I've probably had these for more than 20 years...
Anyone recognize what these are?
I'll follow up with the answer later.
Anyone recognize what these are?
I'll follow up with the answer later.
Something Different - Ammunition
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X-celerator, accelerator, something like that.
45-70 loaded with a 30 caliber in a sabot?
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30-30 accelerator
I have only seen sabot loaded ammo once before.... and they were accelerator
Yep, I used to have some in 30-06.
I think I have some of those sabots somewhere I picked up at a gunshow years ago.
Hmmmmmm... I wonder how they would do in 300 Blackout.
Hmmmmmm... I wonder how they would do in 300 Blackout.
30/30 Accelerator. Supposed to be a varmint load.
55 grain 22 cal bullet in a sabot.
55 grain 22 cal bullet in a sabot.
Looks like some of my first reloads. 
Many of you recognized these rounds...
How accurate are those rounds?
The box is still full; I've never fired one.
Yet.
Yet.
DaveB
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I still have some Federal 30/06 Accelerator rounds. Accurate as can be and the coyote I killed with one was near cut in half. Mine are 55 gr SP.
There is a place that sells (or used to) the sabot. I could never find a recipe or I would load my own.
There is a place that sells (or used to) the sabot. I could never find a recipe or I would load my own.
Hunter 257W
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If I remember correctly the 30-30 was the last cartridge they loaded those in. 30-06 and 308 were 1st. I don't remember them in anything else. Seems to me that the 30-30 got something like 3,400 ft/sec with the 55 grain bullet? I always wondered about the usefulness of such a load in a lever action rifle but they did exist!
I do recall the 30-06 Accelerator exceeding the 220 Swift at something like 4,100 fft/sec with the 55 grain. Would push even my 22 CHeetah to beat that.
These came out in the last 1970's or real early 1980's. I know they were out well before I escaped from Tenn Tech University in December 1983.
I do recall the 30-06 Accelerator exceeding the 220 Swift at something like 4,100 fft/sec with the 55 grain. Would push even my 22 CHeetah to beat that.
These came out in the last 1970's or real early 1980's. I know they were out well before I escaped from Tenn Tech University in December 1983.
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I don't know if true, but I was told they were discontinued because they couldn't be traced to the particular rifle that fired them. Once out of the sabot, they were a clean bullet. An assassin's dream.
Thats my guess. I do remember them. Kind of a coyote load for a 30-30
I remember doing research online and reading about those when I became interested in Coyote hunting. It was before I had a dedicated Coyote rifle and all I had was a couple of .22s and my trusty ol' 30-30.
