FirstFreedom
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I bought some "off-brand" ML bullets on clearance at Academy recently (not the Precision Rifle, but other ones - I'll post the name when I get home and look).
Anyhow, they are 240 gr, saboted .45 bullets for use in .50 MLs. I bought them primarily to use them in my .45 cal ML (discard the sabot). But what about doing this when they're not designed for that? They're designed for sabots, so what's different about the design of the bullet itself? I assume that IF they are lubed, and IF they are not too big (or too small) for the bore, they should work fine, correct? Or, will there be a problem in giving me a good gas seal? And what's the liklihood of them being the right size for my .45 cal Traditions? If this is a bad idea, I'll just use them in my .50 cal ML.
Anyhow, they are 240 gr, saboted .45 bullets for use in .50 MLs. I bought them primarily to use them in my .45 cal ML (discard the sabot). But what about doing this when they're not designed for that? They're designed for sabots, so what's different about the design of the bullet itself? I assume that IF they are lubed, and IF they are not too big (or too small) for the bore, they should work fine, correct? Or, will there be a problem in giving me a good gas seal? And what's the liklihood of them being the right size for my .45 cal Traditions? If this is a bad idea, I'll just use them in my .50 cal ML.