Help for a very green newbie!!!???!!!

[pmfinnegan2]

Hello everyone. I am very new to this. I just bought a TC Omega and basically what I am looking for are real world/people instructions on how to operate and clean it. I have a traditional style muzzle loader (TC Renegade) that I am very familar with, but I have no idea how different the inlines are compaired to the traditional styles.

I have been trying to read as much as I can on the inlines and their set up, and what people like to shoot out of them but a lot of it seems greek to me. Can anyone provide me real life instructions of what to do/use for my new inline. Or perhap a website where it is somewhat laid out.

I know everyone has different methods of doing it, but there must be some sort of similarities. Thanks.

 

[choc-dog]

starting out with your Omega rifle

If you want instant gratification as to accuracy purchase the following.

1 lb. 777 in 2f loose powder
1 box of 250 gr. shockwaves (factory supplied with MMP HPH-24)
1 T/C clear view powder measurer (calibrated in 5 grain increments)
1 bag T/C patches
1 tub T/C pre-saturated #13 patches.
1 box 777 primers

Optional 1 box 200gr. 50 shockwaves (blue sabot)

You can start with the 200 gr or the 250 gr bullets...your choice.

Start your charges at 95 grains and work up in 5 grain increments. If 2 bullets DO NOT touch I generally don't shoot the third. Just move up
to the next 5 grain increment. Stop at 120 grains. Some were in between 95 and 120 grains you will have a huntable group.

Wet patch (mouth wet) in-between shots and clean with the tub patches
after 3 shots. Be sure to dry your barrel with 3 patches after using the tub patches before continuing shooting. You can flip the patches over to conserve patches.

Choc-dog

 

[MObigbucks]

Only thing I would add is make sure to use some type of anti seize grease/lubricant/tape on the breech plug. Make sure your removeable breechplug stays that way!

 

[newhunter1]

Make sure your removeable breechplug stays that way!

If you should make the mistake that I did three weeks ago then you'll need to go to lowes, home depot and get some liquid wrench. I got some after shooting over 20 times with powders levels from 90-110 grains. My breech plug was literally stuck and there was nothing I could do...except pour liquid wrench down the tube and around the breech plug. Literally 3 minutes later the breechplug came out like it was never stuck. I now keep a bottle of it in my cleaning crate.

Paul

 

[n8dawg6]

i tried using break-free as a breech plug grease one time when i was in a pinch and had forgotten the real grease. i will just go ahead and tell you in advance . . . it doesnt work. i needed a breaker bar to get that thing out. the next plug grease im going to try is slick 50 one grease. i have been using the ordinary knight breechplug grease, and it works ok. still can get a pretty tight breechplug, though, after shooting 20 or so rounds w/ 777 powder.