Patent ID: 7302892

Claim:
A sabot and shotshell combination, comprising: a bullet having a caliber between 0.4200 to 0.5100; a shotshell hull; propellant; a shotshell primer; wadding; and a sabot comprising: a molded member having: a base portion; and a plurality of petal portions, each extending forward from a proximal root at said base portion to a distal tip and cooperating with said base portion to define a volume for accommodating said bullet in a pre-firing condition; and a reinforcement at least partially embedded in said base portion, said reinforcement being more rigid than said molded member and having: a fore and aft faces; a lateral perimeter; and a plurality of apertures with said base portion extending through at least one of the apertures and being effective to retain said reinforcement within said molded member upon firing; wherein: said sabot has dimensions effective to fire said bullet from a shotgun having a gauge larger than said caliber of said bullet.