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I take the whole issue of non-toxic for the nonsense that it and all the other eco,green ,global warmth ,trendy issues are. The point is ,here we have a future legal loading that meets the standards set by authority ,which can be used in ordinary game guns by those of us who wish to use them.Whether they live up to the eco hype is of no issue, legality and performance are.

£36 for two boxes........

Blue are not steel,they`re a composite of bismuth,tin,zinc and aluminium. 295/1oz ,I believe.

After reading about Bioammo Blue cartridges for quite some time but never actually finding any to buy,I managed to get some of their 67mm 25gram #5 last week.Today I came across a fair smattering of pigeons on an oilseed rape stubble ,albeit late in the day! Got set up by 3.30 ,rotary and 4 dead birds for a start on a bright ,breezy afternoon.Had one box of 25gram Bio and put it through my Sabel s/s which weighs 6lb6oz. Had a few pigeons decoyed properly and more that were wary passing by. The cartridges were pretty firm recoil wise but seemed to work well enough out to 35 yds and I ended up with 11 for 18 shots at normal range pigeons .I didn`t stretch the range but thought these patterned fairly tightly in the 1/4 & 1/2 chokes I had. So I`d say a small but successful experiment with another non toxic cartridge available for the future ,only tempered by the cost !

Louise emailed. Thankyou for providing the link.

...also Holt`s Auctioneers are going to be present for appraisals etc .

50 sporting and 10 bird high tower ,a class for hammerguns I`m told. food and a drink inc in entry.

Tuesday 1st August Thimbleby Shooting Ground are holding a Side by Side shoot 1pm. Details are on facebook etc. Should be a good day out for s/side enthusiasts !!!

Sounds like perfection ! Good on them for running a good shoot.

Should be a good day out and a good cause to boot! Thanks for posting.

Can`t beat voting with your feet ! Sounds like a very odd setup.

The loonies ain`t in the asylums anymore remember.....

Yes this latest bit of despotism has been simmering away for a while ............how can our supposed Government allow this?

Like to know how they got that out of the water ?

Yep ,nothing more than ferals blaming everyone else for the results of their own lawless,anti social,behaviour. .

If you search here ,there is a 2018 post with photos of one of his shops in Andover both historic and present day. Given the period that he traded,his guns will be `trade` made I would think.Hth.

Signed up for their newsletter or whatever when they first came on the scene and never received any comms subsequently !!!!!!!

Did Empire cartridges keep going? Not seen anyone with any.

This in spades!!!

Premium Bonds. Stocks/shares related investments IF you want to take risks.........

Theakston`s Bitter is a wonderful pint!

Rising costs and lower sales volume quoted.

You may or may not have seen the news that Black Sheep Brewery are in trouble and appointing Administators ...a sad day for those who enjoy their product. The management say the best way to help is to have a pint (or more) of the company`s product ! I`m enjoying a bottle or two of Black Sheep right now and hope that we don`t see the demise of this Yorkshire icon.

Bailons probably.

10-11 euros for their ordinary steel cartridges on the makers website....the special wads must be quite expensive or someones having a laugh......