rob speakman Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 (edited) Anyone no of any where doing cheap steel 12g carts looking for 30g 5's or 32g 6's? All the best Rob Speakman Edited December 27, 2010 by rob speakman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 John Beswick at Rainford would probably be my first port of call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col48 Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Anyone no of any where doing cheap steel 12g carts looking for 30g 5's or 32g 6's? All the best Rob Speakman Hi rob do you use them for pigeon shooting? i ask as i had very very pour results using steel on pigeon. I can sell them to falconers if they are steel shot. PS sorry i could not help with your question but i don't know anywhere that sell any 12g carts cheap.good luck m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob speakman Posted December 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Hi rob do you use them for pigeon shooting? i ask as i had very very pour results using steel on pigeon. I can sell them to falconers if they are steel shot. PS sorry i could not help with your question but i don't know anywhere that sell any 12g carts cheap.good luck m8 Yes there for pigeon shooting I breed peregrines and goshawks so its free food I prefer lead for pigeons you find the steel sometimes goes straight through and the woodys keep flying. out of intrest what price you getting for them of falconers? All the best Rob Speakman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKPoacher Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Gamebore Super Steel #4 does the job at around a fiver a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col48 Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Yes there for pigeon shooting I breed peregrines and goshawks so its free food I prefer lead for pigeons you find the steel sometimes goes straight through and the woodys keep flying. out of intrest what price you getting for them of falconers? All the best Rob Speakman i have not sold any for a long wile as i just don't like steel, when i shot them they would just keep flying mostly with out most of there feathers. this is y i asked, i was so happy when they had all gone. i flew goshawks for a long wile. do you know Glyn Thomson Mick Kane ATB Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anser2 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 (edited) As UK poacher says Steel Gamebore 4s and 3s do the job fine out to 40 yards. If anyone has trouble with pigeons flying off after being shot with steel they are shooting at them too far off , using to small pellets or their gun will not handle the steel pellets. gamebore are 4.75 a box at my local gunshop. Edited December 29, 2010 by anser2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col48 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 As UK poacher says Steel Gamebore 4s and 3s do the job fine out to 40 yards. If anyone has trouble with pigeons flying off after being shot with steel they are shooting at them too far off , using to small pellets or their gun will not handle the steel pellets. gamebore are 4.75 a box at my local gunshop. i was told to use 5s i normally use 6s in lead. and was told you have to use a size choke bigger with steel. browning 425, 30" and i was not shooting them to far off. ATB Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinodad Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Max size choke on these in steel you need is 1/2. better with 1/4 as patterns much tighter as steel does not compress like lead when discharged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob speakman Posted December 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 Yes mate have met mick a few times a fairs etc he breeds some nice gosses have seen some of his birds flown, as for the cartridges picked up a 500 32g 4's and 500 32g 3's yesterday for £150 so not to bad and quite local aswell All the best Rob Speakman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 reloading steel shells for game is cost effective, i did a cost comparison and for £150 /k for steel #5. now, most shops wont have a large selection of steel shells, and most that are manufactured are poor quality. meaning very slow speed. if i was to exclusively shoot steel, then 24g for pigeons at 1500fps/1600fps is dooable. it can be cost effective, and have better performance. lots of pigeon shooters are using steel clay shells, because the game shells are too slow. and way more expensive. i`ve done a few costings and loads, please do a search for them. some loads would be as expensive (or as cheap as) factory, but the performance and the ****size selection is there. certainly 5s would be the maximum i`d go for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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