro Hunter, and I shot it for the first time today. The first shot was a little high at 50 yards, but after making a couple adjustments on the Nikon Omega scope, I was able to get a pretty nice group. Bullets 4 & 5 are nearly the same hole, and 6 and 7 are pretty tight as well. I was pretty happy since this is the first time I've shot this gun. I never got these type of groups with my Omega.

After I shot for a while, I moved over to a 100 yards, and was all over the place. I decided to run a dry brush down the barrel, eventhough I had beenswobbing with pre-treated patches after every shot. This helped somewhat, because I started getting bullet holes together again, but then I would still get an occassional flier.

By the way, I am shooting 100 grains of pyrodex, andBarnes 250 TMZ. I know that when shooting sabots, after a while you will build-up a carbon ring, which can affect seating, but I wonder if I shouldn't be swobbing with something else besides pre-treated patches. I've heard of guys using windshield washer solvent and alcohol.

Any suggestions?