SABOT PLEASE

[GeneT]

Crosman powershot pellets in .177 , 5.4gr . I doubt they are accurate.
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Nothing short of tank rounds are accurate with sabots - if they were a good solution, you'd see them all over the place.

GsT

 

[Ballisticboy]

Crosman powershot pellets in .177 , 5.4gr . I doubt they are accurate.

They are not sabot pellets, as the plastic does not come off in flight as far as I know.

Nothing short of tank rounds are accurate with sabots - if they were a good solution, you'd see them all over the place.

GsT

There have been dozens of guns using sabot projectiles, right down to much smaller calibres. The main problem is the spin rate needed for the small sub projectile, coupled with the difficulty of getting the projectile central in the bore. Smooth bore with finned projectiles is much easier. A sabot half inch round was one of my last projects before I retired.

 

[GeneT]

They are not sabot pellets, as the plastic does not come off in flight as far as I know.


There have been dozens of guns using sabot projectiles, right down to much smaller calibres. The main problem is the spin rate needed for the small sub projectile, coupled with the difficulty of getting the projectile central in the bore. Smooth bore with finned projectiles is much easier. A sabot half inch round was one of my last projects before I retired.

I'm aware of the difficulties, but in a practical sense (particularly for airguns) they're intractable. I haven't seen any accurate sabot rounds from .50 on down.

GsT

 

[steve-l]

Been waiting forever am tired of it. Its high time the air industry made what
will surely be the biggest advancement most of us have ever seen. Why at
this day and age have they not done this? Not to bash but geez come on.
For the life of me, if there is some technological stone wall I don't see it.
Maybe some of you with better understanding could point out what I am missing?

fuznut

Air guns are first a very accurate, short range weapon. Sabot usage is for long range , high velocity applications. Sabots are not very accurate. These applications do not mix well and is the main reason they are NOT popular. They are available and you are welcome to reinvent the wheel if you wish.. Air guns using Diabolo pellets are especially useful for short range, urban usage where pellet energy is quickly dissipated over distance.