Dreyse Wooden Sabots

[rescuerandy2]

Good Evening. Here is the Dreyse sabot using a 14mm drill bit. You can see how much deeper the bullet is set. I am liking the deeper set with the 14mm bit and will prepare 20 cartridges for the range this Saturday. Randy

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[rescuerandy2]

Good Afternoon. Just back from the range and the wooden sabots, now with 14mm center holes, was an outstanding success. All rounds ignited, all sabot disengaged, and bullets received enough spin to hit the target square on.

When compared to the paper-wrapped sabots, the accuracy was better but not outrageously so. However, the overall time to assemble is much, much lower along with a higher degree of uniformity in assembly than the paper-wrapping method.

Some very minor issues left along with tweaking to reduce assembly time. It has taken about a year of trial/error, tools acquisition, and stupid mistakes to get this down right. Overall, I would estimate making the wooden sabots take 1/10 the time to make as a paper-wrapped sabot. Cost, not taking into account amortizing the equipment (drill-press, bits, Etc.) is about 5 cents!

Glad to answer any questions. Please note I am a college administrator who is certified at paper-pushing and not a pro at woodworking or metalworking. Randy

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