fenboy Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 (edited) Been thinking of getting myself some new flocked shells I currently have 24 unflocked ones,I have been using our site sponsors for most of my gear of late as they offer good service at a decent price---------but been shooting with a mate today who has just brought some of the flocked shells from them ,they look great but seem to be made of a very brittle type of plastic , a couple of his new deeks were hit by pellets and where as on mine the holes are very small and almost "self healed" his have a decent sized hole on the front side and holes blew out of the farside making them look more like they have been shot with a 50cal !!!! also the pegs seem the same hard plastic and I am sure they will snap in half if hit . So my question is does anyone know of a flock coated shell made of a flexible type of plastic ? Edited January 28, 2012 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redditch Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Get some FUD's, they work well, and ifyou accidently hit them they will look no worse for wear either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Get some FUD's, they work well, and ifyou accidently hit them they will look no worse for wear either Dont really want fuds as dont want the messing about making them suitable for high crops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have UK Shootwarehouse flocked (and unflocked) shell decoys and never had the problems you describe, most of mine have very slight pellet hole damage. Perhaps you should telephone them and ask the question. They sell thousands of the things so it does seem very strange. Did your friend shoot his at very close range ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosd Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have UK Shootwarehouse flocked (and unflocked) shell decoys and never had the problems you describe, most of mine have very slight pellet hole damage. Perhaps you should telephone them and ask the question. They sell thousands of the things so it does seem very strange. Did your friend shoot his at very close range ? I have the UKShootwarehouse flocked shells, and they also seem to be brittle when shot. Very pleased with the flock quality, but was surprised when I saw them havinge been hit with the odd shotgun pellet. On one of the decoys where it was hit on the tail it blew a chunk off the decoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have UK Shootwarehouse flocked (and unflocked) shell decoys and never had the problems you describe, most of mine have very slight pellet hole damage. Perhaps you should telephone them and ask the question. They sell thousands of the things so it does seem very strange. Did your friend shoot his at very close range ? around 25 yards at a guess , I think if you got a good few pellets in one they would be fubared , might have to stick with what I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 I decided in the end to order a flocking kit and tart up the shells I already have at £32 I got enough to do 24 shells which is a big saving on buying new , just hope it works out ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Flocking kits are a waste of money the glue is not strong enough you can get desent flock shells at £ 3 each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 (edited) Flocking kits are a waste of money the glue is not strong enough you can get desent flock shells at £ 3 each Well as I have now purchased some I will find out the hard way , to be honest even at £3 each thats £72 + postage for 24 so more than double the price,add to that the fact I dont use plastic very often , I usually use dead birds then its a gamble i am prepared to make ,seems that others that have gone down the flocking route have been pleased with the results. Edited January 29, 2012 by fenboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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