How to get the right size sabot???
10-09-2008 | 04:34 PM
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From: Towanda,pa
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....
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....
10-09-2008 | 05:08 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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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 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....
Chap
10-09-2008 | 06:12 PM
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From: Towanda,pa
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...
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...
10-09-2008 | 08:00 PM
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Nontypical Buck
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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.
10-10-2008 | 05:51 AM
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Nontypical Buck
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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.
10-10-2008 | 05:02 PM
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From: Towanda,pa
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
sabots for the .458-.459 bullets and how much....Times is fast
slipping away and the season will be upon us..Thanks
10-10-2008 | 05:17 PM
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Dominant Buck
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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.
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.
