Anyone Experience 38/45 Sabots???

sheepherder · 08-24-2011, 09:11 AM

Back in the 80's one of my buddies [now deceased] had a LAR "Grizzly" [pic below] in 45 Win Mag caliber (Jim loved magnums). (It was a 45 Gov't model frame elongated to hold/chamber the 45 Win Mag cartridge). He was experimenting with 38/45 saboted loads in the 45 Win Mag cases. I don't recall if he ever got them sorted out or not. They were white Nylon sabots with four slits. He had a big bag of them and on at least one night, I helped him reload a couple hundred.

I was working on my 38/45 Clerke in a standard M1911A1 auto at the time, and never got around to the saboted cartridges. Now I'm thinking of trying a 38/45 sabot in my Colt Gov't model, just for S&G...

Anyone know of a source for just the Nylon sabots??? I can't seem to find anything except black powder sabots, and not in 38/45...

08-24-2011, 09:11 AM	#1
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,182 Thanks: 1,398 Thanked 4,440 Times in 2,328 Posts	Anyone Experience 38/45 Sabots??? Back in the 80's one of my buddies [now deceased] had a LAR "Grizzly" [pic below] in 45 Win Mag caliber (Jim loved magnums). (It was a 45 Gov't model frame elongated to hold/chamber the 45 Win Mag cartridge). He was experimenting with 38/45 saboted loads in the 45 Win Mag cases. I don't recall if he ever got them sorted out or not. They were white Nylon sabots with four slits. He had a big bag of them and on at least one night, I helped him reload a couple hundred. I was working on my 38/45 Clerke in a standard M1911A1 auto at the time, and never got around to the saboted cartridges. Now I'm thinking of trying a 38/45 sabot in my Colt Gov't model, just for S&G... Anyone know of a source for just the Nylon sabots??? I can't seem to find anything except black powder sabots, and not in 38/45... Attached Thumbnails Attached Images __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...