Salop Matt Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 As above I have a benelli M2 and need to buy some cartridges for game and some for clays. Am happy with my choice of 30g Gamebore clear pigeon 6`s felt wad (am buying 1000 at £133) But i need to also pick up some clay carts. My cheapest clay cart i can find is eley first 28g 7.5 fibre wad. But dont want to be stuck with a load of them if the guns not going to like cycling them. So have any benelli semi auto users tryed 28g eley firsts through there gun ? If so how did you get on with them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) I use a Benelli 121, and it cycles Eley First 28g 7.5 plastic wad no problem. Haven't tried the fibre version though, can't see why that would be an issue. Why not buy a box to try out before buying 1000? Where are you getting the Clear Pigeon cartridges from? That's very cheap! Edited January 10, 2012 by Cosd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmep Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 i'm fairly sure my mate uses these through his supersport. i've been using kent velocity through my supersport which haven't caused any problems, and these are only a couple of quid a thousand more. not sure about the m2 though, ours are more clay guns and cycle pretty much anything you put through them, bearing in mind were using 28g max loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvbus Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Not the Eley First's but I fired off two boxes of Hull Sovereign 28g 7.5 fibre wads through my S Vinci (3 1/2" chamber) with no issues today. Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slated Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 my old M1 no problems used them in a brand new M2 last saturday. 75 straight though no problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0145wirbelwind Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 If the cartridge is 65mm you are more than likely going to get trouble. I have a beretta 391 and on 65mm cartridges i get all sorts of problems. I have used 67mm fiocchi top 1 in 28g. You might get the odd problem with them , but for 100% no problem just buy a 70mm cartridge and hopefully it should be plane sailing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I shot 100 of the Eley First 21g through a Beretta Unico ( 3.5" ) today, no problems at all. Bighit1985 shot 100 the same through a Hatsan Escort ( 3" ) - again no problems at all, so perhaps these Firsts are quite punchy for their weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
point and shoot Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 I was advised to only use 70mm carts. Never had a problem with my M2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 30g Gamebore clear pigeon 6`s felt wad (am buying 1000 at £133) Were on earth are you getting them for that :o i pay over £100 for 500 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crosswaters Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Were on earth are you getting them for that :o i pay over £100 for 500 of them Same for me........I want some for that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloke Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 For clays, I only use Eley firsts in my Supersport. It happily cycles both Eley First 28gm and 24gm without jamming and at least once I grabbed the wrong ammo bag and found I only had Eley first 21gm, cycled those with no problems, jammed about twice in 100 shots, not bad.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asa Bear Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Same for me........I want some for that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Were on earth are you getting them for that :o i pay over £100 for 500 of them Cheapest I can find are £200 per 1000. At that price Im guessing they are the old type clear pigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majordisorder Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Tried some 21g fibre Firsts in my Supersport and they cycled ok most of the time but I wouldn't recommend them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandbank Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 I tried some Eley First fibre wad on a 'fibre only' ground. The wads seem a little frail and tend to fragment too readily. This could well be a point of concern with gas compensated semi-autos. Should be less of a problem with a Benelli. I am pretty certain they are 70mm. however are no match for Eley Superb or even Blues which admittedly are a bit more expensive. I would guess they are lively enough to cycle your Benelli and ok for clays but would not consider them a good choice for game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxie Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 My M2 seems to cycle anything you put into it regardless of length,weight,fibre or plastic, any manufacturer,never ever jammed.Sheer joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fal Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 The only clay load I use in my M2 are eley firsts. From day one it has cycled them no problem. The only time I ever had a jam, I put a 3" Magnum load in with an eley firt and a Fiocchi PL30 in at the same time, just to see what it done! Needless to say it jammed, sucessful experiment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Sorry lads looked at my recipt Wrong! What i had was 1000 gamebore 30gram clear pigeon size 6 shot for £163.60 a thousand amd1000 eley first 28gram fiber wad 7.5s for £131.60. This is at Wynnstay farmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Is Wynnstay farmers by yhe old focus diy in newport as like the price of £131.60 a 1000, now if I can remember why I stopped using them. If you don't get on with the firsts you could try Hull comp X 21G's the cycle through my benelli crio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Just spoken with them and there are £160 per thou (30g, 6 fiber). Still a good price if you ask me 32g 6's Plastic wad are £165 per thou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Just spoken with them and there are £160 per thou (30g, 6 fiber). Still a good price if you ask me 32g 6's Plastic wad are £165 per thou Do you know if they are the new clear pigeon cartridges or the old type Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Couldnt tell you, they will still go bang all the same :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Couldnt tell you, they will still go bang all the same :lol: Im sure they will If they were the new type, I was going to present the info to my local RFD and ask for a price match, rather than keep paying £200 per 1000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted January 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 Well I went at 4:30 and took the last 250 clear pigeon and 1000 eley first, they should be restocked on Thursday the girl said who served me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.I.A Posted January 16, 2012 Report Share Posted January 16, 2012 (edited) Im sure they will If they were the new type, I was going to present the info to my local RFD and ask for a price match, rather than keep paying £200 per 1000 Be easier to get blood from a stone if there anything like the dealers around here ATB Edited January 16, 2012 by M.I.A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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