I am using BH 209 with FPBs in my Omega with good results. 90 gr of powder has been my elk load and is also fairly flat shooting.
FPBs are not hard to load as long as you understand how they are made. The bullet itself is slightly underbore, but the rear skirt is overbore. Therefore, you really need a short starter with a loading jag made for pointed bullets. You allign the bullet with the short starter on top and give it a wack with your free hand to get it started. By doing that you are custom sizing the bullet to your bore. After that, it takes firm, but not excessive pressure to finish loading it.
You could start it with your ramrod, but you would still need to give it that initial wack to size it. Otherwise, it is hard to get down the barrel
They are real easy to load in a gun with a QLA like the Omega because you don't have to hold them alligned when you start them.
Last edited by txhunter58; 02/24/10.
