For those of you getting tight groups with your optimas could you pass on your bullet/powder combination. I love my optima but need to get my group size down.
Optima - 26" nickel barrel (squeeky-clean barrel - no fouling shot). My master load; 250g Hornandy sst with .452 Harvester Sabot (much easier to load with this sabot). 90g 777 ffg, CCI 209 primer. Result - one big ragged hole at 100 yds (bench rest + 3x9 scope). With this load I am 6 for 6 shooting deer so far - my shortest shot was so far was 35yds - my longest shot was 192 yds (perfect conditions) and he dropped like a bad habit. The other load that comes pretty close is the 250g shockwave (same bullet as the SST) with the standard T/C sabot. I get 2" groups with the same charge and primer at 100 yds.