mk 38 Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Hi need a good 20 bore cartridge for roost shooting what is best for the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Shooter Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 bornaghi 32gr #5 and a tight choke works all the time, not just on high pigeons...but on everything else might jump out of the wood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 My favourite is RC Sipe 20 fibre 26 gramme 7 (6.5 UK). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 RC Sipe, as above are cracking! Don't see the point in anything over a 28gr load in a 20bore unless it's your only gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Shooter Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 each to their own i suppose.... I don't see the point of using anything above 16 bore....yet, people use 12s and 10s... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I use 25g 6.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Rc Sipe 26g 7 or Eley VIP 28g 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningDJC Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 Rc sipe or eley vip fibre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 There`s a pattern developing ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkAYA Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I use Rio 24gm 6 shot 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 27 grams of 6 shot for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 (edited) bornaghi 32gr #5 and a tight choke works all the time, not just on high pigeons...but on everything else might jump out of the wood Including the odd Rhino ! P.S. Which Continent ? Edited December 24, 2015 by Westley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 each to their own i suppose.... I don't see the point of using anything above 16 bore....yet, people use 12s and 10s... You've just contradicted yourself there....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Continental Shooter Posted December 25, 2015 Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 You've just contradicted yourself there....... as in? Including the odd Rhino ! P.S. Which Continent ? Mighty Scotland LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilts#Dave Posted December 26, 2015 Report Share Posted December 26, 2015 as in? You don't think people should use above a 16 bore.....you're using 12 bore loads through a 20 bore! Mighty Scotland LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nmb Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Not sure if they are the best but I used puregold 30gram 6's with my girlfriends 20 bore on pigeons and shot really well. I'm a 12 bore user but really enjoyed the quick handling of the 20 bore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wj939 Posted December 27, 2015 Report Share Posted December 27, 2015 Fiocchi are very very good in 20b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortmagnum999 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 I might get bashed here but yesterday I used 28grm 7 1/2s on crows and they were pretty damn good, half choke in my urika 20 bore, I would imagine they'll do the same for pigeons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 I might get bashed here but yesterday I used 28grm 7 1/2s on crows and they were pretty damn good, half choke in my urika 20 bore, I would imagine they'll do the same for pigeons? Why do you think you might get 'bashed'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escortmagnum999 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 There's a lot of people on here claim that 7 1/2s are too small for live quarry, I expected a bit of stick!! But Iv found them to be good, they pattern well and as long as the ranges are sensible they seem fine. They were all I had so just used them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 Burn Him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 There's a lot of people on here claim that 7 1/2s are too small for live , I expected a bit of stick!! But Iv found them to be good, they pattern well and as long as the ranges are sensible they seem fine. They were all I had so just used them!! The people that say 7.5 shot isn't suitable for live quarry, are either poor shots or have not used that sized shot. I have killed many things with a humble ounce of 7.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 The people that say 7.5 shot isn't suitable for live quarry, are either poor shots or have not used that sized shot. I have killed many things with a humble ounce of 7.5. What people actually say is that it isn't the optimum size for live quarry and that folk who choose to use it are usually only doing so because it is the cheapest not the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewluke Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 i'm pretty sure if cartridge manufacturers thought size 7.5 shot was suited to game shooting then they would market it as such but i've never seen a size 7.5 game cartridge!,maybe others have seen such a cartridge but i have not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wj939 Posted December 29, 2015 Report Share Posted December 29, 2015 always cracks me up there's one bloke shooting 60 yard pheasants with an ounce of the cheapest 7.5s he had and that his kills are all clean. 7.5s are not suitable for nearly all live quarry in the uk. Maybe super close game but even then, why would you need to when there are other tools better equipped for the job? Fact is 7.5s do not kill as effectively over a wider selection of species and distances most average people in the uk shoot, therefore you will certainly have more wounded game, not the right image for our sport. I wouldn't expect to change your opinion on this, but to the uneducated novice, on a public forum, that's clearly bad advice and bad publicity for shooting..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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