ORIGINAL: andrewjoseph
I have heard everyone talk about the different bullets like the barnes expander and nosler bullets.
I would like to find a combonation that will shoot well in my Omega .50 cal and expand rapidly in deer. I have only used bullet and bullet/sabot combonations that come togehter in packages from places like bass pro or cabelas.
How do I order some of these different bullets like the ones mentioned above and how do I know what sabot to match them with. Also, this may sound like a stupid question, but what size bullet goes with the sabot - sometimes it seems like there is more than one size right around the same diameter.
Thanks
I have an Omega I practive with the 300g Hornady XTP Mag and shoot Nosler Partitions HG.
.451 sabots will fit Nosler and Speer .451 or .452 bullets you can buy them from here:
http://www.mmpsabots.com/
or you can buy crushed rib sabots from here:
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=00072H15045BR
also MMP HPH12 from the same place, here:
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0021150045HPH
Here are the Nosler Partitions that fit those sabots:
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0011545350
Here are the Speer Gold Dot 300g:
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=000213974
You can also use 45/70 bullets, they are .458 in diameter and go in an MMP Orange Sabot. Good 45-70 bullets are again the Nosler Partition or these Barnes Flat Nose Rifle bullets, these are exactly the same as the Expander, which are .451 in diameter:
http://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/item.asp?sku=0003545843
I like the 300g bullets since they have better down field energy, about same drop as a 250g (about 1" lower at 175 yards) and SHOOT thru a deer, not under the skin in the off side. Now some will say their 250g >>always<< shoot thru, now if they say they shoot a Barnes 250 I believe that is true, if it is a Noler or Speer, I don't think that is true, that is my experience anyway.
Chap