lemoyne

Power belts are suitable for varmints only unless you plug the hollow point why pay that much for a sub standard bullet when you can get the FPB by Hornady which is a good bullet in all ways. And if you want to find the right size for your gun and pay the exorbitant price the Thor will do a good job to.

lineman78

Maybe I'll grab a box or two of the FPBs. The main problem is PBs are the only non-sabot bullets widely available in stores. Bass Pro carries the Hornaday SST, which I don't understand because they are not legal for elk or deer in CO. I have used Hornaday Great Plains in the past, but they were difficult to load and didn't seem very aerodynamic. Maybe I have just been lucky in the past, but the PB seemed to make it through a rib without much of a problem. I am all for making sure that you take down an animal in 1 shot, so I don't want to come off hard headed, just saying haven't seen any evidence that using 295s would be problematic.

jaybez101099

I own 2 Triumph's......Black on Black and Camo with silver WEATHERSHIELD BARREL. I love everything about these guns and with the price of the blk on blk thats the way I would go. If stainless was offered thats another story. I only have shot FPB'S out of mine a few times so I can't help you in that aspect. With saboted bullets 1.0" at 100 was my best with my limited abilities Overall a better muzzleloader than my ProHunter for the cost hands down. Stick with your own feelings towards the guns and good luck in your purchase.
Chuck

sabotloader

lineman78

I do not use Power Belts for anything but it is my understanding that the biggest reason that a Power Belt will fail is because thay are shot to fast for their construction. Remember a Power Belt really is nothing more than an elongated round ball constructed from a very soft lead to allow the bullet to obturate to your bore. Even if you go with the copper plated PB's they are a very thin copper plate. It is my understanding that the Plats are a little more durable than the average PB.

Just thought and a suggestion - if you are going to spend that kind of money - I would highly suggest the Omega over the Triumph and it is available in real SS.

I am old so my thoughts are not always valid - but the break open action is a fad and with time and shooting will loose accuracy as the hinge wears.

sup

The stock on the bc is shorter,i think it's 1 1/2''. Fits me like a glove, now if the weather would cool down so a guy could get out to shoot.

MountainDevil54

Aint that the truth Sup. We cant even cut firewood yet due to the heat. Almost stroked out the other week due to the heat.

lemoyne

Not all agree with sabot loader on a Omega being better than a Triumph I am keeping my Triumph and selling my Omega. I like the Triumph better for quite a few reasons, first off it shoots better it likes heavier loads it is easy to cap in a hurry even with gloves on [which the Omega is not] I like the mechanism better it is more fun to tune, I have never heard of a bedding problem with a Triumph.
The only thing the Omega has over the Triumph in my opinion is that you can get it in SS If they ever come out with SS in a Triumph I will immediately order one.

MountainDevil54

trigger guard on the triump is also bigger allowing for the use of a gloved hand / trigger finger. I just dont like the way they lock up.

BOWHUNTERCOP

Regular Triumph "vs" the BC Version= Pure market gimmick BS. Your paying more for name of Bone Collector, and those stupid senseless gadgets, save yourself the money & get the regular Triumph, also don't buy from Bass Pro or Cabelas, buy from a smaller shop in your area, that is what I did, and got the Black Stock, weathershield barrel Triumph for $100 less then those bigger stores

rafsob

I have no experience with the Triumph, but think the Encore in any configuration is a dog! I sometimes have very bad nightmares about this gun.

Now as to the PB's, I don't have much to say about them except that people try to over power them and they will shatter and have a tendency to not penetrate as advertised.

I shoot a Knight Vision and load the Hornady FPB bullet and am very impressed with the results. They are a little hard to get started, but once they start they load very smoothly. With the FPB I use Black Horn 209 powder. I have a great combination with this setup and am very pleased.