Dreyse Wooden Sabots

[rescuerandy2]

Good Afternoon. Just finished months of planing, buying, and listening. Have finally produced my first wooden sabots and I am glad that the days of paper-wrapping are over. Using 5/8" Birch dowels cut to 22mm, hollowed out to 13mm for the bullet, and 1/4" for the cap, I have simulated my successful but not consistent paper sabots. OAL, using period shaped bullet and 65gr of powder, is 55mm before the final twist of the paper cartridge.

Next week will try using a 14mm drill to thin the walls a bit more allowing me to seat the bullet deeper.

27 February will be at the range testing the sabots.


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