9 shot size

[washerboy]

Having never shot anything but 7.5 shot cartridges at clays would trying a smaller size 9 make any real difference to my scores.

Are they used for longer distance shots or closer then standard clays ?

[Isaidduck]

9s are generally used for closer targets such as skeet.

[washerboy]

I'm useless at that 😀...

I have hit more from the high towers then I ever can at skeet

[motty]

_{I think 9s are underrated for sporting clays. I have used them before with good results.}

[Westley]

Just use 8's......problem over !

[washerboy]

Maybe I should buy a box or two and give them a go at sporting layouts

[grrclark]

I think the performance of 9's would surprise a lot of people on most sporting layouts.

 

Not so good for edgy targets at any distance perhaps, where the clay is strongest, but mostly anything showing top or belly will break nicely.

[Danger-Mouse]

I think the performance of 9's would surprise a lot of people on most sporting layouts.

 

Not so good for edgy targets at any distance perhaps, where the clay is strongest, but mostly anything showing top or belly will break nicely.

 

Good analysis.

 

I like using 9s. They're my preferred skeet shells but If I have some laying around when I shoot sporting I'll generally fill a pocket up with them and use them on the closer targets. I've used them on DTL with good results too.

 

Try the Blue Diamond 9s. I was absolutely smoking targets with them on the skeet layout I shot yesterday.

[Old farrier]

Having never shot anything but 7.5 shot cartridges at clays would trying a smaller size 9 make any real difference to my scores.

Are they used for longer distance shots or closer then standard clays ?

Are you trying to get your post count up ?

 

Two posts on shot size questions

And a comprehensive answer on a third

 

Just saying

[Me matt]

I thought exactly the same thing, after seeking some advice I took 9's to the clay ground yesterday instead of the usual 7.5, had the worse day ever The theory says yes/ but reality said - no. I'll be going back to 7.5's next time.

Edited December 22, 2016 by Me matt

[Danger-Mouse]

I thought exactly the same thing, after seeking some advice I took 9's to the clay ground yesterday instead of the usual 7.5, had the worse day ever The theory says yes/ but reality said - no. I'll be going back to 7.5's next time.

 

One bad session is no proof of anything. You may have had an off day even if you had shot your regular cartridge. It could be that you need a different choke to shoot well with them or you may just require a few sessions to become used to a different cartridge. The choice is of course yours, but for me, especially for close range targets, they're unbeatable.

[EdSolomons]

9s will kill any presentation to 40 yards consistently, more if through decent amount of choke.

In reality won't give you any more kills than 7.5s bar the odd straggler.

[Me matt]

 

One bad session is no proof of anything. You may have had an off day even if you had shot your regular cartridge. It could be that you need a different choke to shoot well with them or you may just require a few sessions to become used to a different cartridge. The choice is of course yours, but for me, especially for close range targets, they're unbeatable.

Each to their own, I'm fairly new to clay shooting but I've spent the last few months using 7.5's. I felt the change in cartridge totally threw me. The chokes are fixed on my gun so no room for manoeuvre there.

[washerboy]

Not trying to get my shot count up

I'm fresh on from a ban 😂😂

[deershooter]

If you cannot hit 20 on a round of skeet your wasting your money on sporting skeet is the best discipline to learn for sporting birds .

[Guest cookoff013]

_{I think 9s are underrated for sporting clays. I have used them before with good results.}

+1

 

9s are underrated. 28gram full, not many will get through that

[washerboy]

Can you recommend a size 9 shot cartridge for me to try ?

[Old farrier]

Can you recommend a size 9 shot cartridge for me to try ?

What gun and choke?

[Smokersmith]

Eley Superbs ...... as the name suggests .....

[Hamster]

I like 9's but there's a good reason few people (and no top liner I'm aware of) use it exclusively and that's because they'll run out of steam beyond 40 yards give or take, so it begs the question why use them at all ? The reality is that at closer yardages even 7.5's and most certainly 8's provide plenty of density anyway so people inevitably end up using these because practical evidence shows that even 8's will still break monster distance clays.

 

The only real benefit I can see for 9's on a Sporting course is for those who routinely shoot tight fixed chokes to experiment and find a 9 shell that'll throw noticeably wider than their usual cartridges at very close range so they'll be at less of a disadvantage when shooting say a 15 yard rabbit or fast pair of 20 yard tower birds. I say experiment because people mistakenly believe that 9's will throw open as a rule but that's not so because some 7.5's can throw wide, all depends on components.

[rovercoupe]

Try the pro piston, those things are insane at close ranges, dirty as hell though!

[EdSolomons]

Hamster is exactly right. I helped develop the pro piston for exactly that reason, I shoot tight fixed chokes (as many do) and they open up noticeably compared to the regular pro ones. Awesome shell and destroys battues at a long way off through 3/4!

[Stonepark]

I prefer 28g of No8 fibre and use for both sporting and skeet.

 

Too many 7 1/2 are oversized (i.e. No7) and I prefer pattern over penetration for clays.

[grrclark]

I use the Fiocchi F3 Bior which much like the Hull Pro Pistons has a wad that is designed to give a wider pattern even with a tight choke.

 

A splatty cartridge that I find very effective.

Edited December 24, 2016 by grrclark

[TIGHTCHOKE]

I use the Fiocchi F3 Bior which much like the Hull Pro Pistons has a wad that is designed to give a wider pattern even with a tight choke.

 

A splatty cartridge that I find very effective.

 

You should trademark that!

Edited December 24, 2016 by TIGHTCHOKE