Hello All,
I'm setting up a .50 cal TC Omega Z5 with a 3-9x40 scope to use for coyotes here on public land in Georgia, where we can use any muzzleloader (scopes are OK) during all open seasons except archery only. I plan on using BH209 and saboted bullets. Range will likely be anywhere from 30 to 150 yards.
Yotes are relatively small targets, so my main concern is accuracy, as I believe this .50 cal ML has more than enough killing power for even the biggest yotes I encounter at these ranges, even with less than full-house loads. To get started, I picked up a couple of bags of TC Cheapshots.
I could use your thoughts on some high accuracy loads for an Omega using saboted bullets and BH209, and also your thoughts on these points:
- What kind of accuracy are y'all seeing from the Omega using the TC Cheapshots?
- I can get 1000 JHP pistol bullets from Hornady due to a special offer on a LNL press I bought. I'm deciding between the Hornady .44 cal (.430) 240 gr HP/XTP and the .45 cal (.451) 230 gr HP/XTP. My gut instinct is to go with the .44 cal 240 gr, but I was wondering if folks have been seeing better accuracy with the .45 cal bullet in Omegas?
- What sabots would you recommend I start with for the Omega Z5? I'm thinking the Harvester Crushed Rib, or the EZ loading sabots from Knight, MMP and others would be good because I've read the Omega has a tight bore. Am I correct, or should I look at something else? Anyone have really good accuracy results to report using any of these sabots in an Omega with the bullets I mentioned above?
- Any recommended 209 primer for use with BH209? I know to not use the ripoff muzzleloading primers, but has anyone seen better results in an Omega using BH209 with one brand or type of 209 primer versus the others?
- I'm not looking for magnum charges, but I would appreciate any input you might have on what charge volume or weights of BH209 I should start with for best accuracy. Again, the intended game are coyotes.
Sorry for the long first post, thanks for reading this far. Appreciate anything you can tell me that would save me time and money!
John
I'm setting up a .50 cal TC Omega Z5 with a 3-9x40 scope to use for coyotes here on public land in Georgia, where we can use any muzzleloader (scopes are OK) during all open seasons except archery only. I plan on using BH209 and saboted bullets. Range will likely be anywhere from 30 to 150 yards.
Yotes are relatively small targets, so my main concern is accuracy, as I believe this .50 cal ML has more than enough killing power for even the biggest yotes I encounter at these ranges, even with less than full-house loads. To get started, I picked up a couple of bags of TC Cheapshots.
I could use your thoughts on some high accuracy loads for an Omega using saboted bullets and BH209, and also your thoughts on these points:
- What kind of accuracy are y'all seeing from the Omega using the TC Cheapshots?
- I can get 1000 JHP pistol bullets from Hornady due to a special offer on a LNL press I bought. I'm deciding between the Hornady .44 cal (.430) 240 gr HP/XTP and the .45 cal (.451) 230 gr HP/XTP. My gut instinct is to go with the .44 cal 240 gr, but I was wondering if folks have been seeing better accuracy with the .45 cal bullet in Omegas?
- What sabots would you recommend I start with for the Omega Z5? I'm thinking the Harvester Crushed Rib, or the EZ loading sabots from Knight, MMP and others would be good because I've read the Omega has a tight bore. Am I correct, or should I look at something else? Anyone have really good accuracy results to report using any of these sabots in an Omega with the bullets I mentioned above?
- Any recommended 209 primer for use with BH209? I know to not use the ripoff muzzleloading primers, but has anyone seen better results in an Omega using BH209 with one brand or type of 209 primer versus the others?
- I'm not looking for magnum charges, but I would appreciate any input you might have on what charge volume or weights of BH209 I should start with for best accuracy. Again, the intended game are coyotes.
Sorry for the long first post, thanks for reading this far. Appreciate anything you can tell me that would save me time and money!
John