Traditional Firearms > Flintlock Long Guns
Conicals in slow PRB twist?
jbullard1:
I don't think a sabot will help at all
Wish I had a mold for a 54 maxi/minnie or such I'd cast some and send them to you just for testing
Fletcher:
Just stick with PRB... They are accurate and powerful enough to take any game or knock over any competition target you are going to run into.
I am waiting to see how Longhunter does on Elephant, Rhino and Cape Buffalo with his PRB guns - but I have high hopes!!!
Bigsmoke:
It seems the the saboted rounds need a faster twist barrel than a maxi does. Fuhgedaboutit.
AxelP:
I was told that in the moderate twist category (1:48 or 56) if you really load stout, and get above 2000 fps, that it might work, but in a 1:66 you wont be able to get the velocity up high enuff to stablize the conical.
I also was told that those plastic sabots are really bad with deep groove slow-twist barrels. The powder will burn past the gaps and melt the plastic all in your bore and its a real pain to get cleaned up...
Axe
Captchee:
whelp im going to step on alot of peoples toes here and go against the laws of physics and tell you yes
I know because I do it .
My load for my house rifle is 110 grains of 3 F
She has very large deep round bottom rifling and shooting a a 435 grain Burton pattern minie she will hold an 8 inch pattern at 100 yards .
So IMO it depend on what type of rifling you have and how well the conical seals to the bore
here is a photo of the minie i use . it shows a 58 but i use a 54 cal of the same design
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