Tactical_Brown Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Hello, So I have been beatin for a couple of years now and thought it was time to get myself a gun. I treat my self to a browning 525 game 28inch 12gauge. I am on a small DIY shoot, mostly driven but the odday rough walked drive. Anyways back to the subject, I am wanting to know what cartridges you guys are using. I was thinking of trying out some of these, what is your opinions. Eley hawk zenith hull high pheasant extreme Game bore dark storm game bore black gold. All the best TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Have used Proper Cartridges for one game and fowl season and very impressed with both performance and price. Have also used most of the ones you mention and have no probs with their performance either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 How far away are you from the Doncaster area ? I have a box of black gold if you want to try them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzypigeon Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Buy whatever your local gun shop has and don't worry too much.... on a small diy shoot you don't need carts like the ones you mention, any 28g 6 will do the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical_Brown Posted May 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Have used Proper Cartridges for one game and fowl season and very impressed with both performance and price. Have also used most of the ones you mention and have no probs with their performance either. What load size do you use, I was thinking 32g 5 TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 No need to go for the most expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical_Brown Posted May 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 How far away are you from the Doncaster area ? I have a box of black gold if you want to try them I am afraid I am from Durham, so quiet a distance. TB No need to go for the most expensive! What would you recommend. TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motty Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Just buy anything. Ounce of 6 or 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 What load size do you use, I was thinking 32g 5 TB He does different loads but i have 32g 5s and 30g 6s.Have used plenty on the pigeons too and no issues. For all the different kinds ive used results dont seem to differ really so now its more a price thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonepark Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Eley hawk zenith hull high pheasant extreme Game bore dark storm game bore black gold. All the best TB All the above are top of the range and you do pay for it. For someone just starting on a mixed diy driven/rough shoot, most would suggest 32g no6 fibre cartridge. Personally I would use 28g Whitegold No7.5 fibre clay cartridge (actually an english no7) which will do the job. Stick an improved choke and a half choke in and they will drop pheasants and smaller within 40 yards if you are on target. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr gen Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Any of the carts you mentioned will certainly do the job but if it is your first gun and your on a small shoot, with not terribly high birds there are plenty of cheaper carts about the cheapest and the one I was most impressed with came from a company called Trust they were 32G 5's. I had a cracking day with them, it could just have been my lucky day but I felt they suited my gun ( Browning 525 30" MC) and killed cleanly at some good distances. I got these for £5.25 a box at the end of January. as Sako mentioned above Proper cartridges are very good and at a good price I have some 32G 5's and 6's and they do a very good job, but at the end of the day shop around your local dealers and see what they have for the best price at the time. good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 shot Posted May 28, 2017 Report Share Posted May 28, 2017 Don't forget the Hull and two Gamebore loads are half a shot size bigger than english shot sizes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrowningDJC Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Try a few and see what you like. As most have said no need to go for the most expensive. Anything 30 or 32g 6 would be my choice in fibre. Its all about having confidence in your gun and cartridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonno243 Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Hello, So I have been beatin for a couple of years now and thought it was time to get myself a gun. I treat my self to a browning 525 game 28inch 12gauge. I am on a small DIY shoot, mostly driven but the odday rough walked drive. Anyways back to the subject, I am wanting to know what cartridges you guys are using. I was thinking of trying out some of these, what is your opinions. Eley hawk zenith hull high pheasant extreme Game bore dark storm game bore black gold. All the best TB Like most others have said above, any of those or others will do the job. Gain confidence with a cartridge and stick with it. Although I have used (to good effect) cartridges from Rio, Proper, Eley, Gamebore, RC etc etc I still find that my cartridge of choice is Hull Imperial, purely because I have great confidence in them through my guns. As a matter of interest, and from a purely personal point of view, I thought the Hull High Pheasant to be a fine cartridge but found the High Pheasant Extreme to be deeply, deeply unpleasant to shoot (so much so that I traded 3 of the 4 slabs for Comp X clay cartridges!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 hello, i have a 525 and 28/30g is the most i use, 5 for pigeon 6 for pheasant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 As most of the above, buy what's available locally. Presumably your diy shoot wont be presenting particularly high birds so I would go 30g 6s. I wouldn't worry to much about cost either because your not going to be shooting hundreds per day (if its anything like our syndicate shoot a pocket full if your lucky) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire graeme Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 I used to only shoot 32g 5 high pheasant extremes until I decided to try some hull superfast pigeon loads. There a 29g 6, I shoot a mixture of days from walked up to driven to a few high let days and I'm really taken by them but you'll have to buy them in summer as they stop production during the season so people buy the more expensive imperials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matone Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 No disrespect to OP but it just shows how people are being manipulated by the cartridge sellers and there ad campaigns ! 28 or 30 gm of #6 will do perfectly well for game shooting on most ordinary people`s days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washerboy Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 Only reason I shoot black gold is because I was given them, I normally shoot the cheapest gamebore cartridges, can't even remember the name . Green cases 32g of size 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactical_Brown Posted May 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 As most of the above, buy what's available locally. Presumably your diy shoot wont be presenting particularly high birds so I would go 30g 6s. I wouldn't worry to much about cost either because your not going to be shooting hundreds per day (if its anything like our syndicate shoot a pocket full if your lucky) That's why I am looking at these cartridges. What do you use your self? TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 That's why I am looking at these cartridges. What do you use your self? TB Gamebore velocity 30g 6s fibre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted May 29, 2017 Report Share Posted May 29, 2017 No disrespect to OP but it just shows how people are being manipulated by the cartridge sellers and there ad campaigns ! 28 or 30 gm of #6 will do perfectly well for game shooting on most ordinary people`s days. Second sentence (above) first. Yep, that should do it. First sentence. I have no idea where the majority market place is for our manufacturers. Neither do I have any idea what specification generates their greatest sales/profit. For the first point, I would guess that it's not the UK and for the second, I still haven't a clue but am getting the distinct impression that for us pigeon shooters is that their attitude towards us is, "let them eat cake". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted May 31, 2017 Report Share Posted May 31, 2017 30gram 6`s will do you fine. From a post on here I put up no one really uses the Zenith so would stick with something from Gamebore from your list and go fibre wad ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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