SABOTS AND HUNTING BULLETS

• Sabot – Pronounced “Say-bow” (derived from the French word for shoe). A sabot is a plastic sleeve or “shoe” that allows for a smaller bullet to be loaded into a given caliber (i.e. a .45 caliber bullet in a .50 caliber sabot sleeve). Sabots have many advantages, such as enabling the use of lighter bullets for increased velocity, longer bullets that are the same weight for better ballistics, and the ability to use bullets made of materials other than soft, pure lead and still have a gas seal. The downside to using sabots is the plastic sabot tends to melt as it is pushed out of the barrel, leaving behind plastic residue on the barrel wall. These are the bullets used in the modern in-line and break open rifles for increased accuracy and distance.
• We proudly promote the Barnes Brand hunting bullets and Thompson Center line of expanding hunting bullets.