"BPI BLS-12 Sabots"

[Dixie Slugs]

Who is Rick?.....Regards, James

[turbo1889]

The guy who started the thread and cut the mold has a screen name of "Red River Rick" --- I presume that is who "Rick" is.

[eye shot]

A hunting load I'm working up with the BLS-12.
420gr. .511" hard cast boolit, knurld on file.
25mm brass Cheddite primed 2 3/4 hull roll crimped.
1/8" nitro card under sabot.
1- X12X gas seal.
38gr. Longshot.

This load had a mild recoil and the sabots opened up nicely with no punch threw the center of sabot. I chronyed them at 1640 fps. out of a 24" barrel. Since the boolit is a little lighter than the BPI recipe for .500 slug I'll work up to a couple grs. more powder, but want to stay at or under 1700fps. for a 1-34 twist barrel.

[Red River Rick]

Eye Shot:

Good information. I was wondering about the velocity, I wasn't able to chronograph my loads but I know they where moving along pretty good, your data strengthens my beliefs.

Once it warms up around here, I'll resume my testing.

RRR