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Post by ET on Aug 7, 2019 0:51:43 GMT -5
While reading another post I read a term "Petal Slop" which I believe is referring to excessive sabot petal length past the straight wall of a bullet. Believe it or not this topic was brought up by RB years ago. This was the day of seeking any advantage for enhancing performance. Does it make a difference? In my case I found a slight improvement in groups and have been trimming all my sabot petals ever since. You could either build a rig to assist with trimming or just use nail clippers. My preference is trimming the petal 1/8" past the straight wall of say a 250gr. bullet. Same for 225gr. bullet but when getting down to a 200gr. bullet I leave a little more petal length. Just thought I would mention this option to consider.
Ed
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Post by reloader22 on Aug 7, 2019 4:51:00 GMT -5
By petal slop, I meant more material between the bullet and bore. Larger dia bullet, less soft material between bullet and bore. Less slop.
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Post by quillen52 on Aug 7, 2019 7:20:30 GMT -5
Et
I to have wondered what effect excess sabot length might have on both accuracy and velocity. I have never trimmed the sabots but may try in the future.
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Post by ET on Aug 7, 2019 7:32:38 GMT -5
By petal slop, I meant more material between the bullet and bore. Larger dia bullet, less soft material between bullet and bore. Less slop. My mistake in interpreting the term "Petal Slop". Ed |
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Post by cuda on Aug 8, 2019 8:57:53 GMT -5
Both have the same end result in better groups. I might have to trim a few now to see if it helps mine out. THANKS ET for bring that up again.
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Post by smokeeter on Aug 8, 2019 16:13:24 GMT -5
Back when I did shoot saboted loads I found trimming the longer sabots (like the Hornady's) that extended beyond the ogive of the bullet did improve accuracy. But I found it was more a result of the sabot getting deformed from my jag while loading thus causing inconsistent loading.
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Post by Dunthat on Aug 8, 2019 18:56:34 GMT -5
Back when I did shoot saboted loads I found trimming the longer sabots (like the Hornady's) that extended beyond the ogive of the bullet did improve accuracy. But I found it was more a result of the sabot getting deformed from my jag while loading thus causing inconsistent loading. +1 on this |
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Post by pposey on Aug 12, 2019 3:52:25 GMT -5
I usta trim the longer sabots to just past the bullet, now only use the harv. Baby blues in the .45 and do not have to. I cold feel the longer sabots interfering with the ramrod some.
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