ORIGINAL: Triple Se7en
As per Randy Wakeman, those yellow sabots being used to dress those Knight and Barnes Polymer-tip bullets were designed specifically for that bullet. Use of any other sabot may result in subpar performance/accuracy. In this specific case, the sabot was molded to fit the exact dimensions of the boat-tail.
We are entering a new arena with this news. There will obviously come a day when most-all bullet manufacturers will want their plastic sabots custom-tailored for their own bullet. Swapping sabot brands/modelsto achieve tighter loading or looser loading is now in Round One of being threatened with a slow fade-away.
We have already begun to see this with ML manufacturers offering their own bullets. So if you wonder why your Powerbelt doesn't work superbly in a T/C -- or your Hornady SST wont get down that Autin-Halleck bore without a sweat & several grunts, wellwe are embarking on an ageto finding best accuracy with our new MLsusng both the same manufacturer ML - with the same manufacturer bullet offering on store shelves.
Sometimes, those "custom' bullets may be found inside the new ML box - with a recommendation attached.
Just some words to pass along.
No need for replies -- I'll bump-up this thread for about a week.[:-]
It's a little reactionary. The reason the Barnes sabots are molded to fit the bullet is support for the boattail. The Sabot is the same as that available for the Barnes Spitfire (non tipped) bullets. For a copper bullet that won't obturate in the sabot it's neccisary. And yes it does limit you but only if you are shooting their bullets. If your not then it's no big deal. These are bullets that ifthey shoot then great, if not then your out of luck.
As to the rest, You can blame the gun makers specifically. They can't seem to come up with a common bore diameter for every caliber. Some manufacturers bore diameters even vary widely from gun to gun.How are bullet makers supposed to know what diameter to make the bullet/sabot combos? They can't make a combo for every different borediameter. You'd see 3 or 4 different bore diameter versions for every bullet.