A&H Question Randy/Big6x6

[sabotloader]

I got to get out yesterday finally! to do some shooting.  Both of the new A&H's (from Weston) seem to have really tight barrels.  Sabots that I use in my Remington and sidehammers will not go down the A&H without standing on the rod.  Hornady SST's with their sabot will not go down without a lot of difficulty.  I normally use Nosler sabots but they are really tight also. The only sabot I am able to get down comfortably is a TC Mag sabot - red for 45s and black for the 44s - they go down well and I am getting great results - but I would like to know which sabot you guys might be using?  I have not tried any MMP's - I have some old ones that I couldn't get get to down anything I have so I have been kinda gave up on MMP's.

Big6x6 - polishing the threads of the breech and breech plug did seem to work for me.  I shot 24 rounds each yesterday out of both rifles - 100 grains loose T7 #11 caps - I had put two wraps of TC tape on the plug - screwed it in and never touched it again until I got home at the end of the day.  Both plugs screwed out withot a problem.

[RandyWakeman]

Well,

If three A & H's are any indication, they really like 348 gr. Powerbelts and .45 /50 300 gr. Dead Centers-- all at 1" or better at 100 yards. I've not been shooting the .45 / 50 300 gr. PR Bullet Extremes, but Chuck has-- and those were good for 5 shot average groups of 1.08" in his A & H.

[big6x6]

Mine shoots the 348gr Powerbelt Aero with 90gr and 100gr 777 ffg very well.  Looking back on my notes on 10/15/03 it shot groups of 1.2, 1.3, 1.7, 1.6, and 1.3 inches with the 348gr PB.

On 10/18/03 I tried the PR Extreme 300gr for groups of 1.4, 1.05, and 0.8 inches with 100gr 777 ffg.  I never felt the need to record groups size with this load any longer.  It just kept on grouping.  

Those two projectiles were by far the best shooting.

As far as sabots go, I only used supplied sabots/bullets packaged together with that rifle.  I believe the Extremes(seat pretty easily) used the MMP high pressure sabot.  

Glad you found a solution to your breech plug issues!!