lemoyne

Speaking just for myself I have really never found a remarkable differece between sabots, but I do not shoot pointy bullets and I am certainly not the shot that you are. For me the HPH-24 has worked very well with everything that I shoot. I have experimented with the Harvesters even have them on hand just in case but i rarely use them.

I think there might be two reasons that might make some difference. For some if you are loading a shorter projectile it only makes sense you might want a shorter sabot. The shorter sabot may have to effects, less surface area in the bore is encountered and your reloading jag my not contact the petals of the sabot - which contact might cause petal damage.

I prefer to have as much contact with the bore as the projectile and sabot will allow so I usually go with the longer sabot. The more contact with the lands and grooves the less opportunity for slippage as the combination travels up the bore. I use a Spin-jag for 95% of my loading and it does not contact or cause petal damage.

Then going along with you suggestion Lee - I think since the longer petals are beyond the the thicker paortion of the projectie they actually collect air quicker and open wider than than the short petals - so I feel they strip themselves from the projectile quicker and cleaner in most instances.

The last thing that I feel might affect and be a difference in sabots is the formula for the actuall polymere they are made from. I feel the MMP HPH sabots are more pliable than Harvester and because of that are more acceptible to me for for cold weather hunting... and of course, unfortunately, the opposit of that is true also - heat is their (MMP) enemy warm barrels working on the sabot seem to reduce their accuracy where the Harvester seems to handle a bit more heat before a reduction in accuracy may occur.

Just sharing some thoughts...