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A sabot is a wooden shoe, or an item held around projectiles in firearms, which enable the projectile to hold itself in place within the barrel of the firearm.

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What is sabot ammo?

A smaller than barrel diameter projectile fits in a sabot (shoe) that is the diameter of the barrel. On firing, the sabot, which is in two or more pieces, falls away, and leaves the projectile traveling at VERY high speed.


What does the word sabot mean in france?

Shoe


What is sabot?

Shabbat is the Jewish rest day - Just like the Christian Sunday. The Shabbat day is on Saturday.


When and where was baseball player Justin Verlander born?

Justin Verlander was born February 20, 1983, in Manakin Sabot, VA, USA.


A sabot is made of plastic?

The exact nature of a sabot's construction depends on its use. In modern eras rifle sabots are generally made out of plastic. Sabots for artillery pieces are generally metal of some sort. In older weapons such as those from the Napoleonic Era wooden sabots were the most common. There have however been many variations through time. Sabot construction is determined by factors such as if it can survive contact with rifling (if any is present), if it can withstand the high gas pressures long enough to exit the barrel, what effect it will have on the barrel, and a host of other factors. Plastics tend to be used in modern smallarms because with the proper application they can survive the process long enough to do their job, are inexpensive, and do not cause unusual wearing on a rifled barrel the way certain metals can. They do however have their limits. The US military once experimented with 7.62mm sabots to fire 5.56 rounds from the M-60 and discovered that it was a bad idea. Namely because the heating of the barrel would cause the sabots to melt, and that melted plastic would soon clog the barrel of the weapon.

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What is a sabot primarily used for?

A sabot, often referred to as a sabot slug, is a single projectile bullet that is fired from a shotgun. A sabot slug is usually covered in plastic which breaks off upon impact.


What does french word 'sabot' mean?

"Sabot" is the French word for "shoe" or "sneaker".


What does a sabot on the bottom of a table leg look like?

I think this is a reference to the "foot" of the table leg itself ; sabot is probably an allusion to the wooden shoe (clog/sabot) .


What does the word sabot?

Sabot is a shoe in old French. Used in artillery as a carrier around a small shell.


What is sabot ammo?

A smaller than barrel diameter projectile fits in a sabot (shoe) that is the diameter of the barrel. On firing, the sabot, which is in two or more pieces, falls away, and leaves the projectile traveling at VERY high speed.


What Is a sabot usually made of?

plastic


What has the author Philippe Sabot written?

Philippe Sabot has written: 'Lire Les mots et les choses de Michel Foucault'


What does the word sabot mean in france?

Shoe