scobydog Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Hi all, my mate has just stopped shooting, medical reasons, anyhow he has given me 4 boxes of aaa size shot 32 gram. He got given these by a farmer to help with foxes, just wondering if they are any good for anything else. Gamebore Buffalo special load, 12g. Regards John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al69ec Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Only any good for Charlie mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted July 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Cheers Al69ec, looks like charlie's gonna get in the next few weeks then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al69ec Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Squeak him in close... Take him from the side if you can. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinF Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Also good for removing crow/magpie nests, squirrel dreys etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Zombies/Undead... I recommend a light choke to avoid blowing the pattern and deforming the shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I carry a pair of AAA on my belt to use in my combi gun. If I have to track a deer into thick cover I always load one because they will knock down pretty much anything at close range and are safer than a rifle if the deer runs to a position I wouldn't be happy letting the rifle off. The pattern is poor. I wouldn't have any faith in them beyond 20 yards or so. To be honest for foxing you'd be better off with a load of BB or #1 and they also go on my belt. 2x36gAAA, 3x42g1 and 20x30g6. If you want to use them up though they'll go right through a fox at close range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 They're legal for deer, if you're the landowner / occupier and the beast needs killing. I wouldn't shoot them up into the air unless you have a very big safe area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougall Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 foxes and door hinges....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scobydog Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Tks for the info everyone, i will use them on charlie and dreys, i use a 1/4 and 1/2 choke in my o/u i assume this would be ok for these cart's. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Bullet proof squirrels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 My combi has a half choke and fires them ok. Be careful of firing them at solid objects like thick branches if there are other shooters/people around, they can ricochet and are going to hurt a lot more than a game load if they bounce off and hit someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Tks for the info everyone, i will use them on charlie and dreys, i use a 1/4 and 1/2 choke in my o/u i assume this would be ok for these cart's. John Pattern test one first, you might be surprised how fast the pattern opens up. No5 are fine for dreys and work well through a choke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 AAA's and larger work best with minimum choke. I've found cylinder to be best. Anything tighter than quarter choke starts to spoil the pattern. Best to fire a couple off through your gun at an old 45 gallon drum or something like that and it'll give you a good idea of how they perform. They do hit very hard though. I don't think half choke is ideal for these. Just my opinion but I've fired a good few of em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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aister Posted July 8, 2012 Report Share Posted July 8, 2012 Close clays. OSK pin 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TrapFiller Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 OSK pin 8 They be no chipped clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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