eley olympics

[the hitman]

I have often said on here that i use maionchi prima 28g no7s for decoying, and very good they are, but i bought some eley olympics 28g 7.5, and after a field test at the weekend , they are a good shell for the price £138 per 1000.

They have less recoil then the primas and kill very nicely over decoys.

[COACH]

They are the best value trap cartridge on the market today, very hard hitting as they were made for the Olympics. Only one problem with them, they only come in plastic wads.

From a personal point of view, growing up in the beautiful countryside, I hate seeing empty cartridge cases and plastic wads every where. It`s not necessary.

[454697819]

I have bought some "First" 12g 28g No. 8 today will let you know how they are saturday.

[sitsinhedges]

I have bought some "First" 12g 28g No. 8 today will let you know how they are saturday.

 

8s are a bit small for pigeons aren't they

[454697819]

Im claying with those,

 

I also have a box of 32g No.8 but they are 6.5 shot size HB Pigeon to use when i can on vermin.. are these really to small?

 

oh ****** have I really bought the wrong cartridges on my first outing!

Edited March 25, 2010 by 454697819

[OGGIE]

Im claying with those,

 

I also have a box of 32g No.8 but they are 6.5 shot size HB Pigeon to use when i can on vermin.. are these really to small?

 

oh ****** have I really bought the wrong cartridges on my first outing!

 

 

THe HB pigeon are 6.5 shot size Where do you get the No8 from. Don't panic they are made for the job.

[454697819]

THe HB pigeon are 6.5 shot size Where do you get the No8 from. Don't panic they are made for the job.

 

 

Phew

 

I was reading the head diameter.. (which is what btw ?)

 

http://www.eleyhawkltd.com/gamecarts-hbpigeon.html

 

 

The clay cartridges I do have are shot size 8.

 

Still do not know if they will cycle through my Escort but time will tell :-)

[Paladin]

They are the best value trap cartridge on the market today, very hard hitting as they were made for the Olympics. Only one problem with them, they only come in plastic wads.

From a personal point of view, growing up in the beautiful countryside, I hate seeing empty cartridge cases and plastic wads every where. It`s not necessary.

 

 

Try Eley Blues 28 gram they come in plastic and fibre, or Eley First 28 gram they offer excelent value, more bangs for your £

 

Paladin

[Mr Potter]

If you read the thread on the Hodnet Police Shoot you will see that Son of Potter was Pigeon Watch H/G with a 90 x 100. Go on guess which cartridges he was using, you're quite correct Eley Olympics in 8s for all but 1 stand when he used Eley Superbs in 7.5 and that's only because he didn't have any Olympics in the larger shot size.

 

It's not the cartridge that matters, it's the pillock pulling the trigger.

 

Son of Potter's father.

[Anni]

I was using them aswell as SOP today at Hodnet and did an 89. And acording to Mr potter I was by a country mile Man of the Match

 

There a good value cartridge that hits anything. Although I use them in 7.5's.

[paulos]

I shot a 93 at Kingsley Moor with them last year, they're alreet leek

[jko]

I shot a 93 at Kingsley Moor with them last year, they're alreet leek

****** students!

[Blunderbuss]

THe HB pigeon are 6.5 shot size Where do you get the No8 from. Don't panic they are made for the job.

 

 

Phew

I was reading the head diameter.. (which is what btw ?)

 

It's not the diameter of anything, but a length. It's the length of the brass plated steel "head" at the base of the cartridge. A marketing ploy by cartridge manufacturers who would have you believe the longer it is, the better performing the cartridge is, when in reality it has as much effect on ballistics or performance as the price of fish in Timbuktu

Edited March 26, 2010 by Blunderbuss

[454697819]

It's not the diameter of anything, but a length. It's the length of the brass plated steel "head" at the base of the cartridge. A marketing ploy by cartridge manufacturers who would have you believe the longer it is, the better performing the cartridge is, when in reality it has as much effect on ballistics or performance as the price of fish in Timbuktu

 

 

Top response.. makes so much sense, why i didn't apply logic or get my ruler out I do not know :-)

 

Many Thanks

 

Alex

[slated]

eley olympics

 

I found them to be a very dirty cartridge (should come with a free brush)

 

for clays I like Fiocchi Top ones, 7.5 28g plastic, clean don't beat you much and if you put it in the right it will even break the clays

Edited March 26, 2010 by slated

[454697819]

eley olympics

 

I found them to be a very dirty cartridge (should come with a free brush)

 

for clays I like Fiocchi Top ones, 7.5 28g plastic, clean don't beat you much and if you put it in the right it will even break the clays

 

 

Im glad to hear that, that is exactly what the chap at my gunsmith said I should run through the escort...

 

Something Dirty

[Anni]

Olympics aint dirty Not as dirty as Gamebore, I was allways cleaning unburnt powder out with them, aspeacially in a semi auto.

 

Allways found Fiocchi's to be abit flat meself but like has been said in the right place they break stuff.

 

Try and use a clean cartridge in a semi auto if you can. Olympics work well in mine with no jams,