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Old 06-18-2012 | 04:39 PM
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Yeah I was going to use one of them..also it might be a dumb question but how do you use conical bullets?
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Old 06-18-2012 | 05:31 PM
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Also where do you find the projectiles for the muzzleloader...
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Old 06-18-2012 | 06:04 PM
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Originally Posted by The_Hunter323
Ok thank you..I now understand the sabot and bullet situation ..has any one had a sabot they thought was the best?
It all depends on the bullet you want to shoot. Harvester doesn't make any 54x50 sabots but they do make a really good 54x45 sabot. It loads pretty easy though and it might not work well in your bore. MMP also makes a 54x45 sabot, it fits a bit tighter in my 54cal.

Personally, i didn't buy a 54cal to shoot 45cal bullets when i can easily shoot 50cal 300gr-385gr bullets just as well or better. They will always make a 1/2 inch hole at least once.

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Old 06-18-2012 | 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by sabotloader
Bet cha... a .452-300 grain bullet and 110 bullet in a MMP HPH-24 sabot would shoot lights out...

I would say a Speer .452-300 grain deep curl but they are really hard to find right now.

I am not much of a Hornady fan because they can separate copper from lead on ocasion.

Sierra also makes a good .4515-300 grain bullets.

Then if you want to go to a preimium bullet, Barnes offers a bunch and Knight offers a .452-250 grain Bloodline that could really be awesome. I use a .458-275 grain Bloodline but there is not a sabot made for 458 to 54.

One other option which would be a bone crusher... there is a 50x54 sabot available that would allow you to shoot 50 cal Deep Curls... man talk about a dead animal...
Is the Speer .452-300 grain suppose to be meant for a 454 Casull DCHP...because on their website that is the only one that is .45 and 300 grains
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