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johnny2 10-09-2008 04:34 PM
How to get the right size sabot???
 
I have been reading with great interest the post about 45-70
bullets and the sabots to use..I guess the reason for interest
is because I cast lots of bullets for my 45 cal. cartridge rifles
and have several different mold...I load for 45-70/45-95 and the
45-120,which all use the same bullets of course...Weights any-
where from 400 plus to 612 grains...

Therefore I figure with the correct sabots and can possibly find
one that will work well in my Mustang rifle...Perhaps!!!!!

Why buy the others if what I have on hand will work....

gleason.chapman 10-09-2008 05:08 PM
RE: How to get the right size sabot???
 
ORIGINAL: johnny2

I have been reading with great interest the post about 45-70
bullets and the sabots to use..I guess the reason for interest
is because I cast lots of bullets for my 45 cal. cartridge rifles
and have several different mold...I load for 45-70/45-95 and the
45-120,which all use the same bullets of course...Weights any-
where from 400 plus to 612 grains...

Therefore I figure with the correct sabots and can possibly find
one that will work well in my Mustang rifle...Perhaps!!!!!

Why buy the others if what I have on hand will work....
I tried some cast .452 bullets in my Savage this summer, there were too hard and shot all over the place, like a 10" or 12"group. I think if you made some softer bullets and used the right sabot, you would have something, especially in a regular ML with 70g of BP or 95g of BP.
Chap

johnny2 10-09-2008 06:12 PM
RE: How to get the right size sabot???
 
Gleason,,

I never mentioned they were of hard alloy....They are all soft in order to
bump up in the bore..I make 95% of them 1 in 30 0r maybe 1 in 40...
Thanks for your reply anyway...

HEAD0001 10-09-2008 08:00 PM
RE: How to get the right size sabot???
 
Chap I can not see a single reason why the hardness of a bullet would have anything to do with a bullet that was shot in a sabot?? I do not get that one. I have shot a lot of cast lead bullets from a MZ. Both saboted, and conicals. I have always used straight WW in all my casting(except for roundballs in my flinter). I am just not sure why you would consider hardness as a factor in a sabot?? Tom.

UncleNorby 10-10-2008 05:51 AM
RE: How to get the right size sabot???
 
Bullet hardness should not matter, as sabots are used with x bullets and jacketed bullets. I would think the fit of the bullet/sabot combination in the boreis most important. But, what do I know, I just bought my first in-line this week, and it hasn't even been delivered yet.

johnny2 10-10-2008 05:02 PM
RE: How to get the right size sabot???
 
Guess i'm still looking for the answer here..Who sells just the
sabots for the .458-.459 bullets and how much....Times is fast
slipping away and the season will be upon us..Thanks

cayugad 10-10-2008 05:17 PM
RE: How to get the right size sabot???
 
http://www.mmpsabots.com/

MMP makes the sabots. They are sold through Knight Rifle as well. MMP has good prices if you pick up four packs or more as they include shipping as well.


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