Originally Posted by
CHAMP198
a while back I thought I read a thread on here somewhere about guys using 45ACP bullets like Hornaday XTP and just buying the sabot separate.
can any of you confirm this and how well they shoot? is there anything I need to know about doing this and using these bullets
The 45-cal XTP ACPs are of the 185, 200 and 230 grain sizes. Being these are generally .451 diameter, most times you are safe when purchasing either the smooth black Harvester sabots, or the MMP HPH12s.
You are better-off to purchase the 45-cal 240 grain .452 version and start-off with the black Harvester crushed rib sabots, or the MMP HPH24s. The 240s are a tougher bullet that holds up better when meeting bone in your harvested animal. Fragmentation of the 240 bullet is less common to occur.