codit75 Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Good evening all, as above im getting a bit confused about what carts i can put through my shotguns. I have a 12g O/U Lamber Sporter 28 barrles, and a 12g S/B Pedretti Hushpower,how do i know what is safe to put throught them. I have been on the web and have had enougth of looking AHHHHHH so thought that i would ask the experts. Thanks for your help. Codit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktattoo Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 (edited) Good evening all, as above im getting a bit confused about what carts i can put through my shotguns. I have a 12g O/U Lamber Sporter 28 barrles, and a 12g S/B Pedretti Hushpower,how do i know what is safe to put throught them. I have been on the web and have had enougth of looking AHHHHHH so thought that i would ask the experts. Thanks for your help. Codit depends on what chambers the guns have, also depends on what choke the gun has ?? Edited November 3, 2011 by marktattoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codit75 Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Thnks for the reply are there any charts on the net!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duttonv8 Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Take off the forend and on the barrels there should be a length in mm something like 70, or inches but a european gun will most likely be in mm, which will indicate the length of cartridges useable and the proof marks indicate the pressure allowable which you will have to confirm from the web, this information is ussualy on the reciever as well. You can use any cartridges that are shorter than is quoted on your gun (but make sure they are shorter once fired and not just before) and produces pressure lower than what your gun is proofed at, all this information should be on the cartridge box and ussually on the cartridge itself as well. If you have any doubts it could be a good idea to take your gun with you when you go to buy cartridges, and ask as it is better to b e safe than sorry. I am sure someone else wil be able to give a better answer shortly. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highseas Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 stick to any cart in 32gram 6 shot and you cant go far rong non-toxic for wildfowl and you will be fine its best not to get too hung up on what to use! i know people who use diffrent shells for diffrent barrles :blink: its too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Fibre wad in any Hushpower is safest , if you use plastic then check the barrel between shots . Subsonic loads are mainly fibre anyhoo . My Pedretti is 2 3/4 in chamber so guess yours is too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codit75 Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Fibre wad in any Hushpower is safest , if you use plastic then check the barrel between shots . Subsonic loads are mainly fibre anyhoo . My Pedretti is 2 3/4 in chamber so guess yours is too . Thanks Vole, yes, ive just checked mine and its a 2 3/4 chamber, i have bought some Eley Hushpower 32g 6's fibre wads. Just need to work out what the 18.4 means i know that its pressure but in what value i dont know. What loads do you use in yours. Thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duttonv8 Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 18.4 propably refers to the bore size as this is the diameter of a 12 bore barrel i think. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codit75 Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Tom, thank you, i am learning all the time. Codit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codit75 Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 stick to any cart in 32gram 6 shot and you cant go far rong non-toxic for wildfowl and you will be fine its best not to get too hung up on what to use! i know people who use diffrent shells for diffrent barrles :blink: its too much Thank you for the advice, that is what i am using in my Lamber, i just want to know as much as i can about my chosen Guns, we have some Fox at my yard and want to know what is my maximum load. Regards Codit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushjob Posted November 3, 2011 Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 My Lanber sporter is quite happy dropping foxes with 42g no3's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codit75 Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 Take off the forend and on the barrels there should be a length in mm something like 70, or inches but a european gun will most likely be in mm, which will indicate the length of cartridges useable and the proof marks indicate the pressure allowable which you will have to confirm from the web, this information is ussualy on the reciever as well. You can use any cartridges that are shorter than is quoted on your gun (but make sure they are shorter once fired and not just before) and produces pressure lower than what your gun is proofed at, all this information should be on the cartridge box and ussually on the cartridge itself as well. If you have any doubts it could be a good idea to take your gun with you when you go to buy cartridges, and ask as it is better to b e safe than sorry. I am sure someone else wil be able to give a better answer shortly. Tom Thanks for the advice Tom, i will look at some unit conversion charts on the net then. If im still not sure il go to my local RFD. Cherrs Codit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codit75 Posted November 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2011 My Lanber sporter is quite happy dropping foxes with 42g no3's What model do you have please, does yours have 1200kp/cm2 on your barrels. Cheers Codit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Because of the moderator I used to be a bit iffy about using slightly more potent loads through my Pedretti , strangely .It will handle any 2 3/4 in cartridges at all and I have put a few 38 gr BB through mine now . Just mind the plastic wads and shoot whatever you like as long as it is not more than 2 3/4 . They are the Italian Baikal . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 Thanks for the advice Tom, i will look at some unit conversion charts on the net then. If im still not sure il go to my local RFD. Cherrs Codit It's ok to convert cartridge length from inches to mm but be careful with proof pressures. If I remember correctly, the imperial and metric pressures are measured in a different way so you can't just directly convert from one to the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted November 4, 2011 Report Share Posted November 4, 2011 stick to fibre wad in the hushpower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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