cheap way to keep shootin

jaeger · 08-20-2008, 02:22 AM

I recently went to my local sporting goods store to pick up some jhp sabots for the up-coming mz season and while sitting at the counter waiting for someone the gunsmith came up to the counter and asked what I needed. I told him a box of the hornady 250gr xtp sabots. He handed me a bag of plastic hornady sabots and a box of 100 xtp .45 cal handgun bullets. I kind of gave him the look of uhhhhhhhhhh. He told me that both the bullets mic out at .451. So I went to the range and fired em up. Great accuracy and for $30 for 100rds you cant beat it. The only thing is the 45acp bullets are only 230gr. But still plenty for the deer around here. Thought I would share. Now if I could only find cheap pyrodex pellets. Ill be in there.

Moss500Bantam · 08-20-2008, 07:33 AM

To go for even more economical plinking find some lead projectiles sized to the sabot

andrew cochran · 08-20-2008, 09:10 AM

Lead round balls will further decrease the cost.

jaeger · 08-20-2008, 05:32 PM

True, but the xtp handgun bullets are exactly the same as the mz rounds. I will be going to the range to chrony them this weekend. I Think the 230gr should give me a little more fps than the 250's. we will see.

08-20-2008, 02:22 AM	#1
jaeger Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 410 Images: 3	cheap way to keep shootin I recently went to my local sporting goods store to pick up some jhp sabots for the up-coming mz season and while sitting at the counter waiting for someone the gunsmith came up to the counter and asked what I needed. I told him a box of the hornady 250gr xtp sabots. He handed me a bag of plastic hornady sabots and a box of 100 xtp .45 cal handgun bullets. I kind of gave him the look of uhhhhhhhhhh. He told me that both the bullets mic out at .451. So I went to the range and fired em up. Great accuracy and for $30 for 100rds you cant beat it. The only thing is the 45acp bullets are only 230gr. But still plenty for the deer around here. Thought I would share. Now if I could only find cheap pyrodex pellets. Ill be in there.

08-20-2008, 07:33 AM	#2
Moss500Bantam Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 257	To go for even more economical plinking find some lead projectiles sized to the sabot __________________ I don't know how a PC works. I just know how to use it. I know how a gun works, and how to use it.

08-20-2008, 09:10 AM	#3
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 2,332	Lead round balls will further decrease the cost. __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

08-20-2008, 05:32 PM	#4
jaeger Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 410 Images: 3	True, but the xtp handgun bullets are exactly the same as the mz rounds. I will be going to the range to chrony them this weekend. I Think the 230gr should give me a little more fps than the 250's. we will see.