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I shot a few sabots pushing my 240 gr 44 cal bullet using 80 gr FFg in my 50 cal flinter the other day.<P>After the third shot I noticed a terrible green color in my barrel left from the sabot. <P>Does anybody know, is this really hard to get out or hurt anything in particular?<P>I shoot the same combo in my Renegade and have no such "green" fouling.<P>They are accurate in both rifles and are easy to load, just wondering what your experience is.

Blammer<BR>Take a walk down to the creek bank. Check the blown down trees. Find an ABANDONED hornets' nest. Take the nest home and tear small pieces about the size of your sabot. Put the nesting material between your powder and sabot. Load as normal. The nesting material acts like asbestos, protecting your sabot. If you have ever shot 50 or 54 cal. round balls with a heavy powder charge and noticed the patch material burning through, this is a sure cure. I've been doing it about 25 years and it sure works.<P>Wall <P>------------------<BR>"...please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all evil and disaster!"<BR>I Chronicles 4:10<p>[This message has been edited by Wall (edited March 30, 2001).]