Dreyse Sabot Conundrum
Single Shot Rifles
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15m
Chap flogs a dead horse by persisting to find an easy way to shoot with the Dreyse M55 Langblei. The sabot is the main sticking point as the original method of rolling and pressing paper and card is a long process with often varying results on target between batches. To try and solve this issue Chappy has a try with a couple of alternatives.
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