A connector for attachment to a coaxial cable, the coaxial cable comprising a center conductor and a dielectric layer surrounding the center conductor, the connector comprising: a longitudinal axis; a back end for receiving the coaxial cable; a front end; a body comprising a bore extending towards an annular shoulder; and a contact assembly movably mounted within the connector, the contact assembly comprising: a post, wherein the post comprises a bore; a guide within the post for guiding the center conductor of the coaxial cable; and a contact mounted to the guide for making electrical and mechanical contact with the center conductor of the coaxial cable, the contact having a front end, and a back end; wherein the contact assembly is capable of moving along the longitudinal axis toward the front end of the connector in response to insertion of the coaxial cable into the back end of the connector, wherein the front end of the contact extends within the connector body when the coaxial cable is fully inserted into the back end of the connector; and wherein the electrical connector further comprises a sabot for helping to guide and center the contact assembly within the body of the connector, the sabot being capable of moving with the contact assembly within the body, the sabot having a front portion and a back portion, wherein the sabot is capable of slidably engaging the bore of the post, characterized in that the contact has an annular shoulder, wherein the back portion of the sabot abuts the annular shoulder of the contact and wherein the front portion of the sabot abuts the annular shoulder of the body when the coaxial cable is fully inserted into the back end of the connector. a longitudinal axis; a back end for receiving the coaxial cable; a front end; a body comprising a bore extending towards an annular shoulder; and a contact assembly movably mounted within the connector, the contact assembly comprising: a post, wherein the post comprises a bore; a guide within the post for guiding the center conductor of the coaxial cable; and a contact mounted to the guide for making electrical and mechanical contact with the center conductor of the coaxial cable, the contact having a front end, and a back end; wherein the contact assembly is capable of moving along the longitudinal axis toward the front end of the connector in response to insertion of the coaxial cable into the back end of the connector, wherein the front end of the contact extends within the connector body when the coaxial cable is fully inserted into the back end of the connector; and a post, wherein the post comprises a bore; a guide within the post for guiding the center conductor of the coaxial cable; and a contact mounted to the guide for making electrical and mechanical contact with the center conductor of the coaxial cable, the contact having a front end, and a back end; wherein the contact assembly is capable of moving along the longitudinal axis toward the front end of the connector in response to insertion of the coaxial cable into the back end of the connector, wherein the front end of the contact extends within the connector body when the coaxial cable is fully inserted into the back end of the connector; and wherein the electrical connector further comprises a sabot for helping to guide and center the contact assembly within the body of the connector, the sabot being capable of moving with the contact assembly within the body, the sabot having a front portion and a back portion,