blackpowder72
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Anyone switch from sabots to full bore bullets? Just curious if they were more accurate? Shooting 50cal here with 100grs of triple 7.
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Full bore bullets vs sabots
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bwese
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I had very good accuracy with the sabots but switched to full bore bullets because I didn't like the bullet performance.(tried several brands and styles, 225 to 240 grain)
The full bore have been as good if not better for accuracy and the wound channel/blood trails have been outstanding if I needed to follow one. The bullet performance is night and day better than my sabot rounds. The bullets load so easy compared to the sabots as well. I haven't see a down side to them.
This is what I use.
Hornady 50cal 300gr FPB Muzzleloader Bullet
and use blackhorn 209 powder to push them.
The full bore have been as good if not better for accuracy and the wound channel/blood trails have been outstanding if I needed to follow one. The bullet performance is night and day better than my sabot rounds. The bullets load so easy compared to the sabots as well. I haven't see a down side to them.
This is what I use.
Hornady 50cal 300gr FPB Muzzleloader Bullet
and use blackhorn 209 powder to push them.
bigbuckhunter88
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I think I remember Bowman having an old post on Thor bullets. Needed them for Colorado elk hunting as they dont allow Sabots.
https://www.iowawhitetail.com/forum/threads/thor-bullets-review.55065/#post-614266
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Rjack
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I use Parker Production Hydra-con bullets out of my Knight Disc. They worked very well on a bull and a cow. 440 grain, so not necessarily a long-range round. But, with only open sights allowed in Colorado, they met my needs.
https://parker-productions-llc.myshopify.com/collections/hydra-con
https://parker-productions-llc.myshopify.com/collections/hydra-con
ArrowheadMuzzleloader
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No sabot is great in a 45cal. In 50's, there's not a great bullet selection. And the bullets that are available have a pretty low BC. So unless you have to hunt in a no sabot state like CO, you're usually better off with sabots in a 50.
Here's a couple videos that show what you can do with full bore in a 45cal.
Here's a couple videos that show what you can do with full bore in a 45cal.
blackpowder72
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Well I got my CVA Scout converted to smokeless so I guess I don't have to worry about sabots anymore.