shotgun cartridges.

[jazz_11 5]

well as i am new to shotguns i am confused to which cartridges to use. i have been told to use a 5 for all round general cartridge and went to the shop and they only had 6's so i got some of them. when clay pigeon i use what ever the shoot sell i think they were 7's last week..

are 5 and 6's ok for a general cartridge i use eley coles cartridges as they seem a good cartridge..

what do you use and for what..

thanks

[Geoff.C 0]

Sounds as if you are doing things right. I use 5s and 6s (mostly 6s) for general pigeon or rabbit shooting. For clays I use Eley first fibre in 7.5 or 8, with the odd 6s if a running rabbit clay is on. They can be a bit hard to break. For anything a bit more distant or going away fast, I move up to Eley "Blues", again in 7.5 or 8, whatever is available.

[the Verminator 0]

u sound bout right, i use 6's for all game up to hares and then i go bigger, for clays it depends what disciplinary you are shooting, if shooting skeet you cant go wrong with 9's or 9,1/2's. for anything else (sporting, trad, etc) use 7's or 7,1/2's. just find cartridges that you are happy with, don't bumb you about too much and you can afford them.

[Deker 3,478]

Sounds as if you are doing things right. I use 5s and 6s (mostly 6s) for general pigeon or rabbit shooting. For clays I use Eley first fibre in 7.5 or 8, with the odd 6s if a running rabbit clay is on. They can be a bit hard to break. For anything a bit more distant or going away fast, I move up to Eley "Blues", again in 7.5 or 8, whatever is available.

 

 

Sound...cover all bases with this selection, but many more choices for more specialist work.

[jazz_11 5]

thanks guys. i was ment to be going out today but once again i was late and the farmer already had people on the farm from now on im going to phone him up on the monday if i want to go out on the sunday lol....

[Sterry 0]

As its been said, 6s will do most things 5s can, but 5s do it better in my opinion and i dont use anything else if i can help it. 5s i find have just that little bit more kinetic energy. suits me in my 20. and in the 410 6s on rabbits as thats all i can get my mitts on.

[The one 8,482]

Seems im the same as everybody else i use pigeon specail 6's for all my shooting and just put a bb and number 3 cart in the back of the belt in case i see a charlie

[Little Butch 16]

I shoot 30g 5 Shot for most things

Need to get a pack of Bigger ones In for Charlie though, any recommendations?

Butch

[patdahat 41]

BB's will do the job for charlie or some zero's.

[jazz_11 5]

cheers lads