Jump to content

ClemFandango

Members
  • Posts

    987
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by ClemFandango

  1. Grey squirrels didn't evolve alongside pine martens, as such aren't equipped as well as red squirrels with their predation. Greys spend far more time on the ground than reds where they are vulnerable to Pine Martens, the presence of Pine martens mean they spend less time on the ground therefore aren't as successful at feeding, don't reach optimum bodyweight and breeding success is then reduced.
  2. Wow. Thanks for all your replies guys. I have seen the facility at Clay and Game for testing and intend to use it but I didn't want to be just stabbing in the dark. If there was a more comprehensive loading resource than what I have seen I was hoping that with a bit of research I could work up a load, get it tested by C&G and then pattern test etc etc. I'll give C&G a ring and have a chat with them too. Sounds fascinating. I look forward to seeing your write up.
  3. Hi gentlemen. I am coming back into loading for my 10 bore after a fairly lengthy period of not really doing much. In the past I just took my loads from data books like Lyman and BPI. more recently and perhaps more frustrating is downloading data from clay and game for loads with components they don't hold in stock. What I want to know is how are these loads developed? Often these manuals mention a load that looks great but one component or another is unattainable. Is there a resource that I can use to work out the effect on a load of swapping one wad for another, one case for another, adjustment of shot sizes and weight of charge, addition or omission of buffer, or even substitution of powder types? I have just seen a post in another thread by cookoff where he has estimated the pressure of a load given by another forum user, is that from some clever calculation? there must be some science/maths behind developing the loads that go into these reloading manuals, can anyone recommend a book etc that explains how to work up a load or the effects of tinkering with already developed loads? Thanks in advance.
  4. Exactly, that's why I am considering having my kestrel bored out to try steel or maybe even hevi-shot loads.
  5. I suppose proof is basically a certification that a gun has once stood up to a particular pressure under test conditions. I would have thought you can get away with more through a 10 bore than a 12 as the diameter of the barrel would lead to less constriction of the shot column and therefore less pressure in the barrell but i'd happily be told I am wrong. That said I spent quite a bit of time looking for a second Gunnark Kestrel (or Greylag) 10 bore earlier in the year as I had intended having the chokes on the one I have now opened out but I wanted the option of having a full and full gun for where I still use lead. I looked at several and the barrells on them were bulged just below the choke, I assumed that this was people putting heavy steel loads through them.
  6. Thanks for the response. I assume that the increase in pellets per ounce is because steel is less dense but does this mean more pellets in the cartridge? surely they still occupy the same volume as lead pellets of the same size but don't have the density so the trade off is that you either have to increase shot size or chamber pressure to increase speed. I think the increased pressure is the issue with damaging guns in that people shoot a steel magnum cartridge through a gun that isn't proofed for that or through too tighter choke causing barrel bulging, but that's the fault of the person not the cartridge. both of those issues are improper cartridge choice for the gun. it's like shooting a 3 inch cartridge through a 2 3/4 inch chambered gun. it's not the fault of steel cartridges really, it's more the fault of the person who put a steel magnum load in a gun that wasn't proofed for it.
  7. I don't shoot a lot or any steel, since the lead ban I have mostly used Tungsten Matrix for my wildfowling as I got a HEAP not long after it became available. Pity because if I's have just kept it all and sold it now I probably could retire... Anyway, it's running out and I am looking into loading other types of shot, so this is a genuine question, you mention that steel has benefits over lead as well as disadvantages, what, in your opinion are the advantages?
  8. That's what I was eluding too. It would be a rather large bang wouldn't it?
  9. Oh dear oh dear. to be fair a cartridge loaded with 36 grams of powder would make a bigger bang than one loaded with 30 although I am unsure if the shooter would be aware?
  10. Crikey! I didn't see all the rest of this thread until I just posted my last reply to KB1. I would be interested to see what law refers to the disposal of misfired ammunition, purely for my own interest, I may even look into it myself when I get time. other than that I was being pedantic for the sake of discussion and debat but I can see the thread has escalated and I don't want to fan the flames so I'll not post again on the subject.
  11. yes, it makes it illegal to bury a misfired round. That's all it does. It doesn't remove any subjective interpretation of what is safe and what is not. as per my previous examples.
  12. is being able to be smug a prize?
  13. it doesn't remove the subjective nature of what one person deems safe practice.
  14. I had one of these, cost me about 30quid. Lasted probably 3 or 4 years of pretty heavy usage. It drew a good vacuum and produced a good seal. I upgraded when it finally died to a Lava machine that cost £200 ish. Great machine, double sealing strip instead of one, draws a better vacuum faster but if I am honest the food saver was all I needed. The Lava is more of a pro job.
  15. well, no, it doesn't, it just makes it illegal to push it into the mud or bury it, which I would have said is safe... It doesn't stop me throwing it in the sea, posting it to the police, taking it to bits, putting it back in my gun and trying to shoot it again etc. It's pretty academic I suppose but I am curious what law covers it, i.e. is it firearms law or disposal of hazardous material or both or neither?
  16. I've never seen anywhere in law where it specifically states how to or rather not to dispose of a misfired cartridge. I'd be interested to though.
  17. That boils my ****! I had a gun pointing and shouting at me on a shoot last year to shoot at ducks over my head that were 80yards plus up there. I shouted back that they were out of range so he had a crack. muppet.
  18. seems steep to me but... I haven't seen the place. I pay a little over 300 for acres and acres of foreshore.
  19. Ah. That makes more sense now.
  20. Not tried it myself but I know a few who have and have seen reviews elsewhere. all very positive. Hopefully the weather is good for you.
  21. defeats the object of a strike entirely.
  22. You see! It's you bloody lazy teachers that are ruining this country... When I was a lad in the 1920's our teachers worked so hard the heat from their brow melted the snow before it even fell! Then we'd have one big lesson in the school hall about common sense, but there's no such thing as common sense any more because of gays and America.
×
×
  • Create New...