cartridges best for pigeon or crow

[boots 7]

whats choice of cartridge would you the proffesionals use help would be apprechiated

[kingnewport 19]

I'm no pro but I use either 5 or 6's 32g

[boots 7]

cheers for that mate ive been using 5s 30 gm

[shotgunny 39]

Look down through the posts this was done recently .

[Terryorr 27]

Was out on thursday evening and took 2 boxes of cartridges with me, 1 box Diana 30grm 6s and 1 box clear pigeon 30grm 6s. My mate was with me in the hide and the 1st bird ( a crow ) came over and I dropped it cleanly with 1 Diana, my mate retrieved it and paced it back to the hide at 55 yds. Out of that 25 Diana,s I had 10 crows and 7 woodies. I then switched to the clear pigeon and didn,t drop a single bird, I reckon I hit 10 woodies with them only to see a cloud of feathers falling to the ground but the bird flew on. Diana,s superb but clear pigeon crap. CHEERS

[boots 7]

Was out on thursday evening and took 2 boxes of cartridges with me, 1 box Diana 30grm 6s and 1 box clear pigeon 30grm 6s. My mate was with me in the hide and the 1st bird ( a crow ) came over and I dropped it cleanly with 1 Diana, my mate retrieved it and paced it back to the hide at 55 yds. Out of that 25 Diana,s I had 10 crows and 7 woodies. I then switched to the clear pigeon and didn,t drop a single bird, I reckon I hit 10 woodies with them only to see a cloud of feathers falling to the ground but the bird flew on. Diana,s superb but clear pigeon crap. CHEERS

cheers for that mate

[Eley. 0]

I use a 20 bore hushpower mossberg 3/4 choke and this year ive used Rio 24 gram 6s , Saga 28gram 7.5 .

 

And in my 12bore Eley firsts 28gram 7.5s with 3/4 3/4

chokes.

 

5s for pigeons is heavy going id say

 

[watson 1]

I use 6.5 32g eley realtree's but im gonna get some 6's after this box coz they are slightly too light for me

[Eley. 0]

Oh and clear pigeon are very poor cartridges in my opinion too .

[Daveo 61]

Oh and clear pigeon are very poor cartridges in my opinion too .

 

Ive noticed the same, alot of pricked birds with the clear pigeons.

Iv gone up to a 1/2 choke and it improved things but i wont be buying anymore gamebore stuff

[Chid 6,537]

7.5 28 gram

[big-jay 4]

6 30g.

[consett lad 43]

i bought a slab froma bloke up my way called ultimate game by proper cartridges and there class 30 gram 6 there fast as out best i have ever shot well worth a look

[DABCHICK 58]

THERE IS A LOT OF SHELLS TO CHOOSE FROM GOOD AND BAD TRY ODD BOX TILL YOU FIND WHAT SUITS YOU AND YOUR GUN AND STICK WITH THEM REGARDS DABBER

[thenose 0]

I used to use either Eley HB Pigeon or the Lyalvale Pigeon, but in the last 18months I have swapped over to a 28gr 7.5 (English Sporter) cartridge and not seen any difference in birds hit, although you can't go for the odd glory shot at a 50yarder unless you are sure you are on the money that day :icon_redface: