6mmARC Military Application

[LR1955]

Clearly that won't work unless the sabot sleeves have a G1 BC of at least .550, fly in close formation with the penetrator, and arrive at the target to neatly fly through the hole created by the penetrator then instantly turn into spinning evisceration machines.

Sorry but not quite.

Sabot's petal at the muzzle so the design is deliberately intended for the sabot to open up as fast as possible. Some Sabots are cone shaped with the opening pointing towards the muzzle to enhance their ability to petal perfectly and uniformly every shot. If any part of the SABOT stays with the projo when the SABOT discards, the projo will not be accurate. Flash suppressors and breaks are not ideal and unless the sabot is designed right, can be pretty dangerous. Problem with sabots is slipping of the projo inside the sabot. In other words, the sabot spins but the projo doesn't. Thus the use of fin stabilized projo's. The various SLAP rounds had big problems with in bore sabot failure too. Not even sure if any are left in the inventory.

I did shoot some 5.56 SABOT ammo a long time ago at a test. Really neat little things that worked fine but were like a pencil lead with a little tip and a blob sort of thing at the tail to keep it going somewhat straight. They really chewed up things when they hit because the sabot bent or upset wildly when it hit the slightest thing. Not sure how lethal they were but they worked.

I still think someone makes SABOTs for sporting rifles where you can shoot something like a 6mm from a .30 caliber case. Problems are the same as I describe. Slipping of the projo, inconsistent release of the SABOT and so on.

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