Which Shells.

[Longbower]

Hi Guys,

I am just fishing for information. What shells, (size and weight) do you use

for pigeons coming into a pattern of decoys? 20g and 12g.

Thanks.

 

 

[Tinribz]

I use eley pigeon 32g 6.5 fibre there cheep kill cleanly but are very dirty

[The Essex Hunter]

Hi Guys,

I am just fishing for information. What shells, (size and weight) do you use

for pigeons coming into a pattern of decoys? 20g and 12g.

Thanks.

 

 

 

 

What gun do you have ? Because there are so many variants to your question!

 

TEH

[sitsinhedges]

Any 28 grams of 6 is fine in either gauge

[tignme]

And while you are at try some 28 gram no 7s.

[DEADLY PLUMBER]

I use 32g x 6s in my 12g. My son uses 28g x 6s in his 20g.

I do have to store our ammo separately and we have separate

bags for our kit and ammo so no chance of his ammo getting in with mine.

The Essex hunters right. Find what suits you and stick with them.

If the birds are coming in close you can change ammo size to a smaller

size and load. Fit more open chokes etc. But that's a real faff.

Just shoot em.

[magman]

Any except 8's or 9's as you mention decoying which is normally within 30yrds

[sirgoldalot]

30g x 6 12 gauge auto half choke

[Longbower]

Thanks Guys, I use a 20g Hatstand Escort 1/2 choke. (which is a bit tighter really) I use 28g No6 SIPE Carts which cycle really well

whereas the Eley Carts tend to jam alot. Never had a Sipe jam in over 500 shells since I changed over..

I use a 12 G Biakal O/U 1/2 over 3/4 , (I love it) and use Gamebore 30g No6 , as I find Eley leave mucky bores.

Thanks for all you opinions.

[The Essex Hunter]

Thanks Guys, I use a 20g Hatstand Escort 1/2 choke. (which is a bit tighter really) I use 28g No6 SIPE Carts which cycle really well

whereas the Eley Carts tend to jam alot. Never had a Sipe jam in over 500 shells since I changed over..

I use a 12 G Biakal O/U 1/2 over 3/4 , (I love it) and use Gamebore 30g No6 , as I find Eley leave mucky bores.

Thanks for all you opinions.

As you know its a bit tight then try a 1/4 choke and have your decoys so the back shell is 20 yards allowing the pigeon to come in behind it.

All barrels are dirty once the gun has been fired so picking on Eley as a dirty round only serves as a negative point to the brand.

 

TEH

[DEADLY PLUMBER]

Yep don't worry about dirty barrels that's normal with

felt wads. Some carts are a bit cleaner than others.

My son uses Sipe in his 20g they are mustard for him.

I've got some 12g Sipe but haven't used them yet.

I'm using up some old Gamebore carts at the moment.

Good luck.

[Longbower]

Looking at my post, I suppose it looks a bit harsh on the ELEY brand , I didn't intend it to look that way.

On a plus note, the Eley 3" 410 magnums do a fine job in Webley & Scott,3 shot sportsman that I use

for bunny bashing.

So no complaints there.

 

Does anyone in Cheshire , give Pigeon Shooting lessons? As I have come to the conclusion, its not

the Gun, its not the decoys, and its not the ammunition, So that only leaves one thing, the fool

pulling the trigger.