What bullet mold for Black sabot

[Theditchman]

I am going to use mmi black sabots in my .50 CVA Acurra and was looking for a good .45 cal cast bullet to use..I want to cast them myself and was looking for sugestions on a Lee mold to make it with...thanks for any help

[johnson1942]

if your gun is a 1/28 twist go with about a .451 or .452 300 grain bullet. if it is a 1/32 twist go same diam and a 250 grain bullet. others will shoot but these two with the twist i stated for them will be easy to work up a load on and be very accurate.

[Lefty Red]

My 1-28" Omega likes the Harvester's Cruch ribs and the Lee 452-300. Its a gas checked wide nosed bullet. Just casted a bunch up Friday to use in the next couple of weeks when I go and shoot some paper patched 50 cal bullets and minis.

BTW, I have noticed that most modern day sabots work better with the largest bullet you can find. 480Ruger bullets, like LEE's 476-400 did very well with the sabots.

[Theditchman]

My 1-28" Omega likes the Harvester's Cruch ribs and the Lee 452-300. Its a gas checked wide nosed bullet. Just casted a bunch up Friday to use in the next couple of weeks when I go and shoot some paper patched 50 cal bullets and minis.

BTW, I have noticed that most modern day sabots work better with the largest bullet you can find. 480Ruger bullets, like LEE's 476-400 did very well with the sabots.

I just ordered that mold....do you put gas checks on it or just leave it bare...do you use any kind of lube or lubed wad with those sabots?

[snoopy]

i don't think you need gas checks, the sabot makes the seal, at least thats my experience with the 452/230 bullet that I use. Ilube mine but I don't think its necessary.

[Screwbolts]

There are several companies that make Black sabots, they very in thickness depending on manufacturer. I choose to use either a Smooth sided 333 gr LFN from a LBT mold or a 300 or 288 gr smooth sided from a BRP mold. and some times I use a smooth side 265 gr (XTP profile) from a custom mold I made.

NOE is thinking of offering the BRP 300 gr mold, I think there is a thread in the group buy section for it.

I have currently three black sabots in house, Nights, MMPs and Harvesters. I generally use Harvesters. might even have some TC cheap shoots in the box also.

I size my projectile if need be to get the proper load pressure that i want, I like a minimum of 40 pounds to seat combination down the bore.

Your mileage may very, but I make mine consistent.

ken

[True.grit]

i don't think you need gas checks, the sabot makes the seal, at least thats my experience with the 452/230 bullet that I use. Ilube mine but I don't think its necessary.
I do not use gas checks on gas checked boolits when shooting them out of sabots. I get 1 3/4 " groups at 100yrds with a Ranch dog 290 gr flat point. I use it this year on a pig hunt and it was DRT.

[Lefty Red]

I just ordered that mold....do you put gas checks on it or just leave it bare...do you use any kind of lube or lubed wad with those sabots?

The 400gr bullet is flat based.
I use the sabot dry. It loaded easily.
I haven't shot it allot, just a quick five late last year and think its good enough to tweak just a bit.

[Lefty Red]

The Lee 452/300, I used without the GC. No need for one with a sabot.
This and the Lee 430/310 are the two best shooting "smaller" bullets in my Omega.

Lefty

[Theditchman]

I just ordered that lee 452/300 to see how it goes....I guess its all part of the fun doing trial and error