sitsinhedges Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Been given a bag of 12g 42gram 5s What would be a good way to use them up I was thinking maybe some of those high pigeons coming in to roost that I usually wouldn't waste a cartridge on, with skeet choke Hope they don't kick too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Roost shooting pigeons, squirrel dreys and squirrels, hares and they would be great for rolling close (ish) range foxes with a nice open choke! FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 Dinosaurs, or in our current meteorological situation you may find the odd yeti to bag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjobill Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 John Wayne would kill for these, they must be great buckshot for the greener! Try em on a stage coach door BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 That is quite an odd load, maybe a pre-lead ban duck cartridge Some folks like big bombers for high pheasants or hares. Other than that I am a bit stumped If nothing else you could always use them for crows. ZB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I've used them through an old SBS for squirrel dreys (that had already been poked to ensure there were no owls in residence.) Lets just say I stopped using them as the gun was known to double fire every now and then. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 (edited) wheel barrows or old dishwashers Edited December 20, 2009 by babbyc1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjobill Posted December 20, 2009 Report Share Posted December 20, 2009 I know i like heavy loads, i used to regularly shoot 3oz through a 8 bore and still do, but the shot size is wrong for the sweight of shot. Try using them for High pheasnts, or canada geese as these are on the open general licence they can be shot with lead. BB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted December 21, 2009 Report Share Posted December 21, 2009 Try using them for High pheasnts, or canada geese as these are on the open general licence they can be shot with lead. BB Steel or non-toxic ONLY for Canada Geese. If you get caught using lead you run the risk of losing your licence. Irrespective of them being on the general licence they're still classed as wildfowl and you cannot use lead either inland or on the foreshore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Skeet. :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casts_by_fly Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 those would be 2 3/4" chambered turkey loads in the US. I've got a handful of that same load in my boxes at home. They should be pushing 1250 fps or so if they are remington. Mine are plated and buffered. Properly choked, they are the best turkey loads in that chamber you can get. For other stuff? Ducks where you can still shoot lead. Foxes out to 40 yards with good chokes. High or far pheasants or hares, especially going away. I wouldn't waste them on pigeons. Thanks, Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'd keep them until you expect to be needing extra range. Use them through full choke for really high birds. The extra shot weight and pellet size would be helpful to give you good impact energy and a tighter pattern at long range. I certainly wouldn't "use them up" on Pigeons. They could be very useful one day and wouldn't be cheap to replace with that much lead in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 you say wasting them on pigeons, but I've shot some corkers while out with some old alfa max BB's we were out emptying squirrel drays with ones and took a few pot shots at pigeons up well above the tall beech trees we were under. They were falling as well stone dead something to do with having exit wounds in as well Truly memorable and well worth the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V3 Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 save them till the zombies start to take over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted December 22, 2009 Report Share Posted December 22, 2009 Seagulls, but use em' fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmaxphil Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 save them till the zombies start to take over you mean thay haven't ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 Squirrels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntout Posted December 23, 2009 Report Share Posted December 23, 2009 save them till the zombies start to take over Thank god I'm not the only person who thinks this is going to happen. I just hope 28 of 7.5's will do the job or I'm ********. Well, not as ******** as me mate with a .177 BSA Scorpion. I regularly point this out to him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 You could weigh them in for scrap? P.S. as you probably now know, they're gonna kick like a horse!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 DTL or skeet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexr Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 (edited) Thank god I'm not the only person who thinks this is going to happen. I just hope 28 of 7.5's will do the job or I'm ********. Its the only reason I keep the pump action. but I also keep a box of 32g No5's. More zombi stopping power. I might have to consider adding a box of TMX to that, just incase the zombi is standing in the pond when I shoot them. Edited December 29, 2009 by alexr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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