Hatsan 130QE 8mm shotgun mod

Today I made a new sabot design for my Hatsan 130QE 8mm smoothbore shotgun. This is the fourth generation of sabots I've made. They work the best so far.

The capsule it cut on top with a X. a 1mm hole made in the bottom. a small piece of vegetable fiber wad is pressed into the bottom. 47 to 50 grains of any shot is placed in the cartridge. The top of the capsule is put on and secured tight.

You will see in the video a example of a capsule that was not compressed enough. it fell through the barrel * results a dry fire. I'm bad for my own stupid mistakes.

The gun has been modified to a 8mm smoothbore shotgun. The ram is at 160bar. I have tried to choreograph it but the readings with shot is not consistent. Right around 590fps as far as I can tell.

Hope you enjoy my video of a gun that always brings a smile to my face.