ORIGINAL: WYObowfisher
Im fairly new to muzzeloading and recently purchased a TC omega. I was wondering if anyone had and advice on a good sabot and load to start out with. I know all muzzeloaders will shoot diffrent but i was looking for a good place start. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Yes. I have an Omega for 5 years and I shoot a Nosler Partition Protected Point HG 300g in it, these are bulk bullets in boxes of 50. You can buy 20 the 250g in a Nosler Package with Jim Shockey's picture on it. The HG stands for Hand Gun, opens up at lower velocity than .458 Nosler Rifle bullets. I shoot 100g of 777 LOOSE in it. With a Crushed Rib sabot and a Winchester or Federal primer. Buy loose powder, it is easier to ignite, less costly and you can shoot 90 or 110 grains. You can also try Barnes Expander MZ 300g in the rifle. Both are excellent bullets, stronger than you need. Find abullet for accuracy first. Wal-Mart has 777 and Pyrodex on sale, some folks get better performce from Pyrodex, my brother uses 3 pellets of it in his TC Encore.
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