Copper Plated Bullets/Sabots
Greets fm CO
Pardon my ignorance but I'd rather ask than to remain forever ignorant. I've never shot a sabot bullet in my life. Also they are NOT legal in CO. I realize I could use them in TN.
1. Most sabot bullets seem very light by "old" MZ standards. Wouldn't a heavier projectile have more downrange energy and possibly more killing power, especially on larger animals like elk, how about hogs also??? I realize the smaller cross-section and lighter bullets would shoot flatter but how significant is this within MZ ranges?
2. What about plastic residue? I don't see how
with the pressure and heat, that a lot of residue wouldn't be left? Am I right/wrong??
3. I have even read that when shooting sabots, you only get to shoot once (Yes, I realize in the field you are likely to get only one shot.)
Right/Wrong??
4. With the sabot, does this completely eliminate the copper fouling that bullets like Barnes were once famous for. I had to make a career of cleaning my .338 after trying only a few Barnes bullets. Unbelievably long time and difficulty in getting all that copper out. I also had excessive pressure problems (extremely hard extraction and primers abnormally flattened), even considering I tried loads considerably under the max. I know I would have had to visit a gunsmith if I used max loads just to get the brass extracted. I gave the bullets remaining away with a warning about pressures. Perhaps this problem would be eliminated with a sabot?? Right/Wrong??
I didn't mean to write a thesis!
Thanks for bearing with me on this lengthy post!
Ray