Thanks for the reply. I was thinking along the lines of a 3" ordinance rifle, or the like, but was unsure of the velocity required. I was an infantryman in the army, in the 82nd abn, and had squat to do with any type of artillery. The projectile I am referring to is called a Sgt. York, i think, and I have seen them sold in Sportsmans guide, or some such, in the past, though i am certain that the ones i saw were not depleted uranium. Practice rounds, maybe? I was thinking that a bore- sized sabot might be turned from delvin rod, or some such, and a big ol flechette made from tungston carbide, or at least the tip of it, though I am a cabinetmaker by trade, and not a machinist, and do not know how hard tungston carbide is to work with. Probably pretty damn hard. Wouldn't the use of a sabot significantly increase the velocity of anything it is shot from? Kinda like using a modern sabotted handgun bullet from a muzzleloading rifle? Thanks.