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I posted a previous thread about my Omega shooting disappointing groups. Thanks to all that replied with some great suggestions. After yet another trip to the range, I experienced some dramatic improvement! I can now get consistent groups at 2in. at 100yds. That's good enough to hunt with for now. :yeah:
All I did was retorque all mounting screws, used a spin jag to load, and switched to Fed 209A primers. I suspect the primer change made the most difference but tightening things probably helped as well. Before loading, I tested CCI mag's, W209's, and Fed 209A's with a patched jag against the BP and inspected the burn. All 3 burned thru the patch evenly but surprisingly, the CCI's did not move the ramrod at all. Weird for sure. I thought CCI's were suppose to be hot. Since all other disappointing range sessions were shot with W209's, I settled on the Federals. Also, I noticed the carbon residue in the flash channel using Fed's was much, much easier to clean out.
I tried several different bullet/sabot combos and 2 loads performed best. 100gr BH 209, 300gr XTP's with Harvester short blk and 90gr BH 209, 250gr Shockwave with supplied sabots. Both were 2in groups. I'm gonna hunt with the XTP's for now. I'll play around with other loads next year.
I can now go hunting with a reasonable amount of confidence. Thanks to all!!
Oh....and I didn't have to cut off the QLA LOL!! :lol:
All I did was retorque all mounting screws, used a spin jag to load, and switched to Fed 209A primers. I suspect the primer change made the most difference but tightening things probably helped as well. Before loading, I tested CCI mag's, W209's, and Fed 209A's with a patched jag against the BP and inspected the burn. All 3 burned thru the patch evenly but surprisingly, the CCI's did not move the ramrod at all. Weird for sure. I thought CCI's were suppose to be hot. Since all other disappointing range sessions were shot with W209's, I settled on the Federals. Also, I noticed the carbon residue in the flash channel using Fed's was much, much easier to clean out.
I tried several different bullet/sabot combos and 2 loads performed best. 100gr BH 209, 300gr XTP's with Harvester short blk and 90gr BH 209, 250gr Shockwave with supplied sabots. Both were 2in groups. I'm gonna hunt with the XTP's for now. I'll play around with other loads next year.
I can now go hunting with a reasonable amount of confidence. Thanks to all!!
Oh....and I didn't have to cut off the QLA LOL!! :lol: