Any luck with 130 and 150 grain pellet loads?
10-11-2007 | 07:09 PM
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Fork Horn
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From: pecatonica il USA
Any luck with 130 and 150 grain pellet loads?
Triple seven or pyrodex:
2- 50's and a 30 130
3-50's 150
My omega does not seem to like 150 grain loads, my buddys cva optima does however. If i nock it down to 130, is that enough to help in accuracy?
Whats results do guys have with these charges?
2- 50's and a 30 130
3-50's 150
My omega does not seem to like 150 grain loads, my buddys cva optima does however. If i nock it down to 130, is that enough to help in accuracy?
Whats results do guys have with these charges?
10-11-2007 | 07:47 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: southwest Ohio
RE: Any luck with 130 and 150 grain pellet loads?
When I had an Omega the 3 Pyrodex pellet load still had decent accuracy. Opened up a little from 100 grain load accuracy, but still good for hunting.
I'd drop back to 100 grains then work up until accuracy falls off if you want a maximum load.
Actually, these days I start at about 80 grains of loose and if it shoots good that's as far as I go. A deer inside 100 yards isn't going to know the differance, and that's where I shootabout allof them. In the past 10 years I don't remember shooting one past 80 yards, and I usually shoot one or two a year with the muzzleloader. I usually bow hunt up until gun season, then just use the same stands to hunt from. In most of those stands shots would be less than 60 yards.
I'd drop back to 100 grains then work up until accuracy falls off if you want a maximum load.
Actually, these days I start at about 80 grains of loose and if it shoots good that's as far as I go. A deer inside 100 yards isn't going to know the differance, and that's where I shootabout allof them. In the past 10 years I don't remember shooting one past 80 yards, and I usually shoot one or two a year with the muzzleloader. I usually bow hunt up until gun season, then just use the same stands to hunt from. In most of those stands shots would be less than 60 yards.
10-11-2007 | 07:58 PM
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Typical Buck
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RE: Any luck with 130 and 150 grain pellet loads?
I am no expert at all. (just read my posts
) but I find loose T7 to be more accurate than the pellets with one weird exception. One day at a 50yd range I got unbelievable results with 2 50g T7 pellets and a 295g Powerbelt. I shot a whole pack of them and they shot great that one day. I tried but have never duplicated the results ofthat day. I have had good luck with 110g of loose T7 with my Omega and bullets 250g or more.
) but I find loose T7 to be more accurate than the pellets with one weird exception. One day at a 50yd range I got unbelievable results with 2 50g T7 pellets and a 295g Powerbelt. I shot a whole pack of them and they shot great that one day. I tried but have never duplicated the results ofthat day. I have had good luck with 110g of loose T7 with my Omega and bullets 250g or more.
10-12-2007 | 10:10 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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From: New Mexico
RE: Any luck with 130 and 150 grain pellet loads?
I have 2 guns that do very well with 130gr of Pyro pellets and Shockwave bullets. I have not done a lot of testing with 150gr loads but the ones I did try I didn't find as tight of groups with it. Your gun is the determining factor in this question, give the loads a try and see what happens.
10-12-2007 | 03:13 PM
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Giant Nontypical
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RE: Any luck with 130 and 150 grain pellet loads?
It takes the right bullet and sabot combination to work well with a heavy load,also as I just found out the bedding can be critical when you get above 120pyrodex or 110-777. In my Omega 150 grpellets with a 200gr Shock Wave or in the Triumph 120 gr 777 and a Crush Rib sabot with a 250 gr Gold Dot will shoot under an inch when I am shooting good off the bench with a 4 or more power scope. Lee
