Sabot 45 cal for muzzleloader?

[GunsAndHarley]

Anyone cast those? If so? What mould are you using?

I want to cast for a tc impact and a cva Wolf.

[runfiverun]

your sabot will be diameter specific.
if it's a 45 cal rifle the sabot will take a smaller boolit.
if it's a 45 cal boolit I'd say you have a 50 cal rifle.
if you need a good 452 diameter boolit for the sabot then you need to consider weight versus your twist.
a 200 may stabilize and be more accurate than a 250.

in either case I would just get a rnfp design and cast it on the softer side and go with it.

[Taylor]

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Lyman Mustang 50 cal.

[GunsAndHarley]

your sabot will be diameter specific.
if it's a 45 cal rifle the sabot will take a smaller boolit.
if it's a 45 cal boolit I'd say you have a 50 cal rifle.
if you need a good 452 diameter boolit for the sabot then you need to consider weight versus your twist.
a 200 may stabilize and be more accurate than a 250.

in either case I would just get a rnfp design and cast it on the softer side and go with it.

Oups! Forgot to mention, the are 50 cal muzzleloaders.

[nannyhammer]

I've found it best to use a .458 bullet and the orange sabots from MMP. The closer to the bore diameter the better the sabots seem to work. Some guns like them plain and some like them with the ballistic sub base. I had Accurate Molds cut me a .430 250 grain mold and it never would shoot tight enough groups for me. This was most likely caused by bullet length/weight in fast twist barrel, mold did cast bullets excellently. Most groups were about 2.5" @50yds. Just had Accurate Molds recut to a .458/300 grain and will try it when weather cools. Hoping to replicate results when using .458 Rem HP bullets which average about 5/8 - 3/4" three shot groups @50.

[WHITETAIL]

I have great luck with Harvester E-Z load sabots.
They are for 50 cal. with a 44 cal. bullet.
I found them at Cabela's.:cbpour:

[kenyerian]

I like the E-Z load sabots also and use them with the Lee C430-310-RF. Mid-South has both of these products.
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/dept/muzzleloaders/projectiles/sabots-only
https://www.midsouthshooterssupply.com/dept/reloading/lead-bullet-casting/lee-moulds/-point-430-dia

[quilbilly]

I have been using the MMP green sabots for 429 boolits in my 50 cals for elk hunting or long range mule deer for a couple decades. My 429 boolit of choice is a 255 gr SWC (drops at 265 gr). It is accurate out to 200 yards and beyond when I used to be able to see that far and is wonderful for elk but I consider it a bit much for deer unless I am on a combined hunt. If just hunting deer, I prefer the old fashioned PRB. 78 gr of FFF Goex is the load for either deer or elk.

[Tatume]

I use a .458 bullet and the orange sabots from MMP. The mold was cut by Veral Smith, and is his "Marlin" bullet sans grooves. It is very accurate, and kills like lightning. That said, just about any 45-70 cast bullet in the 300 - 350 grain range will work well in your 50 cal ML. Try a few and pick the one you like best.

[10 ga]

I use a .458 bullet and the orange sabots from MMP. The mold was cut by Veral Smith, and is his "Marlin" bullet sans grooves. It is very accurate, and kills like lightning. That said, just about any 45-70 cast bullet in the 300 - 350 grain range will work well in your 50 cal ML. Try a few and pick the one you like best.

X2 what Tom said.

.458 and the orange sabot is deadly stuff. I prefer 325 grainers but just stick with the .458 dia boolits. 10

[GunsAndHarley]

I use a .458 bullet and the orange sabots from MMP. The mold was cut by Veral Smith, and is his "Marlin" bullet sans grooves. It is very accurate, and kills like lightning. That said, just about any 45-70 cast bullet in the 300 - 350 grain range will work well in your 50 cal ML. Try a few and pick the one you like best.

Hum! I alredy have 460 350 gr for my 45-70. Never came to my mind to give it a shot...