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Post by kenny549 on Jan 5, 2011 20:48:54 GMT -5
Anyone tried these in a 45 cal. and how did they perform? I was given some of these a while back and just wanted to know how they worked for others in a 45cal ml. I will be using blackhorn 209 powder while trying thse sabots and bullets.
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Post by lanenebraska on Jan 5, 2011 22:03:19 GMT -5
Yes they work. Remember that they are all lead, so do not seat them so hard that you deform the tips ;-)
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Post by mountainam on Jan 6, 2011 17:45:41 GMT -5
Chuck the lead bullets and use a Hornady .357" 180gr XTP. I got very good accuracy in my 700ML .45 using 140grs T7 FFFG. Speeds clocked at 2287fps. Tried them with smokeless and any load above 1800 fps drilled the sabot, but with the BP subs they shot terrific.
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Post by kenny549 on Jan 6, 2011 22:59:40 GMT -5
What other bullets would be as tough as the 180gr xtp ? Do you think the xtp will stay together at these higher velocitys, or would an all copper bullet be the strongest.
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jan 6, 2011 23:59:33 GMT -5
Speer has a HotCor .358 180gr but the bearing surface appears short. They also offer a .357 170gr DeepCurl.
I dont know if they are tougher but you may want to take a look at them.
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Post by mountainam on Jan 7, 2011 14:05:17 GMT -5
Kenny, Hornady and Remington make .358" 200gr RN bullets. Believe it or not they have less bearing surface than does the 180 XTP, but that is remedied with a typing paper patch for a nice grip. The 180 XTP has a higher sectional density and should hold together on a whitetail, but I have not used one in the field. The ones that I picked out of the impact mound were together with a nice mushroom.
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Post by GMB54-120 on Jan 7, 2011 23:51:43 GMT -5
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Post by spaniel on Jan 8, 2011 7:19:40 GMT -5
The .357 DCs perform just fine on game. You just can't push the lead bullets as fast as a jacketed.
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