ORIGINAL: bdeather
I took the new Extreme with the MHC barrel out today and put about 35-40 rounds through it. I used the 250 grn XTP's, 250grn sst's and the 300grn sst's. I used anywhere from 80-120grns of RS and T7ffg. Standard Win primer. Knight sabots, Crush Ribs, and the low drag sabots that come with the SST's. My best group from 50 yards on sandbags was about 2 to2 1/2 groups. Not terrible but I was expecting alot better. My new Omega with the Laminated TH stock first outing was stacking the shots on top of each other at 50 yards. I wont use the Barnes or Powerbelts because of the price. I shoot 2-3 times a week. 4 power scope was used. Any ideas especially with the XTP's, SST's or Gold Dots?
Since it is a new gun, I would shoot the exact bullet, load and sabot and primer that Knight recommends. Then you will know you have a shooter barrel or not. I think another good bullet for you to consider is the Harvester line of bullets:
http://www.harvesterbullets.com/index.htm
They are resonable about $.50/bullet. I wanted the PT Gold to shoot well in my Savage, but it didn't. My brother uses the SabreTooth, 300g in an Encore and it does very well, easy to load, accurate and will not fragement on bone hits. Chap