I've seen alot of posts that indicate the need for considerable pressure when seating the sabot when using BH209. Due to a previous experience, I'm not one to be pounding the ramrod down onto the bullet tip to get "seating pressure".
However, what about tamping the powder charge real well first and then seat the sabot onto the charge? I'll probably be going back to the all lead polymer tipped Dead Center bullets by PR - they have a starter that is polymer based as well but I don't know what "extreme seating pressure" will do to the lead ogive section. I have a Hornady brass seater that I use for the SST sabots but I don't know what marks it would make on the copper jacketed nose either.
I just bought a SpinJag loader that seems to make sense in allowing the sabot to follow the rifling without any resistance to turning but I'm really concerned about applying any significant pressure thereby damaging the front section of an aerodynamic projectile!
I may do some tests by loading sabots without any powder, then pull the breech and push them back out to see the affect on the nose - we'll see.
However, what about tamping the powder charge real well first and then seat the sabot onto the charge? I'll probably be going back to the all lead polymer tipped Dead Center bullets by PR - they have a starter that is polymer based as well but I don't know what "extreme seating pressure" will do to the lead ogive section. I have a Hornady brass seater that I use for the SST sabots but I don't know what marks it would make on the copper jacketed nose either.
I just bought a SpinJag loader that seems to make sense in allowing the sabot to follow the rifling without any resistance to turning but I'm really concerned about applying any significant pressure thereby damaging the front section of an aerodynamic projectile!
I may do some tests by loading sabots without any powder, then pull the breech and push them back out to see the affect on the nose - we'll see.