45 Maxiball in 50 Cal with Sabot?

[Themoose]

I know it sounds bizarre, but has anyone ever tried shooting a 45 maxiball in a 50 cal using a sabot? I have various 50 cal molds, but just got a 45 maxiball mold and was thinking of trying it out in my 50's using a sabot for a mild target/plinking load... 45 maxiball only weighs 230 gr so recoil should be a lot less that the 460 gr chunks I now shoot...I know that I can shoot 187 roundballs, but was thinking the maxiball might offer more accuracy and perhaps be a candidate for whitetails out to 150 yards or so.

Thanks for taking time to read... if you have tried it, I would welcome your comments.

Kindest regards,

TheMoose

[rbuck351]

I haven't done that exactly, but I have shot 50 cal RB in a 28ga shotgun wad from my 54 cal rifle. It works very well with about 1" groups at 50yds which is about as well as I can shoot iron sights and my old eyes.

[Larry Gibson]

As long as they fit tight in the sabot and it fits tight in the bore no reason it shouldn't work. I'd suggest 3f BP or 3f triple 7.

[mooman76]

The Maxie isn't the most aerodynamic round especially out past 100y but it certainly is worth a try. Let us know how it does.

[DW475]

Sounds interesting but never tried that. Would be interested in hearing the results.