A lot of whether sabots will outshoot conicals depends on the rifle. Some rifles shoot conicals very accurately and there is nothing wrong with the knock down powder of a conical bullet. Other rifles shot sabots much more accurate. Also many people think that sabots have a longer knock down range then the heavy conicals. Actually that is not all true. With practice, sabots can be made to shoot long distances real accurate, the same a sabots.

What I am getting at is... if your rifle shoots conicals like the Maxi ball or even the Powerbelts better then the sabots then by all means use the sabots. Shot placement is whats important. If you can not put that projectile in the right spot whether it is a sabot or a conical would make no difference.