Gamebore Mammoths 3.5 inch

[wildfowler.250]

Just to mirror the other thread. If you had the choice of 1's or the BB's, which would you opt for? Many thanks

[Barls2-9-12]

BB's i think

[.philmypower.]

1's for me

[silver pigeon 3]

1's for me too

[WelshAndy]

BB's for me

[wildfowler.250]

Well this is very 50:50

 

 

I prefer lead 1's over 3's. But im not sure what the pattern will be like in the steel BBs. Think the steel 1's might lose their poke though at longer range.

 

 

It's a dilemma

Edited September 26, 2013 by wildfowler.250

[Mr-Sheen]

It depends on what choke you have in for how they pattern.

Some after market chokes like kicks high flyers say that their tighter chokes pattern well with bigger shot sizes. Theres only one thing to do really isn't there, buy a box of each and test them out

[wildfowler.250]

Im buying 250 so its a gamble either way

[flippermaj]

1's

[wildfowler.250]

1's

Yeah think that's what I'm going to get going for a bulk order but keep changing my mind!

[subsonicnat]

1`s Mate the BB do some serious damage when they hit...

[fireboy]

i use BB for large canada through 1/2 choke size 3 duck 1/2 choke size 4 for teal 1/2 choke

[misser]

BB's.......

[kent]

in fairness, there aint a heap of difference- depends how you gun patterns them. look at a steel no.1 against a steel BB some day

[babka3487]

When I patterned them through my maxus with 2" extended half choke they were almost exactly the same (an average of 3 pellet strikes more with the 1's) both with a decent even spread - in light of this I chose to go with BB but would be more than happy to use either.

[anser2]

Up to 40 yards it does make a lot of difference what size (3-BBB ) you use in steel. Beyond that I find an after choke ( full .700 ) . with BB or BBB gives better results. However I have found that with open chokes and no 3 shot a lot of geese while unable to move are not dead with the 40 yard shots. This is not a problem with BB or BBB. In my Undertaker choke ( regulated for BB and BBB only ) and I get very few wounded birds.

Edited September 28, 2013 by anser2

[Dominicrobed]

I used 1's through a 1/2 choke on Thursday decoying , we shot 19 Canadian / greylag so they worked for me

[wildfowler.250]

Cheers guys, looks like either will work!

[B525 LIGHT]

Just out of interest if you take a look inside a Gamebore BB shell you'll find they are actually US size B or 4.3mm... 135 pellets in the 42 gram shell.

[dawntredder]

BBs pity I cant find them up hrer tho..the gundealer I use is total pap when it comes to anything wildfowling and he is a robber mr (Bradford stalker)wanted £53 to rfd a gun for me and I told him to shove it!..got it done 4 £15 at bagnall&kirkwoods in Newcastle so what does that tell you..and a wont be buying me ammo from him anymore the saddo!!..1's work as well as bb's but I always used bb's when we were able to use lead that's all the diff is with me!

[nic]

I dealt with John Forseys a couple of years ago and he set up a box 1/2 bb 1/2 2's and charged me the price as if i had bought a slab... can but ask, they can only say yes or no

[wildfowler.250]

Been using the 42 gram 1's and pretty pleased with them so far! will do fine until I start home loading.

Edited December 2, 2013 by wildfowler.250

[B525 LIGHT]

I have some shooting over inland flood plains where the duck are often high yet the greys and Canadas quite low. The 1's are ideal for both without constantly changing shells.