Can a person shoot sabot rounds in a revolver?

Can the projectile pass from the cylinder to the barrel
without destroying the sabot?

I'm sure someone has tried this, and I would rather hear from
experience than to experiment with it myself and get hurt.

The next question is, would a muzzle loading sabot come
close to working in a modern smokeless firearm?
It seems that the "accelerator" loads used nylon or some
other kind of hard plastic sabot, whereas the sabots available
for muzzle loading are a much softer material.

Dave

dwebb210,

Check out this thread. It's quite interesting.

http://shootersforum.com/showthread.htm?t=4557

Joe

VERY interesting.

So... has anyone else experimented with this?

Dave

An interesting thread. Makes me wonder if anyone has tried 30 cal sabots with 22 cal bullets in a Ruger 30 Carb. revolver?
Don't have one, or I would consider trying it. Have shot with 22's in 30 cal sabots thrugh 30-30, 308, and 06, and found them reasonably accurate, thought mostly a novelty to try. The only thing with a carbine load that might be a problem might be the taper crimp and the sabot jumping and jamming the cylinder. Just a thought.
Paul

I did this with the blue sabots used with muzzleloaders and it would not work with smokeless powder . That was the 45cal sabot using a 38cal bullet . It worked in muzzleloader and 45/70's with 70grains of 2fg BP but not with smokeless . Knight sabots weren't invented back then . So give it a try and let us know ! JAGG

Ummm... no. I'll pass.

I figure someone has had to have tried it with success,
and can give some advice. I don't want to pave the way,
because I would be more likely to dig my grave.

So what happened when you used smokeless?

dave