I bought my grandson ( he is an adult ) this low cost muzzleloader and was suprised at how well it shot. Using a load of 110 Grs of BH 209, a 250 gr Shockwave and Win 209 primer, he shot 1 1/4 inch groups at 100 yds.
I also shot my Omega with the same components except I used 120 grs of BH 209. He shot over 20 times with no cleaning and perfect ignition.
When we cleaned the guns his breach plug had NO buildup under the primer, but my Omega, with less than half the shots, had crud that had to be taken out with a drill bit.
The Traditions breech plug is longer then my Omega's and has a smaller hole than the 1/8 inch one on the Omega. I don't know if it was the longer plug, smaller hole or the combination of the two, but there was nothing to clean on his plug but the residue on the concave end.
I also shot my Omega with the same components except I used 120 grs of BH 209. He shot over 20 times with no cleaning and perfect ignition.
When we cleaned the guns his breach plug had NO buildup under the primer, but my Omega, with less than half the shots, had crud that had to be taken out with a drill bit.
The Traditions breech plug is longer then my Omega's and has a smaller hole than the 1/8 inch one on the Omega. I don't know if it was the longer plug, smaller hole or the combination of the two, but there was nothing to clean on his plug but the residue on the concave end.
