Cayudad & Aquatech- the barnes sabot I was using was a 245 Gr. Spit-Fire Boattail. (I think I called it a 243 in my original post). Yeah, I plan on trying a lot of different options and I've gotten some good feeback already. I liked the spitfires because of they way they are supposed to peel open and cause major damage. On the other hand, if I need a squeeky clean barrel to load one it's not really very practical. I'll look into the crushed rib sabots. Thanks a lot guys.

Any chance that this barrel will break in over time?