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Hi all, Does anybody have any load data for 16 bore cheddite hulls? Paper or plastic- I'm going to buy them off Clay & Game, unless anyone knows of somewhere in the north west I can buy unprimed 16 hulls from. It's for a 1920s Remo Mauser conversion, so 2 1/2" and lower pressure (just to be safe) would be preferable. No preferences on speed, shot size, etc. It'd also be easier if they were fibre wads but I'm not picky! Thanks, David

Hello chaps, Some of you will be aware from another thread that I've recently gone and bought myself a 16 gauge. Had it out on Wednesday for the first time and took a jackdaw and a big-******* crow with it in my first four shots. It seems to fit very well, shoot smoothly and has well-exceeded my expectations given the £140 I paid for it. In short, I'm well chuffed with it. So much so that I think my 12 gauge just got forcibly part-retired to wildfowling duties only! The guys at The Country Store, Pampisford (yes that's a name drop - go see them if you can) knew the gun was coming in, so they dug out an old slab of cartridges they'd had sitting around for ages - some Gamebore Traditional Game 28g #6 with felt wads (which should tell you how long they've been there). Still, at over 50% off their proper price, I couldn't argue, so I took the lot. They do the job and I've no reason not to buy them again. I chucked most of the empties in the boot of my car when I'd finished on Wednesday and it occurred to me as I listened to them rattling around this morning on the way to work, that they might be good for reloading. I remembered that after I'd fired a few of them that the cases still seemed to be in very decent condition. Most crimped cartridges I shoot leave that flower-like shape at the top of the cartridge, showing where the crimp was before firing. These cartridges though - in spite of being crimped beforehand - look a lot like a rolled turn-over cartridge would after they're fired. They're just dead straight cylinders with no discernible marks on them. I can't afford a press right now, but as a serial tinkerer with all things shooting-related, it's not going to be that long until I decide I want to play around with shotgun reloading. There are no 16 gauge clay loads (and I didn't buy it to shoot clays) but it might be interesting to try and manufacture one at some point. 21 grams of #8 or something. I could never afford a MEC press, so though I have a 28 gauge which would have benefitted from one, I never started loading for that gun. I think Lee make a Loader 2 in 16 gauge though and I might afford one of those one day, so here's the question(s): If I keep the cases I'm using now, could I reload them? They look to be in pretty good condition but I don't really know how to tell if they're any use. Do I just bag them up and keep them dry, or will they deteriorate if they're left in a loft / garage for (potentially) a year or so? Or should I just bin them and buy new primed cases as and when I can afford a press and all the other bits? More generally, I think I'm getting to the point where I've got the basics of rifle cartridge reloading sussed, but I still know no more about shotgun cartridge reloading than I can get from The ABCs of Reloading, so if anyone would be willing to exchange a few PMs to talk about what I'd like to do with 16 bore reloading and tell me all of the basics that I haven't learned / can't learn from the book, perhaps they could drop me a line? Thanks, Adam.​

100 Caladonian 26.5 gram 5 shot - £15 100 Saga 28 gram 6 shot £15 25 Alphamax Bismuth 32 gram 5 shot plastic wad £20 25 Impact Tungsten Matrix 30 gram 6 shot £25 50 Eley Grand Prix 26.5 gram 5 shot (old school late 60's plastic waterproof case) £10 Also got about 100 various mixed 16 bore cartridges for sale including some oddball shotsizes, grand prix/alphamax in BB, AAA etc, ideal for the 16 bore enthusiast £15 Cosidering the ridiculous prices of 16's, a bargain I am sure you will agree particularly the bismuth/tungsten that retail at bundles these days! Collect only from Colchester

I have for sale 5 Nissan X-Trail 16" Wheels with Tyres. Tyre size 215/65 R16. These were purchased by me to go on to my 55 plate X-Trail that came with standard 17" wheels. I have now sold the X-Trail with the original 17" wheels and tyres so the 16" wheels are surplus to requirement. The wheels are fitted with General Tire Grabber AT/2 1x new and unused tread depth 12mm 2x used tread depth 4mm 2x used tread depth 5mm None of the wheels are scratched, scuffed or have any kerb damage. However 1 wheel is showing a little bit of "bubbling" in the alloy. Detailed photos can be emailed on request..... Asking for £300.00 with collection from Ashford, Kent or delivery via courier at buyers expense. Thanks.....Bradders