Originally Posted by
Grouse45
It makes no difference at all. A sabot slips so far after ignition. My guess is around 6 to 8 inches before it engages rifling after its fired.
That may be correct, but may not. If they all slipped that distance before engaging the rifling, some handgun shooters would be spraying rounds all over the place.
Some shooters have indexed sabots since they came available. Its nothing new and has worked for some shooters.