Whitebridges Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 CG Maxam at game, Miorku 3800 trap at really high game, Belgian A5 at pigeons when it's dry, Xtrema 2 at wildfowl, supernova pump just for fun! All foreign guns then. Why the fixation with British cartridges? Just wondered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 what about Caledonian cartridges. Ely now manufacutre on behalf of Caledonian. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris1961 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 There isn't a British cartridge manufacturing company there are all owned by.overseas companies all we have are assembling factories sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningB525 Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 No one's mentioned Express. What's the craic with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdSolomons Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Hull are British owned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propercartridges Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 hello all I am back most of you are right but heres my story we do not make cartridges and in my now seven years of research of where to buy from I can honestly say there is nobody in uk doing the job from start to finish we are all buying the parts in just like landrover and assembling most of us are using the same companys its not unusual for me to have a forty foot artic in with say 20 pallets for me then of the lorry goes to deliver to another well known assembler same parts to the other the pricing is a different story see you later people just had a hard day up Lockerbie george Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savhmr Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 It's sad really that in a country where we have a large shooting interest, we have no manufacturers left. Like most other things I guess it comes down to the cost of labour and tooling (in the case of start up costs). Pity. Anyone remember when this was still used for what it was designed for? ("Shot.tower.bristol.arp" by Arpingstone - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shot.tower.bristol.arp.jpg#/media/File:Shot.tower.bristol.arp.jpg) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propercartridges Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 wish I could get one of those the money I spend on transport is unbelievable then this has a knock on to cart prices to add transport costs but I do believe there is a fibre wad maker coming soon bit of good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted September 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 Whitebridges, finances is the answer to that, one day I'll buy a British gun but I'll need to be content with foreign imports in the mean time. Still buy as much British as I can, Barbour jacket, Croots bits and bobs etc! I had a huge problem with express cartridges, but i may just decide on hull, it's just Ultramax that lets there range down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propercartridges Posted September 30, 2015 Report Share Posted September 30, 2015 what was the problem with express johnny by the way I am trying to get up your way at weekend if you want any dropping of away to bridge of allen George 07714 323 909 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted October 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 I had a pile jamming my guns, when I contacted them they were seriously rude to me! Their game cartridge are abut slow for my liking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propercartridges Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 the magic question johnny will you ever buy express again was it the product or the way they were rude to you things do go wrong theres not a cart assembler out there who has not had to take some cartridges back with a problem ive had primer problem I have had dirty powder but there is no need to be rude so would you buy express again??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 The problem as I see it is that the manufacturers make it difficult for us to do so. Is it me, or is there anyone else who finds the Express web-site difficult to navigate. That stupid selector chart is useless unless you know all of the specifics of exactly what you want in which case you wouldn't have need of it anyway. Do not ask a simple question on the phone of Gamebore on a Friday as the sales staff in all probability won't know the answer and as the factory doesn't work on that day there's no one for them to ask. A polite e-mail to Hull pointing out that as you are a new customer, could they possibly answer an easy and straight-forward question regarding the products that you have just ordered will receive no reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted October 7, 2015 Report Share Posted October 7, 2015 I have found Hull to be very rude, and despite having bought them for years, I personally would never buy cartridges from them again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propercartridges Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 hey wat about me wheres the nice reports for George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnytheboy Posted October 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 Probably not buy express again based on that interaction! As mentioned above their website is a riot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMT Posted October 9, 2015 Report Share Posted October 9, 2015 I have found Hull to be very rude, and despite having bought them for years, I personally would never buy cartridges from them again. I emailed them 4 weeks ago looking for a stockists of one of their less popular cartridges and I am still waiting on a reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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