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Post by rkrobson on Feb 22, 2009 22:55:28 GMT -5
I enjoyed the post by Grouse. I got into sabotless to hunt deer in Colorado, and must use BP or substitute. last year I shot the parker 300 gr Hydracon, factory knurled by Bob Parker, with 150 grs BH 209, at 2325 fps. These are very accurate and shoot very consistant, loading fairly hard. I decided to do my own knurling on the Barnes TEZ 250 and 290 gr, using files. I'm getting very inconsistent results with BH 209, even when knurled to give a tight fit. Has anybody shot BH 209 with solid coppers sabotless to any degree of success?
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Post by lanenebraska on Feb 22, 2009 23:27:11 GMT -5
I enjoyed the post by Grouse. I got into sabotless to hunt deer in Colorado, and must use BP or substitute. last year I shot the parker 300 gr Hydracon, factory knurled by Bob Parker, with 150 grs BH 209, at 2325 fps. These are very accurate and shoot very consistant, loading fairly hard. I decided to do my own knurling on the Barnes TEZ 250 and 290 gr, using files. I'm getting very inconsistent results with BH 209, even when knurled to give a tight fit. Has anybody shot BH 209 with solid coppers sabotless to any degree of success? 
Seat your newly fashioned WAD on the powder charge Very firmly, then seat your knurled bullet on top of that  This will give the BH209 a good tight seal that it needs to fire consistently.
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Post by Al on Feb 24, 2009 3:23:30 GMT -5
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Post by topusmc on Feb 25, 2009 6:39:15 GMT -5
Not sure what you are looking for. I have an Encore pro hunter. I tried hornady sabotless 350 gr. 50 cal. FPB. I shot them out to a hundred yards, using 110 gr. 209. They touched. As a matter of fact, I sold my Sa 10 ML II and got rid of all other bullets and sabots. I am not sure whats inside, but they load easy and group excellent. Hope I helped.
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Post by lanenebraska on Feb 25, 2009 8:19:50 GMT -5
I think RKRobson needs a bullet for 50cal that is 1 inch long maxium, and sabot bullets are also against the rules. That's the law in Colorado 
So, the FPB is just a tad longer than 1 inch, so most folks just snip off the rubber flex tip, and they are all set to go
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This will give the BH209 a good tight seal that it needs to fire consistently.
