Accuracy tip.
 

Guys, I forgot to mention this when I was out shooting the other day. The first time out with the Genesis, I was loading it with my fiberglass range rod with a spin jag. But as you know, loading the sabots takes a lot more pressure to load than lead conicals and that fiberglass rod was like trying to stick a nightcrawler back into its hole.
Well the next time out I used the stiffer ramrod that came with the Genesis and a screw on T handle. The first couple shots I noticed as I was loading that the sabot seemed to be 'skipping' down the barrel. Then I realized that the previous outing, the spin jag was allowing the bullet/sabot to follow the rifling down the bore. I Backed off on the t handle a little to make it loose and the 'skipping' stopped. Accuracy seemed to improve too because the sabot was grooved to the rifling.

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bronko22000

Excellent point - I have been using the spin on my range rod for years now it is valuable tool.

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I assume this is what you're talking about.I have experienced the same skipping feeling and I might have to try this. It seems a little expensive for that tool but I'm sure the accuracy is worth it.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_64469_425010005_425000000_425010000_425-10-5

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Gotbuck

That will work I have modified the length of my gun ram rods so that i can put these on and hunt with them. It does not swivel as easily as he true Spin-Jag but it works... and is less money..

www.spinjag.com

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I believe Cabela's has them for a bit less. I think something like $8. And they also have them in .45 cal. And look at it this way Gotbuck - you will have it forever. So even $12 aint bad. Heck I paid more than that for my marriage license - (still can't find the darn expiration date on that thing)

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Bronko; them marriage licences are either good or they ain't!!

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Mine's so old its written on parchment paper. Heck, it's not even any good to wipe your......nevermind....:eek:

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The SJ are too long, they stick out 3" and look stupid on a $30 power rod, gotta buy all new ram rods. Wish they made a ram rod with a spin jag on one end and a T handle power rod (all steel or aluminum) on the other.
Chap

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MINE STILL SKIPS WITH THE USE OF THE SPINJAG.

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Chap

That is exactly what I do - buy a solid aluminum ram rod cut to length and thread the cut end insert the jag of your desire...

Here is a TC super jaginstalled on an Omega ram rod - cut the rod and drilled and re-threaded...

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Thanks guys I'm picking one up but will also pickup a new rod as you have to adjust the witness mark as the rod need to be shortened for the jag unless you guys do something else for your witness mark.

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Gotbuck

The "witness mark"... if you shorten your current rod to install the TC Super Jag and you shorten it on the end that you normally put down the muzzle - your witness mark will not move if you end up with the same total length...

But, with all that said It might be wiser to install the new jag on a new rod, then you will always have the original - which might come in handy. Especially if you have 'Chap's' problem and leave them laying around in the woods....

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Never got into tee handles. Carry a golf ball in my pocket that has a hole for the ramrod-works great.

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Yeah falcon, and if you miss, ya can always throw the golf ball at em.... right?

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ive heard the break easy, has anyone had anyone many problems with them?

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jayman035


I have found the tips break most often when they start un-threading themselves out of the ram rod. With any of the tips if you put them in tightly and if they stay that way most will not break.

They un-screw on the downward stroke - most often whe trying to seat a tight bullet...

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I am using this
USA
Universal Spin Adapter.
Everything I put on spins
So far it works great

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having a jag that spins is nice but on my omega as well as my brothers optima i figured shooting side by side holes at 75 yards was acurate enough skip or no skip. i will probably buy one anyway:D