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Post by quillen52 on Dec 17, 2014 10:25:48 GMT -5
I understand why boat tail bullets create problems for sabot shooters. Has anyone tried the Barnes 290 TEZ boat tail sabotless? If so results and loads?
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Post by bestill on Dec 17, 2014 12:21:00 GMT -5
I believe Barnes boattails are tmz and tez are flat base. Shooting sabotless with boattail is difficult i believe due to bullet swell needed for good rifling engagement and boattail design with added angle on base doesn't allow swell as does flat base . Plus there is a loss of bearing surface
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Post by jims on Dec 17, 2014 13:02:50 GMT -5
As bestill said I have never had any real success shooting boattails in any manner in my MLs.
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Post by quillen52 on Dec 17, 2014 18:15:39 GMT -5
I stand corrected, the boat tail is the TMZ. Anyone have good results shooting the 290 TMZ sabotless.
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Post by Jon on Dec 18, 2014 0:56:16 GMT -5
If using a sabot in the past many tried different things. I think that it was found that you need a proprietary sabot to make them have any chance of working well?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2014 7:11:05 GMT -5
These were shot a couple years ago in my Pacnor .45. BT and flat base Barnes. I see no reason why the 290 BT's won't shoot. IIRC these groups were shot with STRAIGHT charges of 55gr. Go figure a straight charge works with copper bullets..... TMZ BT 250gr. 100yds  Flat base 250 TEZ. 100yds  |
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Post by quillen52 on Dec 18, 2014 9:02:05 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply. As usual your trigger pulling capabilities are impressive. Think I will do some experimenting with my guns. Did you use any type of wad with your loads and I assume it was H-4198 powder.
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Post by quillen52 on Dec 18, 2014 9:03:03 GMT -5
Sorry, just noticed the H-4198 on the target!
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Post by lakeplainshunter on Dec 18, 2014 20:10:50 GMT -5
Probably a Dry Wool Wad. They work very well with the T-EZs as do the lubed ones for some people.
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