rapid12 Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 hi, my land owner is having a clear out and has offered me around 10 slabs of carts for 35 quid a slab, great price whatever they are, but i know that 4 of them are eley alphamax 32g 12g no6,. my question is that all the searching i have done is that alphamax carts are bismouth, alloy type shot not lead! do they make alphas in lead too? i will buy them regardless but will receive them friday. cheers 12. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr smith Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 They certainly used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted September 18, 2012 Report Share Posted September 18, 2012 Old Alphamax used to come in a pink and white box, they were lead. They were marketed as a 2 3/4" Magnum, and the box carried warnings about using in guns that could handle them. At the time they were expensive, but hard hitting, the No3 were a useful duck cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Old, old Alphamax in the early 1960s were straightforward 1.1/4oz shells which retailed at 19s 3d a box. (96pence including 33% Purchase Tax.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry31 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I remember buying them in the seventys from our local ironmongers at 2:50 a box o the good old days little white shotgun license from the lost office gun behind the door lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yes,you can get alphamax in lead. They come with a picture of a fox on the box. 36 gram load. They cost around nine quid a box or a bit more I think. Bought some last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I remember buying them in the seventys from our local ironmongers at 2:50 a box o the good old days little white shotgun license from the lost office gun behind the door lol Did anyone try tearing in two, the old little white certificates? Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Alphamax were good cartridges Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamekeeper1960 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) Alphamax are still being made but cost is between £289.00 and £488.00 per thousand .check out just cartridges .com Dave. Edited September 19, 2012 by gamekeeper1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz2202 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I got 2 old boxes of 44 g bb's Amax carts IMO are good hard hitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have a box, blood red case and surprisingly a Guilandi Super G type plastic wad. I thought being a rolled turnover closure that they would be fibre. Gawd knows what I'm going to use BB's for though, better off melting them down and turning them into something useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamekeeper1960 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 I have a box, blood red case and surprisingly a Guilandi Super G type plastic wad. I thought being a rolled turnover closure that they would be fibre. Gawd knows what I'm going to use BB's for though, better off melting them down and turning them into something useful. Use them for drey poking greys that soon moves them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Use them for drey poking greys that soon moves them Give them 34g No5 through a full choke and they never leave the drey again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamekeeper1960 Posted September 19, 2012 Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 Yeah but then I'd use the 34g No5s for shooting high pheasants and not waste them on drey poking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 i used alphamax in the 60s for fowling, great cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted September 23, 2012 Report Share Posted September 23, 2012 They would be excellent for Corvid control, especially Crows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 I've just been given half a dozen to try in my 3 inch magnum O/U. These are marked: Eley Alphamax Magnum 46g BB 75mm I thought i might hold on to them in case Charlie shows up while out rough shooting. Just out of interest what choke would any of you suggest for these as I guess that these might rattle my false crunchers a little with too tight a choke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiffy Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 one of my first ever shots was a 50g-3 in my o/u with full choke.. ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 (edited) Does anyone remember the old Eley "3 - INCH" from the 1950/60s? It was a 1.3/8 ounce load. I first used them through my BSA "SINGLE XII" semi-hammerless. Edited September 27, 2012 by Floating Chamber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipper Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Yes used them in early 60s being young i thought heavy loads were the way to go even on pigeons.A small gun shop used to load paper cartridges with 1 1/2oz in 2 3/4 case with green bat powder and r/t obviously loaded on the low velocity principle. They were cheaper than eley also remember getting a box of eley gastight from stensbys served by old man stensby. Dipper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 (edited) Does anyone remember the old Eley "3 - INCH" from the 1950/60s? It was a 1.3/8 ounce load. I first used them through my BSA "SINGLE XII" semi-hammerless. are they the ones in the pink and white box? Edited September 27, 2012 by Rimfireboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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