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Old 10-19-2011 | 06:42 PM
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lemoyne
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Originally Posted by builder459
The problem with the .45 cal, 1:20 wasn't the rifle. it was the lack of saboted bullets on the market. it's still a problem and the .45 cal 1:24 would shoot a far wider variety of bullets, that are already available. as far as conicals go, flounder is spot on .45 cal 1:20 with the conicals he mentioned are deadly accurate.My.50 cal knight is a kick to shoot full bore lead from and extremely accurate to boot.IMHO, the 1:20 would be a mistake to mass produce again.
I agree, if you do the numbers to have any bullet choice you would have to come up with sabots for everything from a 38 on up. The 1-24 is the practical answer.
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