Cranfield Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 I am buying a pump action Hushpower, as I am having to be increasingly noise conscious around farm buildings and houses. It will be used for shooting rooks and pigeons and I am debating now whether its a 20gauge, or 12 gauge. Looking at the price of subsonic cartridges there seems to be about £40 difference per 1000, with 20 gauge being more expensive, but I also understand that you can use standard 20 gauge cartridges without there being much of an increase in sound. The 20 gauge is apparently lighter in weight (which suits me) , but I have also heard that you get better results with a 32gm load , which is not available in 20 gauge. There are probably loads of other pros and cons I haven't even thought of. Any recommendations from Hushpower users please ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Buy a moderated 20gauge o/u. In had another 36 birds with mine today. Awesome long range kills with 30 grams of 5. Those moderated trombones are awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 PS, because the ported barrels lose some velocity you can use a carefully chosen 'standard' cartridge if you want simplicity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis11 Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 20g pump, big enough to kill well but still quiet, they aren't to bad with normal cartridges either. I'd never sell mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wharf Rat Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 90% of a Mossbergs weight is in the barrel. 20g is less ungainly. Buy a 2nd hand Load All in 20g for £30 or so and load 1 1/8oz subs for peanuts if you like. I got into homeloading after getting a 20g pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted August 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 With the price of 20g cartridges, this is something I have been considering for some time. The last time I loaded my own (12 ga.) was about 30 years ago, so its something I will look into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spready Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Ive got the 20g investarm o/u , hushpower, cant rate it high enough, such a good gun. Ive had the 12g mossberg, but prefer the 20g. Ive used Gamebore 30g 5 hushpowers, which are ok, but the Gamebore traditional game in 6's or 5's are just as quiet and are a hell of alot cheaper. one thing i did to improve it was change the front bead to a smaller one, and it helps with the 'shooting low' issue that hushpowers have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW682 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 Slightly off topic, but I have both single barrel Baikal and Mossberg pump in 410 Hushpower. Because of the size of moderator, my Baikal is noticeably much quieter than the pump. Therefore if noise is the biggest driver for your purchase you might want to try both types if you can and the O/U suggestions might be better for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 i`d just go 12, reloading for these is very easy (not that 20gauge is difficult) but i canuse 42g, 36g 32g,28g subsonics. so opensup the possability of BBs #2 and #4 shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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