Whitebridges Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Just been updating my shoot log and i've shot 1385 cartridges this year. 500 were at clays and and 835 were at vermin and game. This is the least amount i've shot for 10 years. I put it down to a poor summer when all the barley and wheat should have been laid it was as straight as a gun barrel! Did you all get out as much as you liked in 2006? I bet some of you clay boys got through a few? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suggs Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 im on target for around 7000 in a year on clays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 no idear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eagleye Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 3500ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tosspot Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 this year has seen the clays take a bit of a hammering for me probably done 6/7000 ps Mrs tosspot thinks it's around 2/3000 yes dear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlight32 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 Reading that post has me have a think too. I normally buy my shells for the rest of the year in January. I bought 2000 for clays 28g plas wad, 500 felt wad 28g, and 2250 32-34g for game and pigeon, 250 various non toxic for fowl in jan 06. I have a total of 1125 left. Anyone good at maths? P.S I picked up my 2007 batch of cartridges today cos when I rang my supplier for new year prices he warned me all cartridges are going up again by up to £20-00 a thousand in jan 07. Chinese are continuing their cultural revolution and buying up all available metals. Regards starlight32 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnclassic Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 I reckon I am using 6000 a year on clays and game, but my mate lives in the bloomin field and goes through 500/week. Incredible but totally true, and thats not including his rifle cartridges at night! I went out with him a while back with two magnets and loads of deeks and I used 350 shells in one 6 hour sitting. He has 35 farms he covers, lucky bbbbbbbbbbb! PS, yes he is loaded in more ways than one. He uses Eley Trainers which I hate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
remmy1100 Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 done over 8000 clear pigeon12g cartridges in this year on pigeons and rabbits and 3000 20 g cartridges on vermin and currently finishing off 250 410 cartridges lamping rabbits.thats covering 15+ farms hopefully get a bit more shooting done next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 WOW, I went through my receipts and worked out that I shot somewhere in the region of 6-7000 cartridges this year and that's not including days where somebody was paying for me to shoot and they provided the cartridges. Not sure on the split though. Got through 2000 .22 air rifle pellets this year as well. 500 when I was trying to zero my gun with a factory fitted suppressor with it's thread cocked up and the pellet was clipping the silencer entry/exit holes giving groups of 14" (I kid you not, and this was changed twice before eventually being resolved free of charge) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 This year has been a poor one and I am estimate less than 4 k being spent on deaking and clays LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catamong Posted December 22, 2006 Report Share Posted December 22, 2006 I probably only shoot about 5000 per year. Cat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the last engineer Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 shot lots this year, but not as much as last,somewhere above 20k around 18k still left in the fridge loads planned for next year also Martin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted December 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 This year has been a poor one and I am estimate less than 4 k being spent on deaking and clays LB Thanks for the replies buoys. LB is that £'s, you must be richer than I thought. The trouble is all the other things going on in life. . I love shooting but I do too many other things. Fishing for one. I enjoy the broads fishing for bream, rudd, pike. I also fish for bass in the summer and cod in the winter, thats from the beach. I also have a boat , seventh heaven. I'm also a dead keen fly angler and bloody keen tier. I also turn up at work 5/7. At 46, this lot isn't sustainable is it? My shooting isn't that bad, but it aint as good as it was. Happy Christmas everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 This year has been a poor one and I am estimate less than 4 k being spent on deaking and clays LB Thanks for the replies buoys. LB is that £'s, you must be richer than I thought. The trouble is all the other things going on in life. . I love shooting but I do too many other things. Fishing for one. I enjoy the broads fishing for bream, rudd, pike. I also fish for bass in the summer and cod in the winter, thats from the beach. I also have a boat , seventh heaven. I'm also a dead keen fly angler and bloody keen tier. I also turn up at work 5/7. At 46, this lot isn't sustainable is it? My shooting isn't that bad, but it aint as good as it was. Happy Christmas everyone. I really should have read that one back before I posted. Should read less than 4k of carts used LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted December 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 This year has been a poor one and I am estimate less than 4 k being spent on deaking and clays LB Thanks for the replies buoys. LB is that £'s, you must be richer than I thought. The trouble is all the other things going on in life. . I love shooting but I do too many other things. Fishing for one. I enjoy the broads fishing for bream, rudd, pike. I also fish for bass in the summer and cod in the winter, thats from the beach. I also have a boat , seventh heaven. I'm also a dead keen fly angler and bloody keen tier. I also turn up at work 5/7. At 46, this lot isn't sustainable is it? My shooting isn't that bad, but it aint as good as it was. Happy Christmas everyone. I really should have read that one back before I posted. Should read less than 4k of carts used LB Don't you worry me old beauty, they way the Chinkies are buying up our lead they'll soon be a quid a pop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenlander Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 I shoot around 5000 give or take a few hundred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitebridges Posted December 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 I shoot around 5000 give or take a few hundred. Shooting pigeons on the vast fields of rape Fenlander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenlander Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 "Shooting pigeons on the vast fields of rape Fenlander?" I wish Mostly clays ,i'm in a syndicate (walk and stand, nowt posh!) I do a bit of pigeon shooting,rough shooting ect. All the best Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted December 23, 2006 Report Share Posted December 23, 2006 since i got the new gun in feb/march ive actually bothered keeping count roughly and its been about 9k of carts since march, and ive really not been shooting much the last month or so. dont a few monday madnesses and days shooting on my own, eay to go through 400 carts in an afternoon dosent help the shooting though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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