omega - what is the preferred load and bullet
11-04-2008, 02:13 PM
#11
Spike
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 60
RE: omega - what is the preferred load and bullet
I guess Im one of those guys that doesnt like changing things that work. I'm still shooting 100gr Pry Pellets and Hornady 300 gr xtp mags. They work great! Deadly on these Indiana whitetails..and very short tracking!
11-04-2008, 03:00 PM
#13
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: River Ridge, LA (Suburb of New Orleans)
Posts: 10,918
RE: omega - what is the preferred load and bullet
Thank you for your input. this forum was a good find for me, since i just discovered the internet.
11-06-2008, 06:55 AM
#14
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Jackson, TN
Posts: 836
RE: omega - what is the preferred load and bullet
I have the Z5 Omega and just last week bought the exact rifle again for my son. Love that black on black!
The gun shoots 250 gr shockwave/Hornady SSTs extremely well over 100 gr 777 pellets. This is what I used until I became dissatisfied with the bullet performance. Great accuracy but the bullet seemed not to open much.
Now I use Speer Gold Dot 300 gr pushed by 120gr of loose 777. When that bad boy hits 'em they ain't goin' far. Accuracy is not quite what the Shockwaves gave but I'll gladly trade an inch of accuracy for terminal performance at the ranges I shoot.
What I have learned:
Open country and fields: I would use the Shockwave
Thick timber, cut-over where a bloodtrail is mandatory: Speer Gold Dot
I like to push them as fast as I can until I begin to start loosing accuracy then back down5 or so grains into the "sweetspot" For my gun that seems to be about 115-125 of loose 777 with the 300gr gold dot.
The gun shoots 250 gr shockwave/Hornady SSTs extremely well over 100 gr 777 pellets. This is what I used until I became dissatisfied with the bullet performance. Great accuracy but the bullet seemed not to open much.
Now I use Speer Gold Dot 300 gr pushed by 120gr of loose 777. When that bad boy hits 'em they ain't goin' far. Accuracy is not quite what the Shockwaves gave but I'll gladly trade an inch of accuracy for terminal performance at the ranges I shoot.
What I have learned:
Open country and fields: I would use the Shockwave
Thick timber, cut-over where a bloodtrail is mandatory: Speer Gold Dot
I like to push them as fast as I can until I begin to start loosing accuracy then back down5 or so grains into the "sweetspot" For my gun that seems to be about 115-125 of loose 777 with the 300gr gold dot.
11-06-2008, 07:01 PM
#15
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location:
Posts: 3,246
RE: omega - what is the preferred load and bullet
ORIGINAL: mouthcaller
I have the Z5 Omega and just last week bought the exact rifle again for my son. Love that black on black!
The gun shoots 250 gr shockwave/Hornady SSTs extremely well over 100 gr 777 pellets. This is what I used until I became dissatisfied with the bullet performance. Great accuracy but the bullet seemed not to open much.
Now I use Speer Gold Dot 300 gr pushed by 120gr of loose 777. When that bad boy hits 'em they ain't goin' far. Accuracy is not quite what the Shockwaves gave but I'll gladly trade an inch of accuracy for terminal performance at the ranges I shoot.
What I have learned:
Open country and fields: I would use the Shockwave
Thick timber, cut-over where a bloodtrail is mandatory: Speer Gold Dot
I like to push them as fast as I can until I begin to start loosing accuracy then back down5 or so grains into the "sweetspot" For my gun that seems to be about 115-125 of loose 777 with the 300gr gold dot.
I have the Z5 Omega and just last week bought the exact rifle again for my son. Love that black on black!
The gun shoots 250 gr shockwave/Hornady SSTs extremely well over 100 gr 777 pellets. This is what I used until I became dissatisfied with the bullet performance. Great accuracy but the bullet seemed not to open much.
Now I use Speer Gold Dot 300 gr pushed by 120gr of loose 777. When that bad boy hits 'em they ain't goin' far. Accuracy is not quite what the Shockwaves gave but I'll gladly trade an inch of accuracy for terminal performance at the ranges I shoot.
What I have learned:
Open country and fields: I would use the Shockwave
Thick timber, cut-over where a bloodtrail is mandatory: Speer Gold Dot
I like to push them as fast as I can until I begin to start loosing accuracy then back down5 or so grains into the "sweetspot" For my gun that seems to be about 115-125 of loose 777 with the 300gr gold dot.
11-06-2008, 09:03 PM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Jackson, TN
Posts: 836
RE: omega - what is the preferred load and bullet
ORIGINAL: gleason.chapman
A Barnes TMZ 290g will offer great terminal performance, if you can get it to shoot well in your Omega. Chap Gleason
ORIGINAL: mouthcaller
I have the Z5 Omega and just last week bought the exact rifle again for my son. Love that black on black!
The gun shoots 250 gr shockwave/Hornady SSTs extremely well over 100 gr 777 pellets. This is what I used until I became dissatisfied with the bullet performance. Great accuracy but the bullet seemed not to open much.
Now I use Speer Gold Dot 300 gr pushed by 120gr of loose 777. When that bad boy hits 'em they ain't goin' far. Accuracy is not quite what the Shockwaves gave but I'll gladly trade an inch of accuracy for terminal performance at the ranges I shoot.
What I have learned:
Open country and fields: I would use the Shockwave
Thick timber, cut-over where a bloodtrail is mandatory: Speer Gold Dot
I like to push them as fast as I can until I begin to start loosing accuracy then back down5 or so grains into the "sweetspot" For my gun that seems to be about 115-125 of loose 777 with the 300gr gold dot.
I have the Z5 Omega and just last week bought the exact rifle again for my son. Love that black on black!
The gun shoots 250 gr shockwave/Hornady SSTs extremely well over 100 gr 777 pellets. This is what I used until I became dissatisfied with the bullet performance. Great accuracy but the bullet seemed not to open much.
Now I use Speer Gold Dot 300 gr pushed by 120gr of loose 777. When that bad boy hits 'em they ain't goin' far. Accuracy is not quite what the Shockwaves gave but I'll gladly trade an inch of accuracy for terminal performance at the ranges I shoot.
What I have learned:
Open country and fields: I would use the Shockwave
Thick timber, cut-over where a bloodtrail is mandatory: Speer Gold Dot
I like to push them as fast as I can until I begin to start loosing accuracy then back down5 or so grains into the "sweetspot" For my gun that seems to be about 115-125 of loose 777 with the 300gr gold dot.
I heard that about the Barnes, as a friend and good hunter uses them with great success. Thus far I have been completely satisfied with the 300 gold dot because my shots rarely exceed 100 yards (145 has been the longest shot to date and he dropped like he was hit by a sledgehammer in the head. If I set up a gun for open beanfield/cornfield hunting or powerlines then the Barnes will be the bullet of choice for me
Is the one you mentioned the hollow point?
Thanks Gleason
Mouthcaller
