hodge911 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 That would be the original Escort, not the model that most people remember nowadays, I presume. yep matey proper escort not the front wheel drive ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 yep matey proper escort not the front wheel drive ones &&0 I was thinking of 'the' original Escort. The one that was more like a Ford Prefect at the front and Berlingo at the back. Even before the original Mini. Showing my age, I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwizard Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 brilliant cartridges! I used them for years, if they still sold them i would still buy them where did you buy them in Merthyr ? only shop I remember was the sports shop in town that sold shells and airguns . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 where did you buy them in Merthyr ? only shop I remember was the sports shop in town that sold shells and airguns . Wasn't in Merthyr it was from a sports shop in Northwood Hills in Middx which I went past on my way to school. My association with Merthyr has only been very recent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I can remember the muzzle flash from the green paper cased Baikal cartridges, I never thought that the recoil was excessive but certainly plenty confetti fluttering down. Sellior and Belliot on the other hand certainly had a kick about them compared with the Eley the standard of the time. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 I have fired many of the pink Baikal shells , and couldn't really fault them , cheap and did the job. Years ago I was given a pack that split folded down the middle 5 each side. These were the pink ones and I used them in my AyA 25 that is a lightweight. Generally I would use the Eley Impax in I oz or the Grand prix in 1-1/16. I thought that the pink Baikal’s were a nice cartridge that weren’t a flash bang jobby like an anti tank round. When fired they had more of a slower bang as opposed to the crack of the Eleys. They burn cleanly and were a good cartridge. If they were still available I’d buy them. My mate with the Franchi auto would buy the black ones, which were aggressive. They really reached out and knocked stuff down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 The more I read about them the more I want to try them I will keep my eyes and ears open someone must have some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuddster Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 cut my teeth at my first clay club aged 15-sold for .......£7.50 a 100. much better than the s and b that used to chuck a load of newspaper as wadding. as for pigeons-never used to get many walking wounded either duck flighting was good fun as flames would vent out the side /bottom of your gun. f. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 Brilliant thread. I was brought up on baikal shells. I remember my first ever 2 shots at a big pack of wigeon at Lindisfarne over 30 years ago. I was temporarily blinded by the flash but the dog went out and brought 3 ducks back! Also, my first ever 100+ pigeon bag was with them. I had what felt like concussion for days after and I'm sure my hearing hasn't been the same since! Cracking killing shells though. Character builders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportsbob Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 I set some off the other weekend as it happens and I think I still have a few left , mine are in a red plastic case marked 30g record 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Chamber Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 5/3d (26p) for ten in 1962. Head stamped AZOT. PAPER WADS.....Sellier & Bellot were the same price but had horse hair wads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selbyman Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 I used Baikal cartridges when I first started pigeon shooting about 35 years ago. The kids were young and I didn't have much money to invest in guns and cartridges, so I used these cartridges through a Baikal O/U shotgun. The recoil was horrendous and the confetti and spouts of flame out of the barrel were quite amazing. Especially if you were roost shooting and it was getting dark. In spring and summer on occasions when I would shoot a lot of cartridges, I had to take a strip of headache tablets with me. If the shooting was good I always had a throbbing headache half way through the day and had to pump myself full of Anadins to keep going. The cartridges killed okay and the gun worked faultlessly for about 25 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayboster Posted March 28, 2015 Report Share Posted March 28, 2015 Nothing wrong with them clay's turned to balls of smoke. Real cheap price. Nice big soft primers. Left a few flakes of powder in barrels, and rather louder than most cartridges. gotta agree with you on this one mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 There is a guy on freeads that is selling off a load of these, its too far down south for me but if anybody wants to re live the glory of them..... Dont know if im allowed to link the ad? They look in really good nick too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 (edited) There is a guy on freeads that is selling off a load of these, its too far down south for me but if anybody wants to re live the glory of them..... Dont know if im allowed to link the ad? They look in really good nick too! Go on, it could do someone a favour! Edited January 2, 2017 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rovercoupe Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 I give in to peer pressure! http://www.freeads.co.uk/uk/buy__sell/leisure__hobbies/hunting__sporting_equipment/hunting__sporting_accessories/gun_accessories/32409156/shotgun-cartridges-/view Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 Thanks, just put my enquiry in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay_Russell Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 If he was a bit closer to Colchester I'd of had a box to see if you 'more senior' folk are really remembering singed 40yarders and ack ack type shooting 😂😂. Fabulous read though 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 They're that bad I wish they still made them. I used some given to me on a day a few years back now and they were very good, I'd buy more if I could still get them. Bloody good cartridge and I didn't think they were a thumpy cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stevo Posted January 2, 2017 Report Share Posted January 2, 2017 ahhh the bakial record .................. now there was a pigeon shell , still got a box or two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 The first ones I ever bought were in a Green square box of ten for 5/0d , or 50p in you cant remember what five shillings was , I believe they had a dog and cross guns on the box. The last ones I bought were from Bazooka in Beccles ( Suffolk ) for £40 a 1000 , and they came in a wooden crate , excellent cartridges .... Happy days . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBeaky Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 5 shillings = 25p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 I've managed to obtain a couple of boxes of the pink ones number 5 shot they don't halph drop the sky rats not to bad on recoil bit loud but fine I would buy them now if available Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge911 Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 what sticks in my memory was the loudness of the bang ..................while standing behind the shooting line spectating you always knew who was using them as the " bang " was 5x louder than everyone else followed by the size of flame from the barrel and the length of time it took to get your barrels clean again ..............brilliant :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzicat Posted January 3, 2017 Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Liked the pic of your Escort, is that a Gold 1600E parked next door? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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