New toy on its way!!!!!
01-27-2010, 06:42 PM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Western New York
Posts: 639
New toy on its way!!!!!
Well since my son used my omega to take his first deer this yr (he coulda used shotgun but wanted to use a muzzleloader) trained him good! I decided the boys gotta own the gun he shot his first deer with. Therefore dad needed a new gun, Can you believe that even worked on the wife . I have a newTraditions Xlt Extreme in camo and ss coming should be here tomorrow according to tracking #. I am really looking forward to putting her the the paces I will let you guys know my review once I do
01-27-2010, 06:52 PM
#2
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,917
I decided the boys gotta own the gun he shot his first deer with.
We'll looking for range reports on the Traditions.
01-27-2010, 07:35 PM
#4
Banned
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Boncarbo,Colorado
Posts: 9,186
new toys are always fun!!
i did some checking on their website and it looks like its a nickel plated barrel, not SS. I had a nickel optima once and it holds up very well but if you dont put something on it before shooting, Its going to stain like a mofo. Traditions uses a real choppy nickel coating and that wavy texture is going to be a little hard to clean the fouling off.
Heres what i used to keep staining away from my Optima. I highly recommend that you buy a tube and give the traditions atleast 2 applications before you even think of shooting it.
http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/flitz.htm
i did some checking on their website and it looks like its a nickel plated barrel, not SS. I had a nickel optima once and it holds up very well but if you dont put something on it before shooting, Its going to stain like a mofo. Traditions uses a real choppy nickel coating and that wavy texture is going to be a little hard to clean the fouling off.
Heres what i used to keep staining away from my Optima. I highly recommend that you buy a tube and give the traditions atleast 2 applications before you even think of shooting it.
http://www.caswellplating.com/aids/flitz.htm
01-30-2010, 01:09 PM
#5
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Hayes, Va.
Posts: 2,332
Why you artful little devil. Shame on you for using a situation such as this. I would have never thought of that one. 
Now you know we will be expecting a full range report on this fine piece of mechanized material.
Now you know we will be expecting a full range report on this fine piece of mechanized material.
01-30-2010, 03:04 PM
#6
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Saint Robert, MO
Posts: 496
You sound like a smart married man to me. And also a great father. I gave my 11 year old son my first Omega this year and he took a doe with it at about 80 yards in the woods with 50 gr of 777 and a 240gr TC Shockwave. I stopped her for him and she was behind a tree. He had the choice of neck or gut. He chose neck and shot her right through the wind pipe. She went down about 10 yards away.
01-31-2010, 09:39 AM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 679
You sound like a smart married man to me. And also a great father. I gave my 11 year old son my first Omega this year and he took a doe with it at about 80 yards in the woods with 50 gr of 777 and a 240gr TC Shockwave. I stopped her for him and she was behind a tree. He had the choice of neck or gut. He chose neck and shot her right through the wind pipe. She went down about 10 yards away.
don't ask me why i know ...
my doe ran for a 1/4 of a mile and my partener nailed it on the spot . when i arrived on the spot i realized my mistake ..
