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PLEASE READ MY CORRECTION BELOW!!
RAZORBACK said:GM54-120 said:Ok thank you. There packaging specifically states "Precision Rifle MMP sabots" so i thought i would ask.
I will just try your Blue 357/45 sabots with the 158gr HP and the 147gr Hornady XTP. Both of those should work in your original Blue. It appears that their Orange is more oriented for their bullets with a boattail and im not happy with the fit at the base of the bullet. Ive used their QT bullet/sabots in 45cal and been fairly pleased.
Your tan 40/45 is my favorite sofar.
Thank you.
Both sabots in question here do load better with a bullet that has a small boatail or fairly large radius on the base. Back in 1983 when I started "playing" with the sabot idea I had one muzzleloader..........a 45 caliber. The 45 I owned had a relatively large bore and groove. Since then virtually all 45's have been produced with bores and grooves a few thousandths SMALLER in both dimensions.
More recently I have had the best luck.....and loadability shooting the blue sabot with Hornadys 9mm (.355 diameter) 147 grain XTP-HP bullet. Experience has also shown it is a good deer killer when loaded over 60 to 70 grains of 2F black powder or it's equivalent. Charges in excess of 70 grains drive this little pistol bullet too fast and it becomes highly frangible.
I like the 45X40 also!!
SHOULD HAVE PROOF READ MY POST!! The last sentence in paragraph one I typed "larger in both dimensions" . Should have said SMALLER!!