New Omega
01-29-2008, 04:59 PM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Upstate New York-Broome County
Posts: 597
New Omega
I noticed last fall that my Omega seemed to load easier than it ever has. I got out to the range today with the 200gr XTP's and 50/40 MMP blue sabots. Not only did they load OK,they were very accurate. I shoot at a 7/8" orange dot glued on a pizza box. Real cheap targets. At 50 yds I had 2 touching and one just away-all in the dot. I moved out to 100 Meter line and put 3 inside 1 1/2" with 1 in the dot 2 just low and right. Same load-same aiming point-same impact. After all the rounds I have put through this rifle I can't beleive it finaly loads this well.
Charlie
Charlie
01-29-2008, 05:23 PM
#2
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,009
RE: New Omega
Congrats it sounds like you have found your load For Sure that is a great little bullet very accur. and very distructive on game I shoot the same bullet out of my .45cal rifles. What powder charge are you shooting?
01-29-2008, 05:36 PM
#4
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: East Tennessee
Posts: 270
RE: New Omega
Sometimes guns shoot better when they are broken in. I don't have any idea what the life of the Omega's barrel is but it should last forever. My Omega is loading easier also. I have JB'd the crap out of it. I know they used to say a 220 swift barrel had a life of around 2500 rounds. I let my barrel cool and the old Ruger Hvy Barrel Varmiter still shoot 3/4 "@ 100yds. Last week I shot my 3911 round out of it. That is at 3700fps so my Omega @ 1850 FPS will outlast me.
01-29-2008, 06:12 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 1,607
RE: New Omega
ORIGINAL: Chasam60
I noticed last fall that my Omega seemed to load easier than it ever has. I got out to the range today with the 200gr XTP's and 50/40 MMP blue sabots. Not only did they load OK,they were very accurate. I shoot at a 7/8" orange dot glued on a pizza box. Real cheap targets. At 50 yds I had 2 touching and one just away-all in the dot. I moved out to 100 Meter line and put 3 inside 1 1/2" with 1 in the dot 2 just low and right. Same load-same aiming point-same impact. After all the rounds I have put through this rifle I can't beleive it finaly loads this well.
Charlie
I noticed last fall that my Omega seemed to load easier than it ever has. I got out to the range today with the 200gr XTP's and 50/40 MMP blue sabots. Not only did they load OK,they were very accurate. I shoot at a 7/8" orange dot glued on a pizza box. Real cheap targets. At 50 yds I had 2 touching and one just away-all in the dot. I moved out to 100 Meter line and put 3 inside 1 1/2" with 1 in the dot 2 just low and right. Same load-same aiming point-same impact. After all the rounds I have put through this rifle I can't beleive it finaly loads this well.
Charlie
