30 Carbine / Sabot

Nestor Rivera · October 22, 1998, 11:51 AM

Has any body out there tried using a plastic sabot with the 30 carbine cartridge I am thinking about trying it and would like to find out if it will work before buying the dies and such.

DIRK · October 29, 1998, 06:55 PM

I haven't tried it myself. I have read several articals. It works and it does boost the velocity quite well. Accuracy is where there is a compromise. You won't improve accuracy of the gun your shooting. At best it will be equal to an average load without sabots. You will probably see accuracy drop off.

hicard · November 10, 1998, 11:17 AM

I tried it once and found that there was not
enough velocity to separate the sabot from the bullet at carbine speeds and dropped the project

Spectre · November 11, 1998, 11:40 PM

Hicard,

That is interesting. Especially since even lower-velocity munitions such as saboted shotguns rounds seem to work fine. Perhaps it was your bullet or sabot design.

hicard · November 17, 1998, 06:01 PM

I know the 30 cal sabots are a lot stiffer than shotgun sabots which make a big difference in the way they react.

hicard

irv · November 18, 1998, 05:39 PM

In my carbine the sabots do not produce enough impulse (pressure time) to actuate the tappet. Accuracy was about like the regular 110 gr.

October 22, 1998, 11:51 AM	#1
Nestor Rivera Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 1998 Location: San Antonio, Texas, USA Posts: 446	Has any body out there tried using a plastic sabot with the 30 carbine cartridge I am thinking about trying it and would like to find out if it will work before buying the dies and such.

October 29, 1998, 06:55 PM	#2
DIRK Junior Member Join Date: October 13, 1998 Location: col. Oh. Posts: 12	I haven't tried it myself. I have read several articals. It works and it does boost the velocity quite well. Accuracy is where there is a compromise. You won't improve accuracy of the gun your shooting. At best it will be equal to an average load without sabots. You will probably see accuracy drop off.

November 10, 1998, 11:17 AM	#3
hicard Junior Member Join Date: November 9, 1998 Location: Los Molinos, CA, USA Posts: 6	I tried it once and found that there was not enough velocity to separate the sabot from the bullet at carbine speeds and dropped the project

November 11, 1998, 11:40 PM	#4
Spectre Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 23, 1998 Location: ATL Posts: 3,277	Hicard, That is interesting. Especially since even lower-velocity munitions such as saboted shotguns rounds seem to work fine. Perhaps it was your bullet or sabot design.

November 17, 1998, 06:01 PM	#5
hicard Junior Member Join Date: November 9, 1998 Location: Los Molinos, CA, USA Posts: 6	I know the 30 cal sabots are a lot stiffer than shotgun sabots which make a big difference in the way they react. hicard

November 18, 1998, 05:39 PM	#6
irv Junior Member Join Date: November 18, 1998 Location: Berlin Ht's, Oh USA Posts: 1	In my carbine the sabots do not produce enough impulse (pressure time) to actuate the tappet. Accuracy was about like the regular 110 gr.