A sabot includes a base and a plurality of elongated petals extending
therefrom. Each petal includes an elongated sidewall portion having an
arched interior surface and an arched exterior surface each extending
between a first end and an opposing second end. A floor portion inwardly
projects from the interior surface of the sidewall portion at the second
end thereof so as to form an inside angle between the interior surface of
the sidewall portion and an interior surface of the floor portion, each
floor portion being pivotally connected to the base so that the plurality
of petals can selectively move between a collapsed position wherein the
sidewall portions combine to formal a substantially cylindrical sidewall
that bounds a chamber and an expanded position wherein the sidewall
portions radially outwardly project from the base.