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Old 01-24-2014 | 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by deer655
Thats some of the best consistent velocities i have ever seen out of a muzzleloader. I have never seen the sub bases before, do they seat on the end of the bullet like minature sabots or are they totally below the bullet. That was excellent shooting.
I was somewhat surprised one by the velocity of the bullet and also by the consistency, but I developed a method for throwing the powder that I work at very hard. I also trust my volume measure a lot for it being consistent IF I do may part. But then again the weight of the bullet helps with the consistency in that it is heavy enough that a larger discrepancy in volume is needed to see the difference.

The Sub-Base is basically the skirt of the sabot with a dome top... I actually think the dome top is important in accuracy - I can not prove that but I feel it. I have used shot cards and wads in the past and I really feel these come off cleaner, retain more pressure and aid in accuracy because they come off the bullet so easy.

This is a picture of the Sub-Bases...

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