shotgun cartridge

[woodchip 2]

what is the largest size load that can be used/legally owned with a shotgun licence in a 12g

[Guest Mass_G3nocide]

I think and this is a rough guess about 52g.

[COMPO 54]

in a 12 gauge its SG shot, which mostly are 9 pellets at .36 size

 

cant have larger shot and cant have less than 5 pellets in a cart

[scarecrow243 24]

if you mean shot size its sg each cartridge contains 9 balls they are 8.5mm each if i remember correctly

[SportingShooter 0]

If you are referring to the weight of the shot, then there is no maximum load, but it has to comply with the markings on your gun and not exceed the service pressure the gun can withstand.

 

If you are talking shot sizes, then L.G. shot is the largest shot that is legally allowed. In the definition of Section 2 ammunition, there has to be Five pieces of shot in a cartridge, each of them not over 9.1mm in diameter for it to still be considered a Section 2(shotgun) not Section 1(Firearms) ammunition.

[woodchip 2]

in a 12 gauge its SG shot, which mostly are 9 pellets at .36 size

 

cant have larger shot and cant have less than 5 pellets in a cart

 

 

now the second part of my question are SG SHOT any good at twatting foxes

[woodchip 2]

If you are referring to the weight of the shot, then there is no maximum load, but it has to comply with the markings on your gun and not exceed the service pressure the gun can withstand.

 

If you are talking shot sizes, then L.G. shot is the largest shot that is legally allowed. In the definition of Section 2 ammunition, there has to be Five pieces of shot in a cartridge, each of them not over 9.2mm in diameter for it to still be considered a Section 2(shotgun) not Section 1(Firearms) ammunition.

 

 

MAN YOUR GOOD

[SportingShooter 0]

in a 12 gauge its SG shot, which mostly are 9 pellets at .36 size

 

cant have larger shot and cant have less than 5 pellets in a cart

 

 

now the second part of my question are SG SHOT any good at twatting foxes

Not unless you are 5 yards away.

[woodchip 2]

in a 12 gauge its SG shot, which mostly are 9 pellets at .36 size

 

cant have larger shot and cant have less than 5 pellets in a cart

 

 

now the second part of my question are SG SHOT any good at twatting foxes

Not unless you are 5 yards away.

 

OK so im harvest shooting tomorrow and i know there will be foxes in this wheat so what would you recommend?

[SportingShooter 0]

36gr of BB's through 1/2 choke at 35 yards or less.

[Born Hunter 17,751]

36gr of BB's through 1/2 choke at 35 yards or less.

 

Good advice, as always SS.

 

Also try to get a good side on shot into the chest. Even though your using the right cartridge for the job, a arse end shot or a frontal shot often end in wounded running foxes.

[woodchip 2]

thanks for the good advice

[andyf 144]

in a 12 gauge its SG shot, which mostly are 9 pellets at .36 size

 

cant have larger shot and cant have less than 5 pellets in a cart

 

 

now the second part of my question are SG SHOT any good at twatting foxes

Oh those Mega pellets, everyone wants to try them at sometime!

SSG's are all very fine, but as there are so few of them in the cartridge the gun's 'pattern' will be anything but a pattern, i.e. all over the place.

I trialled SSG (in my Berretta 303 Semi-Auto) to see what the score was:

First suprise is that any choke in the barrel tends to throw them all over the place, but a cylinder boring will give the most consistant patterns.

They ricochet really badly, especially over hard ground or even wet grass, so look out were your sending them, they carry much further than 'bird' weight shot, these could carry over 200 yards and still do serious harm.

One problem is that as you only need to hit a fox with one pellet to knock him down, and you fluke one at 120 yards (this is very possible), you may go home thinking you have the best fox/shotgun combo on the planet, then miss one the next night from 25 yards with both barrels!

I use them only at close range in thick cover , like rhodedendrons or heavy brambles as they smash through branches and brush and still do the business.

So I'd say try them, but be careful, don't use them when you've got company or are in a restricted area, other than in the circumstances above I'd recomend Eley Alphamax or Lylevale in AAA or BB as the largest.

[COMPO 54]

BB have worked well enough for me for foxes!

 

The Sg's are kept for burglars!