Has anyone heard of a sabot type 30-30 round?

Answer 1

The Accelerator was designed to convert a heavy deer rifle to a varmint rifle.
Like most ammo some rifles like them some don’t. best results were limited.
It came out in 2 calibers the 30 cal. using a 22 cal projectile and the 50 cal. for the 50 BMG using a 30 cal projectile.
Most ammo manufactures discontinued the production based on two reason.
1= It was not popular due to poor accuracy. ( could not compete with a true Varmint rifle accuracy)
2= Rising concerns from law enforcement agency’s that it would be used in crimes due to it’s ability to defy ballistics ID due to the polymer sleeve.
This was debunked due to the fact the polymer sleeve it self had the ballistics ID but had to be located due to the fact the 2 piece projectile separate in flight.
This technology is on going and improved and is extensively used in black powder weapons.
They are still available in some degree most commonly in component form for the person who reloads.
Note weapons of the tube feed design ( like most 30-30 ) should not use this type of cartridge
Due to danger of tube detonation.( in the tube magazine bullet point will be in contact with the next bullet primer
1 + 1 =BOOM )

Answer 2

VERY IMPORTANT WARNING ABOUT THIS!
You could load your own for use in a single shot or a Savage rotary-magazine lever action, but you wouldn't want to use a sabot containing a pointed projectile in a tubular magazine rifle such as a Winchester or Marlin lever action, because the bullet tip could detonate the primer of the round in front of it in the magazine during recoil, causing a catastrophic and possibly deadly chain-fire! THIS IS WHY .30-30 ROUNDS ARE LOADED WITH BLUNT-TIP BULLETS!

Answer 3

.30-30 rounds are not safe, I don't care who say they are. Stand in front of one and see. That wasn't the question, though was it? The answer is: there has never been a reported case of a pointed bullet in a tubular magazine setting off the round in front of it during recoil. (I challenge anyone to document an example.) However, no manufacturer is going to recommend to you that you shoot pointed bullets in your rifle, unless they are the new Hornady Leverevolution rounds made specifically for that purpose. The only rifle that shoots pointed bullets loaded in a tubular magazine that I have found is the French 8 mm Lebel. It had a Pederson tubular magazine that looked like someone had put a twist in it. The point of the bullet rode a groove around the primer of the round in front of it.

Answer 4

they used to be sold under the name accelerators. they were saboted 22 bullets in 30 cal ammo. 30 30's and 30' 06's I never shot one so have no idea if they performed woth a flip

Answer 5

Listen to James J & D58. Accelerators, made by Remington, were just ultra fast .22s shot out of a .30 caliber rifle. Because they are pointed they are unsafe to load in tubular magazines. Final note, they are made to shoot varmints. The .30-30 is a deer rifle. Please don't use these on big game like deer.

Best,

H

Answer 6

People have been loading .22 cal rounds into .30 cal shells for years. It's nothing new.

http://www.eabco.com/reload02.html

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