TC Omega

[texastrophies]

Thinking about doing this again, would the omega be a good starting spot for someone who knows nothing about ml.?

[wtnhunt]

Don't have an omega Jeff, but really do not think you could go wrong with one with just getting into ml'ing. One of these days I would like to upgrade from my black diamond to an omega with the weathershield barrel. TC has a $50 rebate on them right now from what I have seen in cabelas catalogs.

[elnor]

I was looking at an Omega...until the Triumph came out.

For me personally, both balance and fit well, but I love the Triumph's easy cleaning (speed breech plug) and tip open mechanism. I killed a decent buck (below) and filled three doe tags this fall with it, so can't complain!

Anyway, either of those should work great and be easy to maintain. Good luck with it and let us know when you've made a decision and are working up loads (my Triumph likes 100grains 777 via 2 pellets, with a 270gr Powerbelt Platinum on top, btw).

[Tominator]

Tough to beat their accuracy, that's for sure. I love my Encore, and I liked my Black Diamond too.

[EKYhunter]

Can't go wrong with TC. The Omega is a great muzzleloader and I'm sure you would be very satisfied with it! Let us know what you get.

[TREESTANDSNYPER]

I would definately reccommend the TC Omega. I have one with the laminated thumbhole stock/stainless fluted barrel. Shoots awesome, looks great...and is super easy to clean. Topped mine with a Nikon Omega scope and couldn't be happier. I'm shooting 100 grains of Pyrodex pellets (2/50 grain pellets) and 270 grain Powerbelt Platinum bullets.

Edited November 15, 2008 by TREESTANDSNYPER

[Norm Sauceman]

Be sure you know what you are getting. Some muzzleloaders are magnum and have a magnum chamber. This means if you don't use a magnum-like charge, you could be asking for problems. The powder chamber in some magnum rifles are larger than the bore in the rest of the rifle. If you use two 50-gr pellets in a magnum rifle, you could experience, what I call, blow-by and significantly reduced power from the bullet. I found this out the hard way when I shot a Knight Bighorn. It was a magnum rifle and I only used 2 50-gr pellets. I shot at a doe at less than 50 yards. She fell over, got up and ran off. Never found a drop of blood but I did find the bullet on the ground where she fell over.

I then experimented with an Optima Pro (magnum) and got the same thing. I started to be able to feel when I put the 2-50gr pellets in and the bullet, a "give" when I reached the powder chamber and the bullet just fell in. I then marked a spot on the rod where I could seat the bullet at the top of the powder chamber and it shot just fine. However, this method was not recommended by the manufacturer. What was recommended was to use 3-40gr pellets so to seat the bullet in the correct position and on top of the powder charge.

I never had a problem after I started seating the bullet to the top of the powder chamber and NOT on top of the powder. I actually had a gap between the powder charge and the bullet but like I said, the manufacturers said this was NOT recommended. 120-gr of powder/pellets was just fine too and made no noticeable difference in the kick.

This all being said, the Knight BK, LK and MK rifles are probablly my most favorite but I don't have the money to just buy a bunch of rifles and shoot them. I have, however, shot about a dozen different in-lines and comparred them with friends.

[NY_Bowhunter14]

i have a T/C Triumph and love it!!!! easy cleaning and deadly accurate! i use 250 grain shockwaves, with 100 grain Triple 7... it does a number on deer...