highoctane Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 hi all, i recently aquired a side by side 10 gauge. i was told when i got it that i was looking at about £1 a shot, which i expected. however, i cant find any sensibly priced cartridges anywhere. i bought 10 shells for £38 just to test it with. theres no way i paying £3.80 per shot on a regular basis! so i am looking into reloading my own. but i havnt got a clue where to start. i guess the first question is, do i need a licence? and where can i get one? also, any information, literature or suppliers of reloading equipment would be much appreciated. thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 with it being a 10 gauge u will probs be using it on foreshore for fowling yeh? av just been getting 1 and i am gan be using mine for geese at lindisfarne so u have to use steel only,i am paying £22.50 for 25 shells remington nitro steel if thats any help&ya gun will have to be no more than half choke or u will have to have the barrels opened up 2 half..i just had mine done&it cost £40 but mine is just a single Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highoctane Posted July 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 hi, yeah using it for ducks mainly and occasionly geese. the shells i got are tungsten matrix. i was told that these are easier on the barrels than steel. and lead isnt allowed for wildfowl. its an old gun so i dont want to stress it too much with steel shot. i have no idea what size the chokes are. i will try to get them measured when i get a chance. i was also told to use bismuth. but ive not heard of this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dawntredder Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 yeh bismuth are probably a better bet and there bit cheaper than tunsten matrix were eva u got ya shells from will probs do bismuth or ask them for if they can get them for you..gud luk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Any factory made bismuth or tungsten shells are going to be expensive. Reloading with them isn't cheap either. The only cheap route is steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 hi, yeah using it for ducks mainly and occasionly geese. the shells i got are tungsten matrix. i was told that these are easier on the barrels than steel. and lead isnt allowed for wildfowl. its an old gun so i dont want to stress it too much with steel shot. i have no idea what size the chokes are. i will try to get them measured when i get a chance. i was also told to use bismuth. but ive not heard of this before? check the chokes they need to be no tighter than 1/2 then use steel, reloading won't prove cheaper as most of your empties will rust used on the marsh, you still have to buy all the kit and componants. Its not too pricey to get chokes opened up and i shouldn't worry if its sound and tight 10's are built tough and heavy and i believe there is actually no UK std poof for 10's in steel anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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