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Anyone know the groove diameter of a modern .50 and .45 cal muzzleloader?
I would like to try sabot loads in a cartridge gun, but am torn between a .500 S&W (which I'd have to buy) and a .45-70 (which I have) and a .460 S&W (which I'd have to buy). I want to use sabots of a reasonable diameter vs. the actual barrel I'll be shooting them in. I have the sabots, but not the barrel (for an Encore), unless the .45-70 barrel and case will be suitable.
Anyone shoot saboted loads out of cartridge guns, other than the .30-06 accelerator (>4,000 FPS... )...?
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Here is a thread where the author pushed a saboted bullet from a 4 5/8" Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt at 1700 fps. I was going to try it, but never got around to it.
Thanks. I haven't gotten around to slugging any muzzleloader barrels yet (and I don't currently have a "45" muzzleloader), but I'll bet I won't get any "45" sabots to crimp as well in a .45-70 as a .460 S&W, which I don't have. There's always the 500 S&W, though...and it's legal for deer in Indiana, too! (Can you say 'over-powered'? ).
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