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Is this rifle "magnum" rated? I can't find any info on T/C's website.

It will handle 150 grains of 777. Pellets, that is. Shouldn't go over 120 grains loose 777.

Thanks.

I'm shooting 295 gr Powerbelts (.50 cal) over 3-50 gr pellets. Accuracy is terrible @ 100 yds. Four shots, after a fouling shot, "patterned" at about 24". The scope is secure, it's a 3-9x40 Trijicon. Any ideas??

DoeSlayer-

Might consider trying 2 pellets, then, if accuracy doesn't improve, some different bullets. I wasn't impressed with the PB's in my TC.

What's the weather in your neck of the woods? I'm coming down next Friday for a week to carry the ML and get chewed by mosquitoes.

It's been very nice. 70's during the day, 50's at night. The mosquitos pretty much disappeared about a month ago. They were terrible over the Summer. We also had a bumper crop of fire flys (lightning bugs). They're gone too .

I'm originally from Rhinelander, so I know all about mosquitos.

Thanks for the info on the ML. I'm new to these things.

DoeSlayer,

FWIW I haven't met too many people who get good groups with the PB and 3 pellets out of an Omega. As Scott said, try two pellets with the PB, or try a 250 grain shockwave (or hornady sst or barnes TMZ) with two or three pellets.

If you are getting a crud ring from the 777 that might be the reason for the bad groups - you might not be seating that PB all the way down due to the crud ring. Might try spit patching between shots so that the crud ring doesn't affect accuracy.

DoeSlayer-

So the new ThermaCell and refills etc. that I bought last night can stay home?

I had 4 pellets left, so shot twice, first shot dead center @ 100 yds, 2nd shot about an inch to the right. Much better...

A friend of mine suggested the Shockwave, I guess it's T/C's bullet designed for the Omega?

Huge crude ring after 6 shots. I just finished cleaning up the barrel. Thanks for the tip!!

Anything out there cleaner than the 777 pellets? I don't mind measuring charges if there is an accuracy/cleanliness advantage.

Joe

You might want to bring them just in case. I live near Ottawa, KS, it's about an hour SW of Kansas City. No mosquitos here. And it's been a very wet Summer. Where are you hunting?

Joe-
Chanute area.

BTW, get yourself some Blackhorn 209 for your ML and forget about that stinkin crud ring.

+1, load 100 grains then 105 grains and lastly 110 grains of BH-209. If you don't get an acceptable group with the T/C shock-waves I will be shocked.

Very liitle smoke and and "No" crub ring and importantly no cleaning in-between shots with BH-209.

Doc

I went into town this afternoon to see what our very small gunshop had in stock for ML supplies. I picked up some more 777 pellets and some Hornady saboted 250 gr bullets.

Two pellets gave 1,438 fps MV and a decent 4-shot group @ 100 yds of 2.34" .

After cleaning the rifle, I uped the charge to 3 pellets increasing MV to 1,773 fps, but grouping was in the 6" range .

I'll stop by Cabelas Friday night after work to see if they have some BH 209 and shockwave bullets.

DS-

If you purchased the Hornady SST's, you needn't spend extra cheddar on the Shockwaves - same booolit, (produced by Hornady for TC) just a different color tip and sabot sleeve.

DoeSlayer,
loose powder will normally give you better results since you can fine tune your loads.