Flintlock With Round Ball And Sabot?

[Cpl Kendall]

I recently purchased a Traditions Pennsylvania Pellet Flintlock and I've been searching around for an answer to what I thought was a simple question;

Can you fire round balls with a sabot?

Now the manual states very explicitly that this will void your warranty but I'm curious as to the reasoning.

Please excuse me if this comes off as a silly question but I've never used a muzzle loader before.

[Jim K]

I don't know why not if you have the right size sabot. Someone used to make them out of plastic but I don't recall seeing them lately. In a muzzle loading rifle, a good sabot made to expand would take the rifling instead of a patch and be easier to load. The only drawback is that most F/L rifles have deep grooves and a sabot would not be as good at filling them in as a cloth patch.

Jim

[Cpl Kendall]

I don't know why not if you have the right size sabot. Someone used to make them out of plastic but I don't recall seeing them lately. In a muzzle loading rifle, a good sabot made to expand would take the rifling instead of a patch and be easier to load. The only drawback is that most F/L rifles have deep grooves and a sabot would not be as good at filling them in as a cloth patch.

Jim

Well there is a fellow in my area that sells the ones Traditions makes.

[Jim K]

I am confused. I don't own a Traditions rifle, but you say there is someone in your area that sells the sabots Traditions makes, yet you say using them will void the warranty. Why would a company make and sell something that would void the warranty if used in their own rifles?

Jim

[Cpl Kendall]

I am confused. I don't own a Traditions rifle, but you say there is someone in your area that sells the sabots Traditions makes, yet you say using them will void the warranty. Why would a company make and sell something that would void the warranty if used in their own rifles?

Jim

Apperently the warrently will be void if you use a sabot with a round ball. Sabot with one of these (http://www.traditionsfirearms.com/eshop/10Expand.asp?ProductCode=A1497) is OK though.