Hey guys,
New to ML'ers.What is the "hands down" BEST sabot slug for mt Omega...SS fluted with thumbhole mounted with a Nikon BDC250? I would like the best accuracy for hunting and taking down whitetail in Florida. What charges for powder and brand also? TOTALY NEW TO IT. Hope i love it...otherwise there will be the gun listed above for sale in the classified section!

Geenswampthing
I wish it were that simple, believe me its not. There is a wide tolerance on muzzle loader barrels. Most TC barrels are relatively tight[.500 to .497] Some are so tight that they can only load the thinner sabots like the Crush Rib or Easy load others are much looser like my Endeavor[.501] so it depends.
I will assume that you are right in the normal range for the Omega and suggest that you start with a Short Black Harvester and Shock Wave ot SST 250 gr bullets or some 240gr or 250 gr XTP til you have some thing to judge by the gold Dot 250 is a good reasonable priced bullet that is excellent for hunting but shoots best with a longer sabot in most guns. Lee

The most accurate/Best sabot for your Omega is the one that works the best. Only way to figure that out is shoot it with a variety of sabots. But, that's not so easy until you figure out what size of bullet you would like to use.

Example meaning diameter.

.400
.451
.452
.458
Those are the most common above. Which all will usually require a different sabot.

I will take a guess with a .452 250grn XTP/SST the short black harvester sabot would be a pretty good choice.

I've been using Hornady 240gr in mine but this gun will shoot most anything well with the right powder charge.

greenswampthing

I have an older Omega SS and it is prbobably a looser bore than you might have. So the search that Tom was talking might apply.

Personally I prefer the .451/.452 bullet to a .430, bascally becuse the a far more sabot options for the .451/.452 to match to your bore.

If you are shooting whitetail and under 175 yards) I might suggest a very simple bullet sabot combination for you. Look at a Hornady .40 caliber 200 grain XTP in either a Harvester 'crush rib or MMP Blue 40/50 sabot.

I personally shoot a .451/260 grain Nosler partition in a MMP HPH-24 from mine for deer and switch to a .458/300 grain Nosler for elk. I shoot 110 grains of T7-2f...

ALTHOUGH!!!! this year if I were to use the Omega I would probably shoot a .40/200 grain Lehigh and for elk a .459/277 grain Lehigh for elk.

As you ask it, your question is impossible to answer. #1 we are blessed with a plethora of good bullets to choose from, and #2 your barrel will dictate what is best and different Omegas have different personalities -- what works in my gun may not work in yours.

As you are new, I recommend you either get a 25ACP conversion breech plug to shoot 777, use the 209 primers specifically developed for 777, or use BH209.

As for bullets, anything out there in the 250gr range is good though I also like the 200s for deer and use them more.

The range you expect to shoot at, as well as game animal, will also affect your choice.