archer58

I have an Omega Stainless in 45c. that I love. It shoots a 250gr. SW extremely well, but, it is very hard to load the Shock Waves. I bent the ramrod once.
I shoot 2 - 777 pellets and tried the American powder and it makes no difference. The 2nd shot is almost impossible to load.

Is this typical w/ the 45c or is it the Shock Wave???

cayugad

The problem is there just is no set standard that says a .50 caliber will be this dimension and a .45 caliber that. The dimensions of a bore can vary between brands and even rifles on the same assembly line.

It sounds like you have a tight bore. Try some crushed rib sabots or some of the MMP HPH-24 if they make them in .45 caliber. That should help with your loading problem.

sabotloader

archer58

I did not know they madea 250 grain SW for a 45 cal gun... The ones that you did shoot were they older ones or the new ones with the new super glide sabots?

archer58

Sorry ,They're a 200 grain for the 45c.
The 250's are for my 50c.

What are the MMP HPH-24???

sabotloader

archer58

HPH-24's are MMP sabots for a 45/50 cal.

Do 45 cal SW's come with a super glide sabot?

I really do not know that much about 45 cal guns

oldwun

You have two of the best sources of information responding to your post in sabotloader and cayaqad. If u will feed them the symptons I bet they will help u solve your problem. I have found them to be on top of the ML game.

archer58

No, They don'y offer the Super Glide in 45c. I checked w/ every supplier.

I'll try the HPH-24's and see what I get . Another friend of mine told me that bores are not standardized in ML's as cayugad mentioned.

What do u think if I would shoot a bunch of lead conicals out of it?
I was told to try that, but it didn't seem to me that shooting a conical would do anything to the bore.

sabotloader

archer58

I guess i was wondering... MMP makes the super glide but is is contracted to TC so thay can not resale it...

I would suggest you call MMP ( www.mmpsabots.com ) and talk to Connie about your tight bore problem - she might pass you right on to Del and he really might have the answer for you.

Again as much as I would like to help you - I just do not shoot a 45 cal nor do I have any good answers.....

Well actually that might help your barrel - smooth it out some. I shot a bunch of powerbelts out of mine and I hate PB's. I can not tell you that it did any good but it did not hurt it either.

outdoorslover

Idon't know what to tell you. I can load mine like six times and still load easily without the bullet starter--just the ramrod. Mine's a .50. I guarantee you that all bores are different sizes because the difference in my two TC's is obvious and they're both .50's. You could try a different bullet size or just swab every shot.

outdoorslover

By the way. I did notice a difference in loading the SW versus the XTP. The SW seemed harder to load.