Saboted cartridge in a 7.62x39

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Remington used to sell a cartridge called the Accelerator which is a .22 caliber bullet in a sabot on 30-06 brass. Here is a link
http://www.cheaperthandirt.com/66291-5.html

I have been doing some research and it seems that www.eabco.com sells the sabot and die for the handloaders.
http://www.eabco.com/Reports/report04.html
http://www.eabco.com/reload02.html

Has anyone ever tryed a saboted cartridge in a 7.62x39? Did it feed properly and how was the accuracy at 3,500 fps?
 
nope, but I'm gonna. It will be awhile since the road to the range isn't plowed, but i think I will order some today and do a little testing. I think this will be a ladder test.
 
"...how was the accuracy..." The accuracy of Accelerators was abysmal in all 3 cartridges they came in.
Reloading components require the U.S. export permit. In any case, eabco doesn't do international sales.
 
Guys use them for wacking treed cougars as to meet the minimum caliber requirement and not blow a huge hole in the hide.I never got around to making any up though it would be fun for gophers....................Harold
 
They were also available in .308 win and 30-30. Best I could do was a 3" group at 100yds. Still have a couple in 30-06. Geez they gotta be 15 yrs. old.
 
I did some poking around in regards to these a few years back.

As others have noted, accuracy was usually reported as somewhere between poor and nonexistant. Some fellows claimed they couldn't even reliably hit a normal sized sheet of paper at 100 yards with them...
 
I have tried them out of an old Mauser in 30-06 - fliers everywhere. The guy who had them bought 'em to hunt coyotes out of his regular hunting rifle but ultimately abandoned the idea.

As others noted, accuracy is a problem. Firstly, they will be way off point from your usual sight in, as they will follow a very different trajectory(because of the different speed and weight of the bullet), and secondly, you run into spin rate issues, since your 31 calibre will be set up for heavier, slower bullets.
Third, make sure your rifle does not have a suppressor fitted to it, or the bullet may blow into it as it leaves the barrel, and make quite a mess.
 
Back when the Remington Accelerator rounds were commercially available it was rumored that the accuracy was very poor. They were thought to tumble at anything much over 100 yards and would often show key-holes in the targets.
I had a box (still have a few rounds) in 30-06 and found them to be really loud.
 
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