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And loose fit of the wad in the shotgun barrel.
Most muzzle loading shotgun matches have rules and plastic shotgun wads are illegal. Use circle fly shotgun wads
And loose fit of the wad in the shotgun barrel.
Most muzzle loading shotgun matches have rules and plastic shotgun wads are illegal. Use circle fly shotgun wads
Inlines are ok if you know how to load themDennis did you come over from the Traditional board because if you dislike modern inline methods maybe its best you just ignore topics such as this one. Its clearly going to be sabot related if the OP is using a 40cal bullet in a 50cal ML.
The Optima V2 was never offered in anything but a 50cal.
Inlines are ok if you know how to load them
That's a whole lotta exclamation points for a sabot thread. What's up Dennis? You ok?Yea whatever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dennis did you come over from the Traditional board because if you dislike modern inline methods maybe its best you just ignore topics such as this one. Its clearly going to be sabot related if the OP is using a 40cal bullet in a 50cal ML.
The Optima V2 was never offered in anything but a 50cal and CVA has never offered a 40cal inline.
Do you use an overpowder wad? Find I get leading in the barrel if I don’t.I own a .50 cal Optima and only shoot lead bullets. 1 inch groups at 100 yds from the bench
Do you use an overpowder wad? Find I get leading in the barrel if I don’t.
Back to OP. One thing I noticed with tighter sabots is that they quickly get real tough to load with Pyrodox when compared to 777 or even Swiss.
There’s a picture of the 40 cal hornady 155 grain bullet in the harvester blue sabot designated for 40 cal bullets. Looks like you’re right. So please walk me through it. You’re saying my loading tip on my starter went inside the sabot and around the bullet and that kept the tip from “crushing” the petals inward? I tried two other tips and one of them didn’t have as pronounced a concave opening in it and made it much easier to load. Just trying to understand the mechanics of what’s going on. What’s the best all around loading tip? Is it best that the bullet stick out substantially from the sabot. I’ve never had a bullet not stick out until this combination. Thanks!That blue Harvester 50x40 sabot is only .5045 loaded OD. Its not all that large as far as sabots go, plus its a crushrib which feels easier. Are you sure your jag is not going in the sabot and its what is making it hard to load?
How much does the bullet you are trying to use stick out past the sabot petals? If its virtually all the way below the petals, that is likely your problem.
There’s a picture of the 40 cal hornady 155 grain bullet in the harvester blue sabot designated for 40 cal bullets. Looks like you’re right. So please walk me through it. You’re saying my loading tip on my starter went inside the sabot and around the bullet and that kept the tip from “crushing” the petals inward? I tried two other tips and one of them didn’t have as pronounced a concave opening in it and made it much easier to load. Just trying to understand the mechanics of what’s going on. What’s the best all around loading tip? Is it best that the bullet stick out substantially from the sabot. I’ve never had a bullet not stick out until this combination. Thanks!
155gr is a very small bullet even for plinking. There are 180s and 200s that would be better choices.
Every Super 45 maker back then got on the "take 3 pellets and a 155gr" band wagon trying to hype 7mm-08 type performance. That load was still poor after going to the slower twists that followed.
Not much if any difference in cost between a 40cal 155gr and a 200gr. The 200gr is ok for hunting if you dont go crazy with the muzzle velocity. Plus its better suited to the sabots and twist rates.
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