6.5mm (.264) to .308 sabot?

[greytdanehouse]

Does anyone know of a sabot like the Remington Accelerator, but for firing a .264 out of a .308.

 

[Okie4570]

That would be an incredibly thin piece of plastic. Might be so thin it wouldn't handle the seating process.

 

[GlockPride]

I guess with 6.5CM, I’d have to ask why or what’s the point?

 

[mr ed]

Maybe he watched shooter and wants to pop something with a used bullet and doesn't trust paper patching. LOL!

 

[GlockPride]

Oh, I’m a little slow today. It’s Monday, ok. I see he wants to shoot a 6.5/.264 OUT of an existing .308 barrel without having to have a different chamber. Interesting.

With the inexpensive cost of barrels, I’d just buy another one in the caliber you want and put it on your rifle.

 

[greytdanehouse]

Maybe he watched shooter and wants to pop something with a used bullet and doesn't trust paper patching. LOL!

I ordinarily use my .264 projectiles in my Remington 700 chambered in 6.5x284 Norma. I like how they shoot a lot, of course, but I've got something like 1200 .264 cal, 140 grain projectiles (full boxes of Hornady A-Max i picked up in an estate sale haul) and kind of want to see what kind of performance I can get out of those projectiles (with that sweet .585 G1 ballistic coefficient) in one of my semi-auto LR-308 rifles. I bet they'd shoot pretty flat compared to a comparable mass .30 cal.

I suppose just swapping one of the LR-308s to 6.5Creed is an option, but then I'd have to get new brass and a new set of dies and I already load for 13 damn calibers so I'd rather not go that direction. Especially since I've already got the 700 in 6.5 Norma.

But it doesn't look like it's an option unless maybe I 3D print something. Lightbulb!!

 

[Blue Heeler]

Your post jogged my memory. I have some Remington “Accelerator” (shown in a Federal sleeve) rounds leftover from the 80’s.

 

[Beautiful Mulberry]

Swapratt is my go to….where ya at?

 

[greytdanehouse]

Swapratt is my go to….where ya at?

Out near Elk City

 

[dennishoddy]

Your post jogged my memory. I have some Remington “Accelerator” (shown in a Federal sleeve) rounds leftover from the 80’s.

I have a hundred rounds of 30-06 sabots using a .22 projectile and I think a hundred or so of the sabots to reload new rounds. The 55 grainers weren’t very accurate, so bought the sabots alone to try some heavier bullets, but haven’t gotten around to making up any loads yet.