bullets

[funman]

I have been reading this forum until my eyes have fallen out, and i tried to look up this question before i ask, so i appologize if it is already in here and i did not see it. Heres my question i started out using hornady sabots 45-240grn xtp/mag i think they were 12.00 and some change, now i have been looking thru cabelas catologe and i see where you can buy a box of pistol bullets (a 100 of them for 19.99) they have a 44 cal which is .430 in dia, can i match this up with the harvester sabots that are .430 dia. this would be a huge savings for me since i want to learn more and practice. they have other calibers that match the harvester sabots that i would try also. Am i way out of the ball park with this or do alot of you do this to save money. i just cant see spending 15.00 a box for 20 sabots and bullets. like i said i already know i like the hornadys , plus they are the cheapest that i have found that have a copper jaket hollow point. I shot a deer and a hog with them this year and stopped both in thier tracks. Another question if i get the knight extreme i plan on getting would you shoot a 45 cal or a 44 and what grain i will be shooting deer and hog only and ofcourse using these same rounds to practice with. thanks for any input...........and sorry for the long question

 

[03mossy]

buying in bulk is the way to go. i shoot the .45 cal .452 dia. .300grain , crushed ribs sabots. ends up being about $0.40 a shot instead of $1.20 a shot for the barnes i was shooting. makes the wife alot happier.

 

[Trapcat]

Buying in bulk is the way to go with these bullets. Some like the .44 cal(better bc) and I think a better majority shoot the 45 cal. I use both at 100yds they both shoot good out of my Knights. Also ya might want to try the speer gold dots.Sounds like quite a few people use them with very good results. Kerry

 

[Anonymous]

Funman

If I had my choise of the .45cal XTPs Or the .44cal XTPs I would go with the .430 44cal 300gr with the Green Crush Rib Sabot From Harvester
the 44cal has alot better SD & BC The BC is 245 on the 44cal and the 45cal has a BC of 180 any Bullet that I shoot I try to have the BC at 200 or better . Also one that is comming on strong is the 10mm .40 200gr XTP with a MMP blue Sabot it has a BC of 199 and you can Acctually push the 200gr 10mm Xtp harder than you can any of the others with out Stripping the Jacket away from the Core.

Ron

 

[funman]

thanks for your info guys iv got some shopping to do next month and thats just the info i needed thanks again

 

[NBK]

I just ordered 100 270gr. 44cal Speer Gold Dot's & 100 Harvester Crush Ribbed Sabots to try out of my Pro hunter. I have shot some 250gr. Hornady SST's with great results but i want to buy in bulk so im going to try the Gold Dot's cause i have heard great things about them. I will be shooting the Gold Dot's with 110grs of loose pyrodex to see how well the T/C likes that combo. I switched from T7 loose cause i am sick of the crud ring. :x

 

[funman]

im using that pyrodex rs and i like it ,i have gone through 1lb of it so far. Walmart was selling them for 7.00 a lb bottle. i should have grabed all of them. how much are them gold dots in bulk your looking at

 

[alphaburnt]

Hey guys Cabelas has all 44 and 45/50 sabots on sale for $6.99 for 50 pack. They have regular and crush rib.

 

[NBK]

Funman i ordered my Gold Dots from Midway USA for $20 & that was with shipping so 50 bullets for $20 i will pay that any day alot cheaper than the Hornady SST's i was shooting.