Sabots

[Barlow]

Any varmint hunters here ever use sabots? I'm thinking .308 to .224 for a 30-30. I realize accuracy may suffer, but what's been you're success or failure with them Thanks, Barlow

 

[XTR]

Remington Accelerator

 

[people]

The accuracy is lack luster at best. I tried many things to get them to shoot ok. In your 30-30 you will have that pesky pointed bullet causing you issues unless you single load or have a firearm it does not matter.

 

[StevenDzupin]

Very high velocity. Accuracy poor to non existent.

Tried them in .308 Win. / .30-06 and .300 RUM.

Sometimes the Sabot travel along with the projectile.

The Sabots petals can ruin Chronograph Detectors.

.300 RUM achieved over 5,700 fps for one shot ,the next wrecked the detector.

You can't get the same powders that Remington loaded their Accelerators with.

Remingtons' .30-06 Accelerators didn't fair any better then handloads.

Interesting waste of time.

E.Brown carried / carrys Sabots .224 to .308.

Regards,

Steve

 

[Barlow]

Thanks to all. My 30-30 is a Model 24 Savage. I have an old 94 Winchester but I wouldn't consider it for that. I'll stick with 125-130 gr bullets in the savage. Barlow

 

[snert]

Very high velocity. Accuracy poor to non existent.

Tried them in .308 Win. / .30-06 and .300 RUM.

Sometimes the Sabot travel along with the projectile.

The Sabots petals can ruin Chronograph Detectors.

.300 RUM achieved over 5,700 fps for one shot ,the next wrecked the detector.

You can't get the same powders that Remington loaded their Accelerators with.

Remingtons' .30-06 Accelerators didn't fair any better then handloads.

Interesting waste of time.

E.Brown carried / carrys Sabots .224 to .308.

Regards,

Steve

Same experince///waste of effort

 

[GrocMax]

I remember them from like 1983-4. Be lucky to hit a paper plate at 50 yds, but the speed was phenomenal.

 

[CaptainMal]

Unlike sabots used in muzzleloaders, those used with small bullets in larger bore rifles never worked very well.

 

[XTR]

Unlike sabots used in muzzleloaders, those used with small bullets in larger bore rifles never worked very well.

Probably a function of MV, smokeless ML shooters who shoot for groups and high velocity have gone to sabotless loads. They use a die made from the barrel stub to pre-engrave the rifling and push them in tight, like use a mallet to push them down the tube. (Black bowder long range ML shooters also use a mallet to push the bullets down the tube)

The other problem we run into with sabots in smokeless MLs is barrel heat, shoot a 5 shot group as fast as you can load it and the barrel heat starts to soften the sabot, and that is not good for accuracy. Probably similar problems in cartridges too.

You could always try paper patching. I'll save that discussion for another day.