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I have a .50 cal Lyman's and would like a sabot (.458") that I will be able to use my Old Army pistol bullets in (.454"-.459"). I tried sabots for .45 pistol bullets, but they won't push down the bore.
I was told from a dealer that the Harvestor sabots (two that handle .45 cal) would work. Their info was sketchy so I emailed Harvestor. They said that they were not .458" caliber, but that some people had luck using them that way. They were very nice and sent me a small trial pack to see. They didn't work.
My twist is 1:48".
I've seen one brand that made .458" sabots, but couldn't figure who it was, and a Google search wasn't providing much. I believe it may have been the mmp sabots.
Is using a sabot in a percussion revolver a safe thing to do? I've never tried it, and I would be worried about a piece of sabot peeling off as the projectile enters the barrel and creating an obstruction for the next shot.
Or maybe I am just overly cautious. Or whatever...
I'll mostly use RB's in my rifle, but I think it makes some sense to be able to share bullets with my pistol as well. Especially when I get a longer barrel to drop into my stock with a Malcolm style scope attached for hunting beyond 75-100 yds, which would be with a conical or bullet to help me fight the wind better. Fair at judging distance, but not so much with wind speed/drift.
I'm not sure but I think that orange or yellow-colored sabots are for .458 bullets. The black MMP sabots should work with anything under .456. A little tight maybe but you don't know until you shoot them and see their accuracy.
1:48 is what my Hawken has and it only likes .50 cal. Maxi-balls.
Check out this website, i buy stuff for my savage smokeless muzzle loader from him.
Click on the order page and in the 50/45 sabot and bullet listing he sells a Harvester black crush rib sabot that's supposed to work with .454-.457 bullets.
myself ive only seen basically 2 types of sabots for 50 cal rifle use.those that accept 44 bullets, .429 and those that accept 45 bullets .452. the ruger old arrmy has a bore that shoots best with .457 bullets.im not aware of a sabot that would allow you to shoot these in a 50 cal rifle. but it may be out there.
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