Gordon R Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 I am of the opinion you need to think again, When remington moved from bridgeport in late 1970 they produced about two years more peters associated ammo, ceretainly not anywhere near the 1980s. The arkansa plant produced very few remington peters cartridges. Could have been very old i guess or is that just you. ? Not sure what you mean - I had many green Remington shells and a number of Remington Peters, blue shells - 8 point crimp from memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Rabbit Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 A real trip down memory lane! I started in 1988 with a .410 Eley fourlongs then discovered Winchester Super X with a crimp closure and compression formed case. They blew the Eleys away and I never looked back. I remember older lads tended to use the Oakleaf loaded by Wards at Stockton on Tees as have been previously mentioned in an earlier post. I'm sure they were loaded in Grand Prix cases as they were identical in colour. Black Baikal Records were also popular. Bought via mail order from Budget Guns and Tackle. Remember the adverts?! When I graduated to a twelve I used whatever I could get. Three Crowns, Kent GP turbo's,Winchester GB chasse,Eley field special special chasse etc. Into the 90's RC produced their Professional Game in a green paper case 28gm 6's. They were a lovely cart as the plastic case version still are. Shot my first woodcock with them. I did ALOT of decoying back then and kind of got stuck on Express Pigeon Specials. Still available now but they were the first pigeon branded load. Can anyone remember the gawdy yellow boxes? One overriding memory is that there wasn't much 30gm 6's couldn't handle. 5's were hardly seen around us. No one seemed to agonize over choke etc. We just went shooting! WR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 White Rabbit - I had a fair number of the Baikal Record shells - a few mates bought 4500 between us. Loads of confetti, big flash, but the skeet shells could be used for distant stuff. Budget Guns and Tackle sold Vostok guns for £349 - early 1980s. They disappeared from the advert to re-appear a couple of years later - priced at around £1800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 White Rabbit - I had a fair number of the Baikal Record shells - a few mates bought 4500 between us. Loads of confetti, big flash, but the skeet shells could be used for distant stuff. Budget Guns and Tackle sold Vostok guns for £349 - early 1980s. They disappeared from the advert to re-appear a couple of years later - priced at around £1800. I bought my first gun from them Shop soiled? Baikal O/U ejector double trigger, Postman brought it, those were the days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 In the days of mail order, I believe Bond and Bywater shifted more guns than any other shop in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muffin Posted August 31, 2016 Report Share Posted August 31, 2016 Very interesting Remember all I collect stuff from the age of the Winchester 101 all Winchester stuff cartridges,leaflets spares, and guns, cases but cabinet full of 101 at the mo will have to sell if anything interest out their Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodeer Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I was a fan of the Winchester cartridges and the old style MK2 Rottweils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted September 1, 2016 Report Share Posted September 1, 2016 I can't remember what they were called, but we used a lot of browning cartridges when I was younger, they were blue with a silver "brass". And when I first started shooting with a 410. I had some green and white paper cases, which smelled amazing, but were prone to swelling up! My favourites at the moment are Fiocchi golden pheasant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe soapy Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Anyone remember a cartridge called yellow wizard. yep, were very popular, then there was the Canucks, ruined my auto Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Just remembered another which was really good rottweil it was a complete plastic case and rim they were really good and I think they came in a box of 50 or It may have been 100 if I remember right.kicked like a mule though. They used to come in a carton of 200 loose in the box if I remember correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 yep, were very popular, then there was the Canucks, ruined my auto My mate used to buy the canuks because they cycled perfectly in his auto. What did they do to yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AYA117 Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Winchester ZZ 36g 71/2 now that was a cartridge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted September 7, 2016 Report Share Posted September 7, 2016 Maionchi Trap 9s shells in the late 1980s. Used them for sporting - they seemed to go on forever. Bloody Hell, I think I must have married one then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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panoma1 Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) I believe the Canuk cartridges were imported from Canada as a result of the Eley Factory blowing up? And weren't "yellow wizard" cartridges from Frank Dyke? Edited September 8, 2016 by panoma1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 (edited) Had a few `FD` cartridges by Frank Dyke,loaded in a red ,ribbed case. Good shells ! Liked the Canuk `Dove & Quail` load too ! Edited September 8, 2016 by matone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted September 8, 2016 Report Share Posted September 8, 2016 Frank Dyke - former importer of Laurona - from memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redial Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 S&B paper cases, if you had at thousand they were in a handy wooden crate. Winchester Winners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamster Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Never got on with Sellier & Bellots, found the recoil long and noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redial Posted September 13, 2016 Report Share Posted September 13, 2016 Are S&B still around I used to. Ut them from Leominster Gun Room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feltwad Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 (edited) Anybody remember these old cartridges. Feltwad Edited September 14, 2016 by Feltwad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrowning2 Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Some if them old boxes bring back memories but also make you think some of the modern boxes are boring by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted September 14, 2016 Report Share Posted September 14, 2016 Some if them old boxes bring back memories but also make you think some of the modern boxes are boring by comparison. Totally agree with you.Nice little collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 I've got a couple of boxes of the Alphamax and the Hymax in the grey box. Can't remember when I bought them though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Using Alphamax and Hymax on the shore (when you could afford them) after Baikal Records was was like going from sausages to fillet steak! Brilliant reading all these posts. Proper trip down memory lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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