whats the best for pigeon [ cartrigde]

[boots 7]

whats your choices of cartrigdes for pigeon

[Ratsmasher 36]

it really depends on you mate I use 28g 6 shot for my decoying but others like 30-32g carts

atm im useing rc2s plastic wads and they work fine for me and are capable of killing cleanly out to 30-40 yards having said that the barrel was fixed on full choke at the time so had a considerably tighter pattern then normal

Edited August 6, 2011 by Ratsmasher

[The Duncan 802]

Personally my favourite cart for pigeon is 32g of 6 1/2 (Eleys) and I am very confident of clean kills with this load.

That said, my eldest son was using 29g of no6 which did the job just fine.

 

If you're looking for a cheap load, 28g of 7's do the job, but you have to be realistic on killing range - say 35yards max.

 

Doubtless someone will say 7 1/2's are fine out to 50 yards but that's obviously BS in my opinion.

 

Cheers

 

D.

[boots 7]

thanks very much will try and see

[mjr88 50]

32 of 6's every time for pigeons , or number 5 for crows

[ayrshiretaxidermy 29]

28g 7`s in Steel. They do the job out to 35/40 yards and beyond.

[RogerTheCat 3]

I use a 32g no6 which works ok for me. This gives me good clean kills.

[Chid 6,537]

28g 7.1/2 for pigeons and crows ....

[hedge hunter 107]

hi mate, i personally only shoot with a 20bore semi-auto, so theres not a lot to choose from. For the last few seasons i have been using Eley CT28g size 6 shot for everything, and they seem to work fine, cheers HH

[boots 7]

cheers all i will give them a try

[cricket101 0]

I use 30g no6 for pigeons mate, they do the job very well

[andyp 9]

32gm no 6 clear pigeon cartridges plas wad, had consistent clean kills with these in all my guns, very confident in them upto 45 yds.

 

I use these on pigeon,crows, rabbits,partridge,pheasants and squirrels.

[semiautolee 9]

fiocchi pigeon 32, no 6 32gs are one of the best carts for pigeon in my opinion, i dont use anything else

[lksopener 105]

28gm 7 1/2 no problems over decoys. Be realistic and dont shoot at birds at silly range and you will be fine! Liam

[mjr88 50]

fiocchi pigeon 32, no 6 32gs are one of the best carts for pigeon in my opinion

 

A1 to that , and although they are only 67mm , they also cycle perfectly in my Winchester SX3 3 - 5'' that usually prefers 70mm carts

 

John