Reunited with my omega

[Omidv]

About 10 years ago I sold my T/C Omega. It was a 50 cal stainless fluted with pepper grey thumb hole stock. I had other muzzleloaders at the time that were new and kept me from regretting selling it at first. I had two new muzzleloaders. One was a prohunter endeavor and the other a Remington ultimate. After shooting and hunting with these two for a couple of years, they just weren’t the same as the omega. More years passed and I ended up getting two knight mountaineers and have been more than happy with them. The guy I sold my omega to is a friend and when I showed him a picture of the buck I shot last December, I asked about the omega. Turns out he hadn’t used it in years, since lower Michigan no longer has a muzzleloader season. He offered me a deal I couldn’t refuse. I would polish the wheels on his drag car and in return he would give me the omega.

 

[michiganmuzzy]

About 10 years ago I sold my T/C Omega. It was a 50 cal stainless fluted with pepper grey thumb hole stock. I had other muzzleloaders at the time that were new and kept me from regretting selling it at first. I had two new muzzleloaders. One was a prohunter endeavor and the other a Remington ultimate. After shooting and hunting with these two for a couple of years, they just weren’t the same as the omega. More years passed and I ended up getting two knight mountaineers and have been more than happy with them. The guy I sold my omega to is a friend and when I showed him a picture of the buck I shot last December, I asked about the omega. Turns out he hadn’t used it in years, since lower Michigan no longer has a muzzleloader season. He offered me a deal I couldn’t refuse. I would polish the wheels on his drag car and in return he would give me the omega.

Looks great, you definitely earned. Not you need to convince him to replace those old tires. That front tire looks terrible with all the dry rot. What will he trade you for a set of tires?

 

[phalanx]

Hell of a deal!! How long did it take to polish the wheels? Nice looking rifle.

 

[deermanok]

Good for you.

 

[Omidv]

Looks great, you definitely earned. Not you need to convince him to replace those old tires. That front tire looks terrible with all the dry rot. What will he trade you for a set of tires?

Yes he is getting all new radial tires for it.

 

[Omidv]

Hell of a deal!! How long did it take to polish the wheels? Nice looking rifle.

About 8 hours maybe.

 

[Ninering62]

About 10 years ago I sold my T/C Omega. It was a 50 cal stainless fluted with pepper grey thumb hole stock. I had other muzzleloaders at the time that were new and kept me from regretting selling it at first. I had two new muzzleloaders. One was a prohunter endeavor and the other a Remington ultimate. After shooting and hunting with these two for a couple of years, they just weren’t the same as the omega. More years passed and I ended up getting two knight mountaineers and have been more than happy with them. The guy I sold my omega to is a friend and when I showed him a picture of the buck I shot last December, I asked about the omega. Turns out he hadn’t used it in years, since lower Michigan no longer has a muzzleloader season. He offered me a deal I couldn’t refuse. I would polish the wheels on his drag car and in return he would give me the omega.

About 10 years ago I sold my T/C Omega. It was a 50 cal stainless fluted with pepper grey thumb hole stock. I had other muzzleloaders at the time that were new and kept me from regretting selling it at first. I had two new muzzleloaders. One was a prohunter endeavor and the other a Remington ultimate. After shooting and hunting with these two for a couple of years, they just weren’t the same as the omega. More years passed and I ended up getting two knight mountaineers and have been more than happy with them. The guy I sold my omega to is a friend and when I showed him a picture of the buck I shot last December, I asked about the omega. Turns out he hadn’t used it in years, since lower Michigan no longer has a muzzleloader season. He offered me a deal I couldn’t refuse. I would polish the wheels on his drag car and in return he would give me the omega.

Thats just awesome that you got your old Omega back, & how you got it, & what you got it for, very cool.
Its sharp looking & I'll look forward to hearing about your first time shooting it.
When I left the metal workers union, I turned wrenches & did metal polishing out of my small garage. What work I got, besides doing things for myself ( like polishing my entire transmission case on my 56 Panhead I built ) were all car & motorcycle parts and a few boat parts here n there. Nice job on the wheels. I've done them too. Other than it being a messy job, I actually liked metal polishing.

 

[ElDiablo]

 

[Omidv]

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I almost titled my post that, but thought it would be cheesy

 

[Omidv]

Thats just awesome that you got your old Omega back, & how you got it, & what you got it for, very cool.
Its sharp looking & I'll look forward to hearing about your first time shooting it.
When I left the metal workers union, I turned wrenches & did metal polishing out of my small garage. What work I got, besides doing things for myself ( like polishing my entire transmission case on my 56 Panhead I built ) were all car & motorcycle parts and a few boat parts here n there. Nice job on the wheels. I've done them too. Other than it being a messy job, I actually liked metal polishing.

It can be a lot of fun at times, that is until there’s pits and they have to be sanded before polish. That’s when the fun ends! As soon as he told me if I polish his wheels he will give me the muzzleloader back, I almost said that’s it?

 

[Smyrnagc]

Sweet! I sold one several years ago with the nutmeg standard stock and wish I still had it.

 

[Confederate rifleman]

Bully for you! Awesome to get an old friend back! I still say the Omega was/is the best of the closed breech muzzleloaders.
Thank God a drag car still means what it used to...

 

[michiganmuzzy]

I almost titled my post that, but thought it would be cheesy

Who doesn’t love cheese?

 

[loaded444bear]

Sweet Deal!

I currently have two T/C Omega MLs that I wouldn't part with ... PERIOD.

 

[ElDiablo]

Love those X7s!

 

[loaded444bear]

Love those X7s!

Me too!

 

[Omidv]

Sweet Deal!

I currently have two T/C Omega MLs that I wouldn't part with ... PERIOD.

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I’m not gonna lie, I felt like I had a hole in my heart.

 

[Ninering62]

Who doesn’t love cheese?

Not Fumunda cheese though

 

[Omidv]

Added a scope this evening. Wish I was home earlier because it was perfect outside today. Zero wind.

 

[BlackSmoke]

congrats on getting her back.

I have two Omegas, both 50 cal. One blue and one stainless. I really like them and would love to find an X-7 as well in 50 cal.