So I really wanted move away from my shockwaves and 777 pellets. I got ahold of some barnes tmz's and Black Horn 209, and all I can say is they shoot good when I can get them down the barrel to the z5 tc. The shockwaves went down tough, but the tmz are just ridiculous. I think I've got a swelled up nut!!

So out comes the vernier caliper. (not for the nut)

With the bullet in the sabot the 250 gr. Shockwaves came in at .507.

The shockwave with a harvester crushed rib was .504.

The Tmz's 250 gr. came in at .506

Platinum powerbelts 290. (?) were .509 at the skirt and .498 at the bullet.

Harvester scorpions pt gold 260 gr. were .504 (I haven't had a chance to shoot these yet but am excited). These should load well.

And the Tmz with the black crushed rib was .502. I havent' had a chance to shoot this combo either. I am skeptical how the flat base sabot will do with the boat tail tmz. Has anyone tried this??

After the season I will try the Barnes TMEZ which is listed at .502 I believe. I really like the idea of the barnes stuff.

How could the tmz be that much harder to load when I was in reality 1/1000th smaller than the shockwave? Does it have to do with the material of the sabot or is it more to do with the short shockwave vs the longer tmz? I will mention that I was not using the aligner from barnes. I'm stumped.

All of this just amazes me that there can be such deviance in something like bullets or firearms, but it is kinda fun finding the right combo.

On the other hand i'm very impressed with the bh209. I even got consistent results from 777 primers.