JB bore paste experience
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Typical Buck
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Kansas
I really like that TCS jag, and they are headquartered just outside my home town so I was happy to spend the $10 to get one. I really wish I had a before picture of the barrel, but here is the best I could get of the after. The small lines that can be seen are just CLP that was run on a patch once to finish it off. It still doesn't do justice to how nice it looks.
Enjoy the Omega. It's a great system. FYI.. My Omega likes 100 grains of T7 or BH 209 and a 300 Grain bullet. I use the Harvester Crushed Rib Sabots because of a tight bore.
They have a reputation for tight bores which is fine. You just can't use the same combo as some other rifles.
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Spike
Joined: Dec 2012
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Thanks, josmund! This is my second omega. The first is a stainless t-hole which got a few passes of JB this evening. My preferred load is 100gr BH and a 300 grain xtp or PT Gold in a black crush rib sabot.
I actually need to experiment with red crush ribs in the stainless as the bore is quite a bit larger and the black load extremely easy. Even more so now that it is polished.
Anyone else using red crush ribs in an Omega? Other sabot suggestions?
I actually need to experiment with red crush ribs in the stainless as the bore is quite a bit larger and the black load extremely easy. Even more so now that it is polished.
Anyone else using red crush ribs in an Omega? Other sabot suggestions?
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Nontypical Buck
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Rapid City, South Dakota
Either of the Harvester Smooth sabot will provide a tighter fit. The long one for 300g+ bullet may make you a better shot. The short black sabot will be tighter than the crush rib. Which ever you can find will probably work good.
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Spike
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I had tried the reds in my stainless a few months ago. First sabot would load ok, next would be very tough to get down barrel, even shooting bh209. After polishing the bore, a PT Gold 300 in a red sabot seems to load much easier than I remember. Maybe I'll order 50 and ask harvester to send me some samples of the smooth sabots in case the red crush rib are again difficult after the first shot.



