rimfire4969 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 On our syndicate shoot we are now not allowed plastic wads on the ducks, we were last season and fibre everywhere else, but this season the landowner will only allow fibre everywhere. I have a few steel left but they are plastic. Looking around the only fibre wad steel cartridges I can find are a Gamebore load in 3" I would much prefer a 70mm. I don't really want to spend £1.50 or more a pop so is there any alternative that I have missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 70mm is not going to happen. Use tungsten matrix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) unfortunately your only choice is bismuth, by looks of it. Sure their are some reasonable bismuth loads out there if your not shooting too many a slab should last a season Edited October 11, 2015 by figgy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigeon jim Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 With a fibre wad rule for duck it will only encourage guns to use lead, Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted October 11, 2015 Report Share Posted October 11, 2015 How many shells will you probably use a year for duck ? I knew one person who is a member on a syndicate that went all fibre wad 3 years ago, required by the farmer. The penalty for breach was decided at the time as immediate ending of membership, with no refund. The same penalty was decided for using lead on duck. Since then, 3 members have had their membership ended for breach. The shoot captain reckoned roughly 500 shells a year were being used for duck, between 20 members (one duck drive a shoot day, 10 shoot days). That's 25 shells per person. Even on bismuth at £1.50 a shot, it certainly wasn't going to break the bank, but some people still wanted to try it on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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