Originally Posted by Omega45

I have a .50 and .45 Omega. Both are excellent shooters.

First thing before taking it to the range and firing it is to give the bore a good cleaning. I tight patch with Hoppes or oil of your choice ran down the bore will remove whatever TC puts in the bore for protection. If not removed it will fire harden and make clean up a pain. I personally use JB Bore Conditioner on my TC barrels (new or used) as they are normally tight and this helps smooth the bore for reduced loading pressure. JB is non embedding and will not hurt accuracy.

What works for me in the .50 Omega is a .452 250gr Speer Deep Curls in a Harvester crushed rib sabot, 100-110gr by volume of Blackhorn 209 ignited by a Federal 209A primer. This load results in cloverleafs at 100yds and leaves nice holes in the target. Another choice is Harvester's 260-300gr Scorpion PT bullet with crushed rib sabot using the same charge and primer. After each range session clean the bore and use a 1/8" drill bit spun by hand to remove built up carbon from the breech plugs fire channel.

I have been putting Dednutz DNZ scope mounts on my TC's and have found they work great. As far as scopes there are many out there that are great for under $300.00. I have 3 muzzleloader specific scopes, Leatherwood TBML 3-9x40, Nikon BDC 250, and Bushnell Trophy DOA 250. Out of the three i really like the Bushnell. If its a rifle scope you want on there they will work just fine as I have a 4.5-14x40 Leupold on my .50 Omega.

As far as powder I stick with Blackhorn 209 however if you wish to use Triple 7 2F loose powder of pellets it will require swabbing between shots.

Have fun with your new gun!!