ORIGINAL: gregrn43
I have muzzleloaded for manyyears, I started when i was 16 and hunted the first ml season they started here in Arkansas with a TC hawken which i still own. I see a lot of people in here talking about different sabots like crushed rib and so on. I just use the sabots that come with the bullets that i buy for my rifles. My question is do they make that much difference? I know muzzleloaders can be finicky at times, but I have never spent the time to try different sabots. Usually i dont have that much problem getting them to shoot acceptable groups for me. I was just wondering.
Tightness of sabot is critical to accuracy, if you get "blow by" with loose sabots then the bullet is less accurate. 150 g this is critical. lower charges less critical. I have bought 1 package of every kind of sabot made, why because some of them will make the difference in a bullet in a given gun. I do this primarily for friends. I like crushed rib sabots because they are cheaper than MMP and they are stronger in my opinion and easier to load. This picture says it all.
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