Over the weekend I had the barrels of my guns checked and found that my Traditions in line had a barrel diameter of .455 and my Knight Wolverine had a barrel diameter (inside) of .500- Both are .50 cal.

The bullets that I am currently shooting were measured as well as I am having a difficult time loading both guns.

The question that I have relates to the sabots. When the bullet is inserted into the sabot, should it slide into the sabot fairly easily or should the petals on the sabot flair out slightly?

I am working on different combinations of sabots and bullets and was wondering about the sabot/bullet relationship.