I was cruising on the Midsouth web site and I'm interested in trying the Harvester Crushed Rib sabot for 45 cal bullets in my 50 cal CVA. The main question here is...I looked at the bullets in the reloading section and I'm seeing "pistol" bullets of all makes in .451 diameter. Is it possible and safe to buy the sabots I want to try and use the pistol bullets? Or will the bullets for a pistol be too short? What do you guys use if you mix and match your sabots and bullets? I've used the 250 gr Barnes MZ Expanders, they group really well but they load hard. Thought I'd try some of the Crushed Rib Sabots for $5.11 per 100 and some of the bullets I'm seeing are 100 for around $20.Thanks.
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I was cruising on the Midsouth web site and I'm interested in trying the Harvester Crushed Rib sabot for 45 cal bullets in my 50 cal CVA. The main question here is...I looked at the bullets in the reloading section and I'm seeing "pistol" bullets of all makes in .451 diameter. Is it possible and safe to buy the sabots I want to try and use the pistol bullets? Or will the bullets for a pistol be too short? What do you guys use if you mix and match your sabots and bullets? I've used the 250 gr Barnes MZ Expanders, they group really well but they load hard. Thought I'd try some of the Crushed Rib Sabots for $5.11 per 100 and some of the bullets I'm seeing are 100 for around $20.Thanks.
That is EXACTLY what I do. I use the Crushed Rib Sabot, they are 50 to a package for $5.11 and I buy bulk pistol bullets. I use the Hornady XTP/Mag 300g and the Speer Gold Dot 300g. Let me give you theexact URLs, since Ikeep them in my "wish list" for future purchases.
I shoot exclusively 300g since they penetrate and go thru a deer, the 250g and under don't shoot thru a deer in general, but a 300g does.
Hope this helps. Chap
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Purcellville Va
http://www.the-gleasons.com
I've used pistol bullets for many years. I like gleason.chapman buy my bullets in bulk (300g XTps) and then buy the Crush Rib sabots. Every ML I have loves them. And they sure put a world of hurt on deer without hurting my wallet.
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Same here, I just ordered four more packs of them in both the .452 & .430 size since I was rinning low. I load a number of bullets with excellent results. The Hornady 240 & 300 grain in both diameters being the .44 & .45 caliber. I also shoot Hornady HP-XTP 300 grain. They shoot real well. Then there are Speer Gold Dot in a number of different sizes.
So the selection is huge. Just remember to look for the caliber and diameter before you purchase.
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Thanks for all the responses. I'm really impressed with what I read and what I've shot in the 250 gr Barnes Expander MZ. I like the fact that they are all copper, expand into a nice size petal, and retain it's weight. I think they would make a excellent deer load. Like I said, my CVA groups them real well but I'd like to try the Havester Crushed Rib sabot with them. I don't own a caliper set, does anyone know what the 50 cal Barnes measure out to? The ones I bought of course came with the sabots. I'm not sure if they are a 44 cal or a 45 cal.
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Thanks for all the responses. I'm really impressed with what I read and what I've shot in the 250 gr Barnes Expander MZ. I like the fact that they are all copper, expand into a nice size petal, and retain it's weight. I think they would make a excellent deer load. Like I said, my CVA groups them real well but I'd like to try the Havester Crushed Rib sabot with them. I don't own a caliper set, does anyone know what the 50 cal Barnes measure out to? The ones I bought of course came with the sabots. I'm not sure if they are a 44 cal or a 45 cal.
sjsfire, I wanted to bump this to the top. Have you had a chance to use the crushed sabots with the Barnes?
sabot/bullet selections
