side by side shotgun going to give it a go

[Boss243]

Purchased my first sbs , it's a gorosable de lux in good order,27 inch barrels choked cyl and imp cyl has 70 mm chamber and weighs a tad over 6 and 3/4 lbs . Gun will be used for all my rough/ walked up shooting woodcock,snipe,pheasant . Looking for opinions on a good soft shooting fibre cart to suit. Had being using a 32 gram 7sipe in my miroku would be a bit hard on a sbs methinks. Any suggestions appreciated thanks

[JohnfromUK]

I use Hull Imperial Game, 26 gramme fibre (in an AyA No 1, or an English s/s). Nice soft cartridge that does the job.

 

For clays, Hull Comp X 21 gramme.

[ElvisThePelvis]

I use Hull Imperial Game, 26 gramme fibre (in an AyA No 1, or an English s/s). Nice soft cartridge that does the job.

 

For clays, Hull Comp X 21 gramme.

I have tried most cartridges through both of my sxs and I have to agree with the above, I can't find a better cartridge than the imperial game, 26g 7 for partridge, 28g 6 for pheasant and 30g 5 for high birds all work well and are very soft on the shoulder.

[robbiep]

Welcome to the Dark side !

 

I use a 20 bore SxS for all my game shooting, and occasionally for clays. Biggest cartridge I put through it is a 28g 6, which will drop anything that I'm willing to swing through on, as long as I do my bit.

[Guest cookoff013]

Forget all the rubbish the cartridge mafunactumers jimbongo on smooth.

 

Just buy a good solid subsonic 32g #5. Thank me afterwards.

[matone]

Like Hull Imperials but RC Professionals are also very good in s/sides.

[kody]

I would limit your range to 30yds with them open chokes or less I use to shoot with them sort of chokes and got nothing but wingers or pricked birds I know use heavy choked guns hence my user name

[kenholland]

eley impax in the hammergun works for me.

[fortune]

It's only in recent times that people wanted to shoot 28 grm loads. A few years ago Eley grand prix 1-1/16 = 30 grm was pretty much the standard load. 32 grm = 1-1/8 oz used to be used all the time as a potent load by pigeon shooters using sbs's that wanted a bit more punch out there. use #6 or #7 shot with those chokes. I dont see any problem with taking stuff down at range with them. Find a big cardboard box and set it up at 40 paces and see what it does.

[Boss243]

Thanks so far for all replies interesting topic for me will pattern hull cartridge first as local rfd supply's them , will also try a few rc,s because I think there a quality shell . Looking forward to it as its a nice handling gun I'll get the hull 21g for the clay ground

[Stonepark]

White Gold fibre 7.5 (actually 6.5), 28g,

[ElvisThePelvis]

White Gold fibre 7.5 (actually 6.5), 28g,

Interesting, I was thinking of try these, are the not a bit pushy through sxs?

[wymberley]

Thanks so far for all replies interesting topic for me will pattern hull cartridge first as local rfd supply's them , will also try a few rc,s because I think there a quality shell . Looking forward to it as its a nice handling gun I'll get the hull 21g for the clay ground

I know each barrel is different, but in view of your chokes and that they're stocked locally, try a few High Pheasant. I use both (Imperial) and the High Pheasant pattern tighter in both of my guns.