Author Topic: Tight Bore! MMP has a new Sabot (Read 632 times)

sabotloader · « **on:** April 02, 2006, 04:55:52 AM »

Del Ramsey has created another good one... it might be a little odd looking to most of us. He is now going to offer a new 3-petal designed sabot that might provide the answer for people with the really tight bores. These are black 50/.451-.452 sabots. They are built in the line of the HPH sabots - so they are the new ploymere and can handle the "magnum loads."

I have shot these new sabots and their performance was very good. They are built for a tighter bore, I used them in my A&H, Remingtons, Green Mountain LRH barrels, and the new Omega. I shot them with Hornady's, Speers, Sierra's, and Noslers. The bullets really seat well in the sabot making alignment going down the barrel a really easy thing.

Del, indicated that they should be available in 30 days - so if you might like to get these for a session at the range give Connie a call at MMP Sabots.. They have not got an actual name for them yet so you will have to inquire about them...

http://www.mmpsabots.com/

Thought i would add a target and some velocity info

Next came a velocity comparison shot on another trip. Point to remember I normally shoot HPH-24's so my bores are large enough for them to load nicely. The 3 petals loaded really easy so i was worried that i would loose a lot of velocity with blow by - really did not happen.

Shooting a 250 Grain Gold Dot:

HPH-24 - 1880fps
HPH-24 - 1877fps
HPH-24 - 1854fps

HPH-12-3P - 1857fps
HPH-12-3P - 1862fps
HPH-12-3P - 1854fps

Here is a target for thought

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/sabotloader/12LPic.jpg

djmbow · « **Reply #1 on:** April 05, 2006, 02:04:07 AM »

I was talking to the guy in the Repair Shop at Thompson Center Arms the other day he mentioned a new sabot they are coming out with soon called the "Easy Glide", I believe.
When I called MMP to order some HPH 24 sabots for my Omega, I asked Connie if MMP was making the new sabot for Thompson and she said "yes".
So now we have the new 3 petal design and also the new Easy Glide sabots coming on the market.
Apparently some one was listening when shooters were complaining about the various "hard loading" bullet/sabot combinations that are currently being sold.

sabotloader · « **Reply #2 on:** April 05, 2006, 05:27:17 PM »

djmbow

I am not sure we are going to be able to buy the "easy glide" It is built for TC for their marketing. If they decide to put it out on the market in a TC package then maybe. But right now I am thinking they are only going to offer it in a bullet/sabot package.