I shot some old Knight bullet/sabots the other day that had to be at least 15 years old. I picked some spent sabots up and noticed they were distorted, missing petals, and didn't look like the nicely opened sabots I've normally seen. They were a bit oversized and seating them was really difficult.
I used to supervise I/P assy at Ford's and we used a plastic push-in peg to retain a rubber steering column ring. The peg was inserted into a hole, then smacked with a rawhide hammer to drive the pin into the lower retaining portion to lock it in. There were thousands in a plastic bag inside a box and over time they would "dry out" and would break off before being seated.
Whenever this occured, we'd pour a cup of water into the bag of pegs and let it sit overnight. After absorbing moisture overnight, they'd work perfectly the next day. I'm just wondering if the plastic sabots are succecptable to drying out and would be more pliable for loading if subjected to moisture?
I used to supervise I/P assy at Ford's and we used a plastic push-in peg to retain a rubber steering column ring. The peg was inserted into a hole, then smacked with a rawhide hammer to drive the pin into the lower retaining portion to lock it in. There were thousands in a plastic bag inside a box and over time they would "dry out" and would break off before being seated.
Whenever this occured, we'd pour a cup of water into the bag of pegs and let it sit overnight. After absorbing moisture overnight, they'd work perfectly the next day. I'm just wondering if the plastic sabots are succecptable to drying out and would be more pliable for loading if subjected to moisture?