I've got a .45 cal cva staghorn and have shot 4 or 5 deer with it in the past 3 or 4 years. I've been shooting 2 50gr pellets and 225 gr.powerbelts. I switched to 95 gr. loose powder this year and liked the results. I'd like to try a different bullet. Performance has been OK but not spectacular. I'd also likefind something cheaper than the powerbelts.
My question is can I use 45 cal sabot's and just pick up some xtps or a similar handgun hunting bullet? Do most use 10mm or .410?
I am not much on 45 cal but ML's but I can tell you this... the Hornady 10mm 200grain XTP is a tremendous bullet. You can get the tan MMP sabot for this and you would be miles ahead of your PB (more velocity more enery and a ++ accuracy rating). I am shooting this bullet from a 50 with 110 grains of T7-2f (2100 fps) - it is devastating and accurate. It is also a tough bullet I have not been able to strip the lead from the copper in my tortue tests as I have most any other Hornady bullet. In Idaho we can not hunt (big game) with a bullet less than .428 so I personally have not use it on big game, but Lemoyne on this forum has shot deer and wild pigs with it. He is a beleiver.
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You can pick up MMP or Harvestor sabots (.45/.40) at Cabelas, or a lot of other shooting supply places. Get a 100 round box of 10mm 200 grain hornady XTP's from Midway shooting supplies or another place. Put the two together with 80 - 100 grains of 777 or Pyrodex, and you'll have a very effective deer combo out to 150+ yards. You'll also save a ton of $$$ compared to buying Powerbelts.
I've used this load/combo for the past 2 years - 2 deer, 2 boom-flops. Very happy with it.
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I have 2 .45cal Disc Extremes and I shoot the Harvester Blue Crush Rib Sabot and the Hornady .40cal 10mm 200gr XTP with 80gr of loose 2fg 777 and I can tell you that I am getting .5" & .75" shot groups at 80yds with this load never hunted with it yet but can't waite I have seen deer shot with the 200gr XTP out of .50 cal and the damage was AWSOME looking.
Ron
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I know this does not count.. but you ought to see a ground squirrel that is shot with a 200 grain XTP even out to 100 yards. Well actually you do not see much of anything attached to anything - they are devastating.
It is a good bullet - I actually like it better than the 200 grain SW... I would say if I could I would hunt with the XTP but I am not so sure that I would hunt with the SW
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I am not much on 45 cal but ML's but I can tell you this... the Hornady 10mm 200grain XTP is a tremendous bullet. You can get the tan MMP sabot for this and you would be miles ahead of your PB (more velocity more enery and a ++ accuracy rating). I am shooting this bullet from a 50 with 110 grains of T7-2f (2100 fps) - it is devastating and accurate. It is also a tough bullet I have not been able to strip the lead from the copper in my tortue tests as I have most any other Hornady bullet. In Idaho we can not hunt (big game) with a bullet less than .428 so I personally have not use it on big game, but Lemoyne on this forum has shot deer and wild pigs with it. He is a beleiver.
Send him a PM
I second this. I use this bullet for coyote and turkey-though I would not hesitate to use it on deer sized game. I just choose not to as I like 300+ grainers for Deer. The 10mm 200g XTP holds up very well and you can push them really hard if you so choose. Sabotloder's 110g T7 2f is the same load I use for coyote and it performs beautifully. I hope to do some pig huntin' w/this load next year.
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I've got a .45 cal cva staghorn and have shot 4 or 5 deer with it in the past 3 or 4 years. I've been shooting 2 50gr pellets and 225 gr.powerbelts. I switched to 95 gr. loose powder this year and liked the results. I'd like to try a different bullet. Performance has been OK but not spectacular. I'd also likefind something cheaper than the powerbelts.
My question is can I use 45 cal sabot's and just pick up some xtps or a similar handgun hunting bullet? Do most use 10mm or .410?
You could shoot these Speer Gold Dots with the blue Crushed Rib sabot:
bullet/sabot ?
