Indiana SmokePole
but if I can load a sabot with just fingrs then it is to small and Most likely not going to shoot at its max Poten.
This has been a proven fact by to many shooters including myself on the sabots not conicals the conicals when in a good barrle will useually shoot good but my point is that the QLA system is not a good thing.
Again not totally true... the ML's I shoot do not require such tight pressure that you can not start them with thumb pressure... If you get correct tightness you can shoot them accurately you do not have to pound or stand on the ram rod to get them down. You can check this over on Modern ML by sending a PM to Del Ramsey (Razorback) he is the owner of MMP and he can assure you of these facts. The new polymere sabots make the old plastic sabots obsolete, they are designed to expand and fit to the riflings + plus retain pressure without leaking. Look at the bottom of a MMP sabot and you will see how Del redesigned them to be stonger with the stair step yet still able to obterate to the barrel.
I am certainly not the best shooter in the world but with these "thumb pressure sabots" 1 1/2 groups at a 100 are the norm for me with the shooting equipment I have. Someone like Lemoyne that is competive bench shooter would easilytighten that up.
The only place you need really
tight fitting sabots is when shooting "smokeless" because of the progessive burning powders invloved...