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MMP sells .45 "rifle sabots" that I assume are are for .458 not .451 - they don't seem to mention the actual diameter.
MMP SABOTS : Store : Blue Sabot
What I want to do is load some light loads using Trail Boss and lightweight bullets. I was thinking of using sabots to get down to .355-.357 and using various bullets meant for .38 special. This would be in a Marlin .45-70 with 1:20 twist in an 18" barrel.
The goal is small game light loads - rabbits, etc. - at subsonic speeds.
Has anyone ever tried this?
I am aware of the stability issues, I went here and it gave me green, but I am not sure about the length of a 110 gr .358 bullet - I guess it was somewhere around half an inch?
JBM - Calculations - Stability
Apparently the lower the number the worse the stability. Longer bullets seem to give lower numbers.
MMP SABOTS : Store : Blue Sabot
What I want to do is load some light loads using Trail Boss and lightweight bullets. I was thinking of using sabots to get down to .355-.357 and using various bullets meant for .38 special. This would be in a Marlin .45-70 with 1:20 twist in an 18" barrel.
The goal is small game light loads - rabbits, etc. - at subsonic speeds.
Has anyone ever tried this?
I am aware of the stability issues, I went here and it gave me green, but I am not sure about the length of a 110 gr .358 bullet - I guess it was somewhere around half an inch?
JBM - Calculations - Stability
Apparently the lower the number the worse the stability. Longer bullets seem to give lower numbers.