Omega Pacific Carabiner Oval, Non Locking, Black, USA Made, ISO Cold Forged Aircraft Aluminum Alloy for Climbing, Safety, Rescue, Industrial, and Arborist Uses;

The Omega Pacific Oval Straightgate Carabiner boasts strength ratings unusually high for its type thanks to an exclusive cold-forging process. Omega Pacific used this unique process to compensate for load distribution throughout the oval shape, and give the Oval Straightgate a whopping major axis rating of 22kN as well as a minor axis rating of 8kn. Take into account that this burly 'biner weighs in at just 65 grams, and you may have found elliptical love.